Biography:

Luke Vardy is CEO of Cygnet Texkimp, a global engineering company and manufacturer of large-scale fibre handling and processing equipment. An accomplished engineer and business leader, Luke has spearheaded Cygnet Texkimp’s thriving programme of collaborative R&D, creating award-winning innovation, driving new concepts, increasing technology speeds and capabilities, and reinforcing the company’s standing as a lead technology partner and enabler in the international technical fibre industries.

About CYGNET TEXKIMP:

Cygnet Texkimp is an advanced manufacturing company and custom machine builder. We specialise in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art machinery to handle and process high-performance fibres and materials used in multiple markets including aerospace, automotive, marine, rail, energy and construction. We are a leading technology partner to these global markets, actively supporting their ambitions to achieve more than ever before by supplying the most innovative and advanced fibre processing technologies in the world. Our portfolio includes machines that unwind, handle, coat, slit, wind and recycle high performance fibres and parts. Our technologies are used in thousands of applications around the world, from processing materials used to manufacture of tyres and textiles for aircraft and motorcars, to winding composite fibres into durable, lightweight components, and reclaiming and recycling their constituent parts at the end of their useable life.