#ukmfg #prometheus #madeinthemidlands #automotive #birmingham #birminghammademe It has been revealed that CMA Moldform of Birmingham played an important part in the making of the recent science-fiction film Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott.
The prequel to the Alien series of films featured more than 100 astronaut helmets made by the West Midlands company.
CMA Moldform specialises in work with clear resin for the automotive and creative industries and employs 50 people at its Spitfire Park site.
The company spent a considerable time undertaking R&D before it was able to create the correct resin for two types of helmet — some for long-term use and others that could be easily broken during filming.
Managing director Peter Turnock said: “After a lot of testing, we came up with the right material and the shapes to do the mould.
“Later, Ridley Scott called me up to say: ‘Could I have two for my office? I’ll buy them’.” The company is also a supplier to Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley and Aston Martin, as well as a large number of other automotive, aerospace and manufacturing companies around the world.
CMA is set to take part in the Birmingham Made Me design expo at Millennium Point in June and will display a 400kg 3m-long shark, cast in crystal clear resin for artist Pascal Haudressy.
Mr Turnock said: “We have a strong manufacturing core here and it’s expanding.
The Government is beginning to help and cut the ‘red tape’ and let us do what we know we can do. We’re an island, we’ve always been good at exporting. We’ve got the best engineers in the world, we’re the best at design and innovation. The worry for the future is where the skills are coming from.”