CONTENTS
COATING TECHNOLOGY 24 27 30
Predicting coatings Could machine-driven algorithms revolutionise the future of coatings design?
MATERIALS • PROCESSES • FINISHES
Stainless steel chic How stainless steel is continuing to drive the future of automotive design
Cool it TIMs are taking electronics cooling applications to a new degree
COMPOSITES
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Fruitful fi llers How circular economy processes are enabling more sustainable biocomposites
Lighter, faster, further The UK’s largest automotive vehicle manufacturer discusses the evolution of its approach to composite design
FASTENERS & SEALING
Slide on by How one small fastener assembly has made a big diff erence to EV user- friendliness
MOTORS, DRIVES & CONTROLS
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Prime precision Looking at the thinnest and lightest slotless motor series yet
Enduring space Dave Walsha discusses how motor technology is powering the fi ght against climate change
SHOW PREVIEW
Composites covered JEC World 2025 returns to Paris between 4-6 March
Flying south for winter Southern Manufacturing & Electronics takes place in February
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