Category: CustomerStory
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From One Cavity to Five: Solving a Challenging Lead Casting Tool for Lead Shield
Increasing Production Capacity When Lead Shield approached Plyable, they were looking to replace an existing tool used in a lead casting application. At the same time, they wanted to increase output by moving from a single-cavity tool to a five-cavity design. While the objective was straightforward, achieving it was less so. Expanding the tool from…
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Project Spotlight: Accelerating R&D with Fast Turnaround Hot Press Tools
Dates: Nov 2020 – Present Day In a recent collaboration with leading materials supplier Syensqo, Plyable demonstrated its ability to deliver rapid and reliable tooling solutions, supporting advanced development projects focused on composite manufacturing. Client Name: Syensqo Challenge/Opportunity: Plyable began working with Syensqo’s Customer Engineering department in November 2020. As materials specialists, their focus is…
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Working With the Engineers of Tomorrow: Oxford Brookes Racing’s Formula Student Car
Dates: March 2024 – April 2024 Client Name: Oxford Brookes Racing Oxford Brookes Racing (OBR) required master patterns for a rear-wing tool measuring 1m x 0.5m to be laminated by the OBR team. The resulting composite mold would be used for their Formula Student Car to begin testing. With a tight budget and an even…
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Case Study: Plyable and GAC Pinder
Plyable is challenging the status quo in composite tooling solutions – and GAC’s specialist freight division, GAC Pindar, is helping. We aim to reduce costs and lengthy lead times for our customers by using revolutionary manufacturing techniques and implementing cutting-edge technologies and processes. We are 44% faster than other manufacturers, and as such, need a…
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Student Racing Partnerships – Customer Story
We’re delighted to announce that Plyable has recently teamed up with (OBR) Oxford Brookes Racing & (BR) Brunel Racing, two fantastic student racing teams! Both teams will be taking part in Formula Student which is Europe’s most established educational engineering competition, an international race series run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), backed by…
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Vertical Aerospace – Customer Story
Learn how Vertical Aerospace used Plyable to go from CAD to first flight in less than 90 days Making personal, on-demand and carbon free flight a reality Vertical Aerospace was launched in 2016 by Stephen Fitzpatrick, CEO of OVO, with the vision of decarbonising air travel using the best technology from the aviation, energy and…