Haydale and Saint-Gobain Collaborate on Boron Nitride
Haydale, the global technology solutions company, is delighted to announce that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Saint-Gobain to facilitate the further development of Saint-Gobain’s Boron Nitride Powder Solutions. Saint-Gobain Boron Nitride, a business unit within Saint-Gobain Ceramics, is a world leader in advanced hexagonal boron nitride (“hBN”) solutions. hBN, an advanced synthetic ceramic, combines a number of useful [...]
Haydale to Develop Graphene-Enhanced Lubricants with CERN
Haydale, the global technology solutions company, is delighted to be partnering with CERN, the European particle physics laboratory on a new project aimed at improving the durability of the lubricants currently used on some of the world’s largest particle physics equipment including the Large Hadron Collider. Polymers in the oils and greases currently used are heavily susceptible to radiation damage [...]
Haydale and City Energy Develop Graphene UFH with Plumbase
Haydale is delighted to announce it is working with City Energy Network Limited (“City Energy”) and Plumbase Limited (“Plumbase”) on developing and distributing its graphene underfloor heating (“UFH”). The proven ink heater technology applied to clothing worn by British athletes at the Tokyo Games has been applied in an initial prototype for domestic UFH with the potential to replace gas [...]
Rega Turns to Graphene to Improve Sound Quality
Haydale is pleased to have supplied audio equipment manufacturer Rega Research Ltd (“Rega”) with its mechanically enhanced prepreg for improved sound quality on its latest turntable. Using Haydale’s HDPlas technology, the graphene-enhanced prepreg has been applied into the manufacturing process for Rega’s award-winning turntables. The mechanically enhanced prepreg has been combined into the stressed skin design of the plinth and [...]
Haydale and GEIC Proud to Partner for a Sixth Year
Haydale and The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) are delighted to have signed an extension to their partnership that will see the global technology solutions company remain a Tier 1 Partner for a sixth year. Haydale were early adopters and among the very first partners to sign up and join the GEIC when it opened its doors [...]
Haydale Awarded Innovate UK Grant to Develop Image-Based Characterisation of 2D Materials
Haydale, the global technology solutions company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding of £258,547 by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop imaging techniques to characterise 2D materials, including graphene, to improve the compatibility and material selection processes. The project started at the end of January and is expected to run for 42 months. Horizon [...]
Haydale Paddles Forward with Stronger, Lighter Norse Kayaks
Haydale is delighted that its bespoke mechanical graphene masterbatch has been used to create stronger and lighter composite sea kayaks for Norwegian paddle sport brand Norse Kayaks (“Norse”). By using the new graphene enhanced material the Norse kayak is now 30% lighter going from 23kg to 16kg, making the composite kayak easier to load and transport. The use of graphene [...]
CeramycGuard™ on Trial with United Utilities
CeramycGuard™, exclusively distributed by Haydale (AIM: HAYD) in the UK is currently being trialled by United Utilities at their wastewater treatment works in Oldham, UK. The unique low CO2 ceramic-polymer surface treatment has been applied to a 10m² area of a newly commissioned final settlement tank. The trial will last for a period of six months. Previously, the internal face [...]
Haydale Graphene-Enhanced Prepreg Extends Tool Life Over 100 per cent
Haydale, (AIM: HAYD), the global technology solutions company, is pleased to be launching its graphene-enhanced prepreg after extended field trials more than doubled the manufacture of composite parts. Using Haydale’s HDPlas technology, functionalised graphene is added to high performing tooling epoxy resin and then pre-impregnated onto a suitable carbon fibre reinforcement for use in tool manufacture. The graphene-enhanced epoxy prepreg [...]
Haydale Finalist for The Engineer’s Collaborate to Innovate Awards for MicroRNA Sensor
Haydale (AIM: HAYD), the global technology solutions company, is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for The Engineer’s Collaborate to Innovate Awards (C2I) for its work with the Wales Kidney Research Unit (“WKRU”) at Cardiff University on a microRNA sensor for kidney transplant patients. The collaborative team including Haydale, WKRU, Cardiff University Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University [...]
Vittoria Welcomes Haydale to Vittoria Park
The future of bicycle tyre development has been given an added boost thanks to the newly opened Vittoria Park close to Milan, Italy. Prior to its official opening on 21 October, Haydale CEO Keith Broadbent and UK Site Director John-Mark Seymour were welcome guests of Vittoria. Haydale and Vittoria started working together in July on supplying functionalised graphene for bicycle [...]
Haydale and Atomi Work Together on Developing Cleaner, Smarter Concrete
Technology meets material science in a project being undertaken by Haydale and Atomi Ltd aimed at developing high-performance, intelligent concrete. Using graphene and adding sensor technology, the next generation of strengthened concrete has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 30% while offering performance indicators during its lifetime thanks to intelligent sensors capable of capturing real-time data. Graphene-enhanced [...]