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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.



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