Prodrive Composites Continues Dynamic Growth Strategies

Prodrive Composites, a leading supplier of advanced lightweight composite components, continues to focus on increasing production capacity at their Milton Keynes operation through a series of facility and equipment upgrades. This strategy underpins the company’s vision to forge closer partnerships with their customers and to meet the automotive industry’s growing demand for on-time, on-budget high-quality parts. These facility enhancements will significantly increase productivity and open-up capacity to support large-scale customer programs. Other areas of business development will stem from the application of natural fiber composites components and the development of recycling of carbon fibers to support high volume demand and compliance with the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive. Facility upgrades include: • Investment in two in-house 3D Printers • A Zund automated prepreg cutting machine • Prodrive Composites has transitioned from hand trimming to 5 Axis CNC Machine Trimming for the manufacture of some large components • A new Autoclave • The laminating production space has been expanded by 50%. For identifying Growth Opportunities in the Global Advanced Composites Market, please visit http://www.lucintel.com/advanced_composites_market_2017.aspx