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| UP! 3D printer now only £1249.99 plus VAT It's now even easier to get your hands on a 3D printer! | New Sika Biresin L90 laminating paste Sika introduce new and improved epoxy laminating paste | New TierTime Inspire 3D printers now available from John Burn We've added the Inspire 3D printers to our range and you can see the S250 3D printer in action at our 3D studio. | New Sika Biresin U1320NT for foundry patterns Sika replace U1320 with U1320NT a non toxic polyurethane elastomeric casting resin | Alwa tooling system provides complete production tooling Coram Showers has successfully introduced the Alwa tooling system for full production tooling for vacuum formed components | John Burn to exhibit at TCT Live 2013 at the NEC Following last years success at TCT Live John Burn has signed up to once again showcase the world's best 3D printers plus much more for design, prototyping and manufacturing. | John Burn to exhibit at The Composite Engineering Show 2013 For the fourth year John Burn will be exhibiting at this years Composite Engineering Show on Nov 12 & 13 at the Birmingham NEC | The future has arrived at Bablake School John Burn Ltd helps the next generation of designers at Bablake School join the 3D printing revolution. | Happy Christmas from us all at John Burn! We will be closing for Christmas on Friday 21 Dec and back again on the 2 Jan 2013. | What's your choice? The Sika® Biresin® fastcast range is one of the market leaders in terms of material quality and consistency. Read More.. | The all new Resins-Online website is launched We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Resin-Online website for all your online resin and 3D printing needs - 24hrs a day! | We're slashing prices on all BFBTouch 3D printers! There's never been a better opportunity to get your hands on a 3D printer. We are clearing our 3D Systems BFBTouch 3D printing stock including materials. | Composite Engineering Show a success! John Burn enjoyed a busy couple of days at the NEC this week which included the announcement that we will no be distributing SHD tooling prepreg. | John Burn has added the UP! Plus Personal 3D printer to the range The UP! 3D printer is now available from John Burn Ltd and is only £1499.00 plus VAT! | SHD Advanced Composites tooling prepregs now available from John Burn John Burn has been appointed UK & Ireland distributor for SHD Advanced Composites tooling prepregs | Curvature go Galactic and you can see it at The Composites Engineering Show next week! Our friends at Curvature Group have produced a full size Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two which was the main attraction at the Farnborough airshow | Epoxy Boards - Next Day Delivery John Burn is the largest UK distributor of Trelleborg epoxy tooling board and we can deliver next day! | John Burn & EnvisionTEC at Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering honour HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by naming Carlton House, Prince Philip House. | EnvisionTEC Unveils ABflex and ABStuff EnvisionTec Unveils Industry Changing Availability of ABflex and ABStuff Rapid Prototyping Material | Composites Engineering Show Open Forums Free Open Forums at the Composites Engineering show have been announced with our principle manufacturer Sika giving a paper during Open Forum 2 between 15:00 & 15:45 | It's official - John Burn are now UK & Ireland distributors for EnvisonTEC It was all made official at the opening day of TCTLive 2012 at the NEC | EnvisionTEC appoint John Burn as UK & Ireland distributor John Burn is please to announce a new deal with EnvisionTEC to distribute its 3D printing solutions in the UK & Ireland. | Synthene Vaccum Casting Polyurethanes available in the UK Synthene vacuum casting polyurethanes | New 3D Printing Technician appointed Darren Jones has been appointed as 3D printing technician for John Burn Ltd. | Sika unveil multi-purpose epoxy resin family Sika industries have introduced a versatile resin capable of performing in temperatures exceeding 130 degrees | John Burn manufacture a range of letters / figures A comprehensive range of letters / figures are available in white metal, brass and plastic. | Siemens PLM Event 2012 We had a great time at this years Siemens PLM show. | John Burn sponsor Siemens PLM Connection UK Users Event We will be at the NEC on the 17th July. Demonstrating 3D Printing Technology | Freemans Sheet Wax available online Sheet Wax is now available online at Resins-Online | New Sika Product Finder App for 2012 Sika Industry has produced an App for all of the Sika companies including Sika Tooling & Composites | Ben completes cycling challenge for Cancer Research Last weekend John Burn's Marketing Manager cycled from London to Cardiff to raise money for Cancer Research | Don't forget we sell consumables as well John Burn stocks a comprehensive range of consumables from mixing pots and brushes to mixing stick and mixing nozzles | Conceptual creativity with environmental advantages Sika Biresin M67 near net shape casting system offers the very best in material quality and accuracy. | Sheila celebrates 25 years service at John Burn Ltd Sheila Hawkes has completed 25 years service and will be guest of honour at a special dinner to mark the occasion. | Sika Tooling & Composites at JEC Paris 2012 John Burn will be joining Sika at the JEC Composites show in Paris from the 27th March until 29th March 2012 | Latest Snapshot Newsletter for the Project Torpedalo Team The boat shell has now been completed and painted by Norco GRP and the boat is now being stored at CGI ready to be fitted out. . | 3D Printing at John Burn goes full colour with ZPrinter As authorised re-sellers for 3D Systems John Burn will now be selling the ZPrinter range of colour 3D printers. | John Burn will be exhibiting at PDM with Bits from Bytes PDM 2012 will be at the London ExCel on 29-30 May and John Burn will be joining 3D Systems BFB on stand 18 | It's a 'Happy New Year' for 3D Systems 3D Systems announce the completion of the aquisition of Z Corp and Vidar Systems. | Seasons Greetings from John Burn Happy Christmas from us all at John Burn | 3D Systems announce new ProJet 1000 at Euromold Exhibition 2011 3D System joins the recently released ProJet 1500 to provide a family of ProJet Personal 3D Printers that provide high resolution 3D printing at affordable price levels. | It's arrived - The NEW 3D Systems Projet 1500 colour 3D printer John Burn is pleased to announce it has taken delivery of a NEW 3D Systems ProJet 1500 personal colour printer and cannot wait to show it off. | John Burn Ltd welcomes a delegation of colleagues from Sika GmBH This week John Burn will be hosting a group of visitors from Sika Tooling & Composites at it's HQ in Birmingham. | Bits from Bytes 3D printers now available at www.resin-online.com The BFB 3D printers are now avialable to buy online along with the printing materials. | Another successful Composites Engineering Show John Burn enjoyed 2 busy days exhibiting at The Composites Engineering Show at the NEC last week. | Introducing Sprayomer a Bio-based resuable vacuum bag for infusion John Burn has been appointed distributor for the new Sprayomer reusable vacuum bag technology in the UK. | Bentley Project Torpedalo - Latest news This amazing project is now picking up pace. The boat has now been built. Read more about their progress. | New Sika Composites Case Study Sika Tooling & Composites has been working closely with European company, The Team Composites AG (TTT), on a development project to produce a light weight HGV trailer. | It's here - the all New 3D Touch 3D printer from Bits from Bytes The all new 3D printer from Bits From Bytes, powered by 3D Systems, is here and will enhance the user experience making personal 3D printing much easier. Read more... | TCT Live 2011 has finished, but that doesn't mean you can't contact us to discuss 3D Printing With such interest in our latest 3D printing range the show really proved to be a succes. The fact that the show is over doesn't mean you can't come and see the printers for yourselves. | TCT Live 2011 - Day Three It's the last day at TCT Live 2011. Yesterday saw continued interest in the materials and printers on offer from John Burn. There is still time to attend and parking is free. | Cambridge University Eco Racing Team - success with the ALWA casting system The CUER Eco Racing team who are currently in Australia preparing for their solar challenge describe the canopy build process. Read more... | Trelleborg - High temperature epoxy tooling boards for advanced composites Product Feature - EP678 - TB650 - TB400 High temperature epoxy tooling board range available from John Burn. | John Burn to distribute 3D Systems V-Flash and the Bits from Bytes 3D printers in UK This reseller agreement represents a significant move for John Burn in the 3D printing market in the UK market and is another positive addition to the John Burn range of products. Read more.. | John Burn sponsored talented artist Konrad Wyrebek Konrad Wyrebek is young independent artist based in London.Works primarily in painting,installation and also prints, mixed media and photography. Read more... | Project Torpedalo at Chomondeley Pageant of Power This weekend the Bentley Torpedalo team will be exhibiting at the Pageant of Power. Read more... | Project Torpedalo On display at the PSP Southampton Boat Show Torpedalo, the self-sufficient carbon fibre pedal-powered boat will be on display afloat and doing demo run at this year's PSP Southampton Boat Show | Sika Tooling & Composites will be exhibiting at GIFA 2011 SIka will be exhibiting at the 12th International foundry trade fair and they would like you to join them. Read more... | Long term stability - SikaBlock M980 Tooling Board Introducing the new polyurethane tooling board M980. Read more... | Annual Sika Tooling Export Conference John Burn attended the annual confernce for Sika export partners in Stuttgart. Read more... | A useful guide to the optimum SikaBlock milling parameters Sika Tooling have produced a comprehensive guide for the best cutting parameters for modelling and tooling board. Read more... | New Range - Synthene Vaccum Casting Polyurethanes now available in the UK Synthene appoint John Burn as sole UK distributor of its vacuum casting polyurethanes. Read more | CLEARANCE STOCK - ALL ATLAS RESIN PRODUCT MUST GO! We are having a Spring clear out and all of our Atlas Polymer polyurethane and epoxy resins are now on special offer. Read more.. | For Sika products in Switzerland go to Global Tool Trading For all your Sika Epoxy and Polyurethane Tooling & Composite products in Switzerland read more. | Composites in Manufacturing magazine feature Project Torpedalo Nice feature about how the project is developing with the creation of the manufacturing consortium. Read more... | Sika® JEC 2011 29-31 March Sika® Tooling & Composites will once again be exhibiting at JEC in Paris and John Burn will be joining them. Read more... | New video uploaded to YouTube Check out our latest video about our composite courses on YouTube | New 2011 Product Catalogue now available Our latest catalogue is now available online for you to download | More composite training days completed Last week we held a two advanced composite course and this week there was another introductory course | Project Torpedalo Team Exhibiting at London Boat Show The intrepid adventurers will be at the London Boat Show to attract even more attention for their fantastic project. Go along and find out more | U.S. based IPS Structural Adhesives merges with Holdtite Adhesives This powerful merger of two leading, adhesive manufacturers results in a global company focused on providing a superior, broader offering of structural adhesive solutions to industrial and commercial markets. | John Burn working with local community We were pleased to welcome James Gibson to John Burn in December for two weeks work experience with the company | Bentley Project Torpedalo making waves using new SikaBlock PU modelling board Concept Group International (CGI), John Burn and Sika join forces to produce first concept model of the Torpedalo | Cross & Sansam Ltd purchase Solido 3D Printer The well established general engineering and pattern making company Cross & Sansam aim to make the most of 3D printing | Sika Tooling & Composites at Euromold, Frankfurt this week Sika will be exhibiting at Euromold this week. Visit the stand to check out the latest in material developments | John Burn joins the Made in the Midlands campaign Made in the Midlands is a Business Report campaign designed to support the region's manufacturing community. | Veck bonded fasteners now available from John Burn Veck is a leading manufacturer of high quality, low cost bonding fasteners and associated products, supplied in small or large quantities, for a variety of applications and environments. | Solido 3D to exhibit at Euromold 2010 Solido3D Ltd, manufacturer of desktop 3D printing solutions, will exhibit the SD300 Pro desktop 3D printer at Euromold 2010, held on December 1 - 4, 2010 in Frankfurt | Composite training courses available now The recent weeks have seen John Burn hold a number of Introductory courses for composite materials | Soldio 3D Printer at D&T with ICT Education Show John Burn are working with the DTEP to showcase the latest in 3D printing for schools | Solido SD300 3D printer makes a real impact at TCT Live 2010 The SD300 Pro makes a great impression at TCT and John Burn announce recent agreement to distribute Huntsman SL photopolymer systems | Latest composite news from Sika CH122-1 hardener for CR122 range introduce for small components and repairs | Solido SD300 Pro ranked No.2 in 3D printer benchmarking excercise! A recently published benchmarking excercise to determine how fast, inexpensive and easy it is to use a range of 3D printers from different manufacturers. | Composites Engineering Show a real success! John Burn enjoy a successful show at NEC | Next stop TCT Live 2010 at the Ricoh Arena John Burn to show case the Solido SD300 3D printer at the TCT Live show in 19-20 Oct | Huntsman RenShape SL 7840 The SL resin you envision: white, accurate, durable and PP-like and now available from John Burn | New - Huntsman RenShape SL 7870 New - Tough, durable and ultra clear SL resin - now available from John Burn | John Burn appointed as UK distributor for Huntsman RenShape SL Resins Another high profile summer signing for John Burn - Huntsman RenShape SL resins now part of the our fanastic RP range of materials | Huntsman RenShape SL 7810 Accurate and durable ABS-like SL resin - now available from John Burn | Huntsman RenShape SL 7820 Accurate and durable black coloured SL resin - now available from John Burn | John Burn announce distribution agreement with Holdtite We are pleased to announce that we will be distributing the Macroplexx adhesives | Registration for TCT Live 2010 is now open Click here to go directly to the registration page | Solido 3D Printing - Success stories Check out the latest success stories from Solido users. | Carbon Fibre Composite Kit feature in July issue of Kit Car Magazine The UK's top selling kit car magazine visit John Burn to try out the Carbon Fibre Composite Kit | Customer Service Survey At John Burn we value your opinion. Please take a couple of minutes to answer our customer service survey. | Biresin CR84 ideal for intuitive artistic design The new CR84 perfect for the 'Mae West' sculpture in Munich | New Biresin for filament winding Sika introduce the new CR84 epoxy composite system. | Limited Period Offer for Solido SD300 Pro 3D Printer! For a limited period we are offering the SD300 Pro 3D printer at £6,950*. Find out more. | Solido SD300 Pro debut at MACH 2010 a success! Rapid results - SD300 3D printer stimulates a great reaction from the hundreds of visitors to our stand. | MACH 2010 - Showcasing the Solido SD300 Pro Live Solido 3D printing demos on the John Burn stand | Land Rover LRX Land Rover intends to introduce 2WD as an additional powertrain option for the new compact Range Rover. | John Burn to exhibit at MACH 2010 Join us at MACH 2010 7-11 June at the NEC, halls 4 & 5. | Bentley - Project Torpedalo Stage 1 Hull Test Results SikaBlock M80 helps to improve model manufacturing process | TCT Live 2010 Once again John Burn will be exhibiting at TCT. We will be showcasing the new Solido SD300 3D Printer | Join us at JEC Composites, Paris 13-15th March - Hall 1, stand W65 Come and visit the our stand where will be showcasing the SIKA Composites range in the company of Composites UK | Bentley - Project Torpedalo John Burn are proud to sponsor Project Torpedalo and their World Record attempt to cross the Atlantic in a pedalo! | Solido SD300 Pro - 3D Printer Premium Package Details Premium Package | Solido SD300 Pro - 3D Printer Platinum Package Details Platinum Package | Solido SD300 Pro - Affordable 3D Printing John Burn enter the Additive Layer Manufacturing market with Solido 3D Printer. | Solido SD300 Pro - 3D Printer Gold Package Gold Package | Training Courses available at John Burn We are now able to offer a comprehensive range of composite training courses for all ability levels at John Burn | John Burn announce events for 2010 We are please to annouce our participation in three prestigious events in the forthcoming year. | Sika introduce two new lightweight boards Sika introduce SikaBlock M330 & SikaBlock M440 - lighter boards with superior quality!! | Sika Biresin CR122 High Performance EP System for High Flyers. | New how to video for Composite Infusion Kit! Our new video is a basic overview of how to set up a vacuum infusion mould for carbon fibre. | SikaBlock M970 Introducing the latest SikaBlock for core boxes, foundry models & match plates | Christmas & New Year Opening Times We will be closed from 12 noon on 23rd Dec until the 4th Jan 2010. Last orders should be with us by Monday 21st Dec to ensure delivery by Wednesday 23rd Dec. | New 'how to' video for composite kit on YouTube Check out our latest instructional video on YouTube. Straight forward advice for vacuum bagging an epoxy laminate. | Vacuum Infusion Kit for Carbon Fibre Check out our kit for vacuum infusion using carbon fibre. | John Burn take their Composite Kit to Exeter! We are going to be at the Great Western Kit & Car Builders Show in Exeter this weekend. Come and see us on stand T32. | TCT Live 2009 Show debut proves to be a great success! | SikaFast ADP Adhesive now available at John Burn We are now stocking the SikaFast ADP range from Sika Industry | SikaBlock M650 - Top of the class! John Burn proud to sponsor the next generation of architects at The Bartlett School of Architecture | NEW - Composite Kits! Now available from John Burn the complete composite kit. All you need in one box to produce a high quality carbon fibre composite part. | Helitech 2009 Sept 22-24 John Burn will be exhibiting at Helitech 2009. | BAE Engineering Trade Show Sept 22-23 John Burn invited to attend the BAE Engineering Trade Show to showcase new composite range. | Sika has the solution! Single source solution from Sika Tooling & Composites for wind energy rotor blade manufacture and production. | High temperature epoxy resin systems from Sika Introducing two new high temp epoxy systems from Sika. | Atlas Polymers appoint John Burn as distribution partner for their Vacuum Grade Casting Resins John Burn is pleased to announce their new strategic partnership with Atals Polymers. | JBB400 - Introducing a medium density, high performance epoxy tooling board. John Burn are now offering a cost effective medium density epoxy tooling board. | New Sika Board Brochure for 2009 The new SIKA board brochure is now available online. | New board sizes now available at www.resins-online.com for next day delivery! John Burn are now offering a selection of high quality model & tooling boards in a convenient new size. | Introducing the M650 polyurethane modelling board - for all your model making & prototyping needs! John Burn are pleased to announce the launch of the M650 PU model board for all applications. A medium density board, with the exceptional quality that you have come to expect from John Burn & Sika. | www.resins-online.com John Burn launch online ordering website making it even easy to order your resin materials whenever you want to! | New distribution partnership with one of Europes largest resin formulators An improved structural adhesives product range which includes Epoxy, & Polyurethane adhesives manufactured in the UK and now available from John Burn. | John Burn announce launch of 'NEW' high quality M700 Polyurethane model board. Sika introduce a new high quality 0.7 density model board with an excellent combination of mechanical strength, temperature resistance and surface quality. | Are you delivering quality and reducing costs with SikaBlock® M940? SikaBlock® M940. Excellent dimensional stability and good machining characteristics at competitive prices. Ideal for Vacuum forming tools. | The latest tooling & composite news from SIKA John Burn's collaboration with Land Rover features in the Sika Tooling News along with news of the new M700 PU model board. | The New M150 lightweight PU board The New M150 is now available from John Burn. Excellent machining characteristics, sup | German Lloyd Approved Biresin® Composite resins for production parts and moulds Sika's new comprehensive range of Epoxy composite materials with German Lloyd Approval. Ideal for infusion, vacuum bagging, traditional wet layup techniques and high temperature tooling. | The Midas team achieve their goal! Congratulations to the Midas team who completed the 'Three Peak Challenge' well within the magic 24hrs! | Polydur laminating system now available from John Burn Polydur is a unique tooling system that provides lightweight, accurate laminates in a very short working time. Polydur has no health and safety aspects, is non toxic, has no smell and all its components are water soluble. | CGI offer seamless model paste application service John Burn is pleased to announce that in association with Concept Group International we can now offer unrivalled expertise in the design and production of large scale models and tooling. | Land Rover LRX - M72® PU Paste Case Study John Burn joins forces with Concept Group International (CGI) to produce Land Rover's LRX show car for the Detroit Motor Show. | John Burn joins forces with Concept Group International (CGI) to produce Land Rover's LRX show car The LRX concept demonstrates Land Rover's seriousness about sustainability with new technologies, lightweight design and environmentally-responsible materials, making it an ideal project for Biresin® M72 polyurethane (PU) modelling paste | John Burn introduce new styrofoam board material Now available from John Burn - JBB30, a lightweight foam ideal for all industries. Large scale models, interior styling models, and architectural modelmaking. | Biresin® M72 PU paste system - Sustainable Concept Production John Burn joins forces with Concept Group International (CGI) to produce Land Rover's LRX show car for Detroit Motor Show in January 2008. | Ideas take shape The new SikaBlock® M80 provides a low cost solution without having to compromise on quality. A lightweight solution with high temperature resistance. | Made to measure durability! SikaBlock® M912 - Abrasion resistant tooling block available in sizes to suit you. Reduce waste and eliminate bonding lines by using our bespoke casting service. | Proven millions of times Achieve excellent results with Biresin® U1320. Just one of the hugely successful resilient Polyurethane's available in the Elastomeric and casting range. |
