8 APRIL, 2021THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCED COMPOSITES IN THE AEROSPACE & DEFENCE INDUSTRYBy Mark Follows, Operations Director, Marshall Aerospace and Defence GroupAdvanced composite materials and pro-cesses are crucial to support the aerospace and defence industry and, as improvements in new tech-nologies and products emerge, this presents new opportunities and challenges that mean man-ufacturers are having to inno-vate and adapt more than ever before.Customers demand cost ef-fective solutions within a high-ly competitive environment and as product designs become increasingly complex, so does the need to find the right ma-terials, processes, and tooling to bring these bespoke designs to life. Safety is always the num-ber one priority when operat-ing in the aerospace or defence sector, but is only part of the story. Processes have to be ag-ile to meet aggressive custom-er launch dates and real time feedback is needed to ensure design and "design for manu-facture" is optimised.Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) ­ Advanced Composites is en-suring it's fit for 2021 and be-yond through a programme of continuous improvement and supported by significant ongo-ing investment in both its peo-ple and processes. The company's dedicated Research and Development teams constantly assess new materials and processing tech-niques, ensuring it can remain at the forefront of Composite technologies and deliver its customers safe, effective, cost effective and high performing products.OPINION
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