John Ratcliffe
was Secretary-General of The Plastics and Rubber Institute for nearly 30 years and played a key role in the post-war development of Britain’s plastics and rubber industries.
Martin Parley talks to Dr Ruth Goodridge,
Research Associate at Loughborough University, UK, about the potential
in creating customised sporting products through additive manufacturing.
Dr Stuart Cook, Director of Research, at the Tun Abdul Razak Research
Centre in Brickendonbury, UK, discusses how natural rubber can meet the
demands of the modern tyre.
With concerns about the state of UK manufacturing, Meagan Ellis takes a look at niche fields where UK firms are making a name for themselves and the challenges that lie ahead.
While much sports apparatus must be light and stiff, favouring composites and polymers, the transfer of force from product to athlete needs to be considered. The ability to alter dynamic properties in polymeric and polymer-matrix composites allows optimisation of these materials for sport.
