CTRAC Services

We can provide project management services to support your composite technology project

• Direct project management to co-ordinate the development and introduction of composite materials technologies and processes into new applications:composites-related projects
• Providing advice and support services to project managers and teams working on composites projects
• Helping to define contracts and find resources and suppliers to support a project

From simple materials selection and sourcing advice, to mapping out global supply chains, we can assist in your  selection of composite materials suppliers and the development of your sourcing strategies for materials such as:

• Epoxy, polyester and other resin chemistries
• Reinforcement fibres and fabrics based on high modulus glass, carbon, aramid and basalt
• Pultrusions
• Core materials including PET, PVC and SAN foam, balsa and honeycombs

Ensuring that the materials chosen for any given application are comprehensively characterised and understood, and are appropriate for the intended application, can be a complex task.  We can help with:

• Developing a detailed testing and qualification plan, covering all mechanical and physical properties
• Managing a test program, including selecting and working with external test locations and liaising with internal test facilities
• Reviewing test results and helping to draw conclusions and make material selections

We can support you in bringing your composite technology to market. This could include specific materials, composite manufacturing processes/processing aids, composite component moulding capability as well as test and analytical services.

• Providing reviews and recommendations for a suitable marketing approach
• Developing specific marketing plans
• Supporting introductions of your technology to end customers
• Creation, review or editing of marketing materials, technical literature and websites 
• Support in conferences and exhibitions, including preparation and reviews of papers

We can support  your composite technology research activities, either by  direct participation  or  through helping to make  research connections.

• Execution of desktop-based research work packages
• Reviewing in-house research and helping to draw conclusions
• Assistance in writing and editing of  proposals, including those for collaborative and goverment-funded research projects
• Identification of suitable research partners and making connections with them

We can help provide an independent perspective on your current or intended composite project.

• Providing basic feasibility overviews 
• Analysing technical and commercial viability
• Providing cost and timeline estimations