Join the many companies who are now using Compcut machines to safely, cleanly and quickly produce consistently accurate composite test samples.

FEPS Mechanical

“The intelligent functionality of the unit coupled with its inherent ease of use, offers students the opportunity to cut their own samples with the minimum of training”

Myles Jenkinson

Workshop Technician, FEPS Mechanical - University of Surrey

Alpine Racing Limited

“Productivity of the materials testing laboratory has increased significantly”

Maria Brooks

Senior Technology Materials Technician, Alpine Racing Limited.

Composite Test and Evaluation

“The Compcut saws cut test specimens to such a high quality edge finish that no post preparation is required.”

Paul Yeo

Managing Director, Composite Test and Evaluation (CTE)

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“The Compcut saws are able to manufacture specimens to such a high quality edge finish that no post preparation is required – to remove machining marks -, which significantly reduces the amount of preparation time that’s required, which in turn offers our customers significant cost and timescale benefits”

“In the case of the 3840 specimen produced during this case study, it saved 4 weeks of labour and program time not having to perform any post preparation after machining.”

“As I tell our customers the test results are only as good as the specimens you test, and the Sharp & Tappin / Compcut saws produce specimens to the very highest standard that nothing on the market that we have found comes close to.”

Paul Yeo

Managing Director, Composite Test and Evaluation (CTE)

“The machine consistently cuts to a very high degree of accuracy across a wide range of composites. The intelligent functionality of the unit coupled with its inherent ease of use, offers students the choice of having the samples cut for them by the workshop or following the minimum of training, undertaking the process themselves!

The Compcut 200 has certainly exceeded expectations and has definitely made a difference to our ability to machine challenging materials, which in turn has enabled our research students to explore composite applications in their project work.’

Myles Jenkinson

FEPS Mechanical Workshop Technician, University of Surrey

“Our extensive research led us to the Compcut 500 as being the ideal solution for our very specific sample cutting requirements. Learning how to operate the unit has been quite intuitive and although not as yet in constant demand it undoubtedly will speed up our cutting requirements once student projects fully resume”.

Steve Thomas

Technical Team, Engineering Department, University of Bath

‘We can immediately see the Compcut saw as a positive asset in helping to
streamline our composite test specimen production processes. Its intuitive operating
system allows our technical team to rapidly produce specimens to extremely high
standards of accuracy and repeatability. All of which are major factors in ensuring the
reliable consistency of our test results.’

Dr Geraint Havard

Composite Manager, R-Tech Materials

“‘The acquisition of the ACS saw will help us to streamline our cutting processes and extend our capabilities to create highly accurate test specimens for our academic and technical programs. We see the Compcut saw as a key component in our test lab set-up and are therefore looking forward to maximising its use as soon as our lab upgrade is completed’


Professeur Simon Joncas

Département de génie des systèmes, École de technologie supérieure, (ETS) part of the Université du Québec based in Montreal

“The exceptional accuracy of our Compcut saw has enabled us to reduce the amount of waste material generated in the production of test samples, which is an important step for us and for the environment. Combined with the machine’s enclosed design and improved health and safety features, it also helps us meet our environmental responsibilities”

Professor Markus Grob

Head of the Institute of Polymer Engineering, FHNW - University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland