George Ellison – A pioneer on land and in the sky! In this piece, we take a look back on the flying feats of Tufnol founder George Ellison and his brother Alfred, throughout the 1930’s! A pioneer on land and in the sky! By the 1930s, long-distance flights in light aeroplanes flown by amateur or…
Tufnol Case Study: Queensferry Crossing Tufnol Case Study: Queensferry Crossing Tufnol Composites has supplied specialist products to the state-of-the-art bridge across Scotland’s Firth of Forth, the Queensferry Crossing. Strength Corrosion Resistant Weather Resistant How is Tufnol being used on the Queensferry Bridge? Isolation washers manufactured from Tufnol’s high performance glass laminate are forming pre-loaded connections…
Tufnol provide materials for University of Liverpool motorsport team. Tufnol provide materials for University of Liverpool motorsport team. At the request of the University of Liverpool motorsport team, Tufnol provided their Kite material, to be used within the battery of their electric car, for the Formula Student event at Silverstone in July. High electrical insulation…
Tufnol’s Sales Admin. Assistant – Courtney Williams, sat down with us for the latest in our ‘Day in the Life’ series,to talk about what she typically gets up to on a day-to-day basis working at Tufnol, and the things she enjoys most about her job: What does your job involve? All the sales admin tasks,…
In the latest of our ‘Day in the Life’ series, we talk to our CNC Machinist, Andy Jeavons about what he gets up to on a day-to-day basis working at Tufnol, and the things he enjoys most about his job: What does your job involve? Machining parts. Its my job to make sure that orders/parts…
We talk to our Production Administrator Charlotte Goddard about what she gets up to on a day-to-day basis working at Tufnol, and what she enjoys most about being at the company: What does your job involve? My job involves, communicating with customers regarding progress of orders and to advise of any potential delays or problems.…
Diamorph Group are thrilled to unveil a fresh new rebrand, to ensure our colleagues and customers receive the very best communication and collaboration! The Diamorph Group consists of brands that are well known for their material science innovation and proven performance in arduous real-life situations, as well as in-house manufacturing and R&D. We use our…
TUFNOL reduces wear and prolongs stylus performance. Produced from Carp brand TUFNOL, these master patterns can be used repeatedly for the copy-machining of precision forging dies, without need for stylus regrinding after each operation. Accurate to within 0.0015 in., the TUFNOL laminated plastics patterns are used on this electronically controlled ‘Nassovia’ copy miller, at the…
TUFNOL etch baskets are giving four times the life of their metal predecessors at the Derby works of Rolls-Royce Ltd. The baskets, which are constructed of Whale brand fabric base TUFNOL sections, are used to hold components while they are immersed in a solutions of hydrofluoric-ferric sulphate. This process reduces the size of the metal…
The weight of the cast-iron piston in this horizontal, wet vacuum pump caused excessive wear of the lower section of the pump cylinder. The problem was solved by replacing the cast-iron unit with a piston made from Whale brand TUFNOL, fitted with piston rings of the same material. Further modifications included replacing the original gland…