Episode 54: Mitchell Smith, ST Engineering MRAS
Mitchell Smith of ST Engineering MRAS shares insights on transitioning to composite single-aisle aircraft manufacturing programs, UAM’s role in tech testing and emerging automation trends shaping the industry.
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News
UDOT selects Utah as AAM national testbed under uFLY project
Multi-state partnership involving aerospace and defense organization 47G and key industry participants like Joby and Beta builds momentum of eVTOL aircraft flight across the western U.S.
Read MorePultrall launches V-Rod fiberglass rebar facility in Ohio
The Québec-based company’s new Edon facility will double its rebar production capabilities and better position its products for the U.S. infrastructure market.
Read MoreNCC, CPI to build U.K. carbon fiber sovereignty via Carbon Fiber Development Facility
Strengthened domestic fiber research and innovation capability with the NCC's new Carbon Fiber Development Facility opening later in 2026 will reduce reliance on oversea sources and support the region’s aerospace, defense and clean energy industries long-term.
Read MoreProducts
FibreCoat introduces PolyCoat polymer coating designed for high-volume TPC manufacturing
Mass production process avoids air inclusion, fully disperses fibers and coats individual filaments vs bundled strands across short and long fibers, UD tapes, NCF, molded parts.
Read MoreGurit launches StrucPro epoxy range
Gurit delivers a structured epoxy platform that enables manufacturers to produce stronger, more durable composite structures while maintaining process reliability and efficiency.
Read MorePflaumer Brothers introduces Teramine 654 co-hardener and accelerator for ambient-cure epoxies
Teramine 654 gives formulators the ability to fine-tune cure speed while preserving formulation flexibility, delivering consistent, dependable curing performance and greater processing latitude for epoxy systems.
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Cutting engine weight via thermoplastic composite guide vanes
Greene Tweed replaces metal stator vanes with its DLF material co-molded with a metal leading edge that meets performance, cost and high-rate production targets while cutting 4 kg per engine.
Read MoreComposite trends gaining industrial traction for 2026
Startups & Investors topics over the last year show the industry is rapidly gaining maturity while benefiting from macro-trends in circularity, AI and TPC and high-rate manufacturing, all potential gains for investors.
Read MoreThe world’s first 100% green carbon fiber, from Qatar
Gulf Carbon Fiber Industries (GCFI) discusses capacity, strategy and why Qatar is planning to have the first operational carbon fiber production line in the region.
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KNOWLEDGE CENTERS
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Features and Articles
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Plant tour: Haddy, St. Petersburg, Fla., U.S.
The first LFAM microfactory using composites transforms supply chains, enables local manufacturing and circularity across industries.
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Kaneka BMI material attains >25% lead time, >20% tool cost reductions in Janicki evaluations
Process evaluations find that novel BMI polymer chemistry addresses longstanding manufacturing challenges of BMI tooling prepregs while maintaining high temperature performance and durability.
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Enabling thermoplastic composites with towpreg tailored for automation
As Suprem SA prepares for its 40th year in TPC materials and entry into the U.S. aerospace market, CW learns more about this company renowned for quality and its vision to deliver new products.
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Sentherm conductive polymers match aluminum thermal performance, cut weight
Tailored filler networks, anisotropic material design and manufacturing process control achieve hybrid polymers for EVs, batteries and other automotive-related electronics with 95% of aluminum’s thermal performance and 25-45% reduced component weight.
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Composites 101
- Composites end markets: Industrial (2026)
- Thermoplastic composite fabrication: Thermal processing
- Composites end markets: Pressure vessels (2025)
- Ceramic matrix composites: Faster, cheaper, higher temperature
- Troubleshooting thermoplastic composite stamp forming
- Composites end markets: Automotive (2025)
- Selecting a meter/mix dispensing machine
- Composites end markets: Energy (2025)
- Laser cleaning in composites manufacturing
- Composites end markets: Aviation and advanced air mobility (2025)
Industry Experts
Carbon fiber redundancy and readiness for defense
Insights into multisite material redundancy and high-rate production for growing military demand through events like Toray’s Industry Tech Days in Alabama.
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Bonded fastening meets the digital factory
Automation and XR tools aim to scale adhesive fastening for composites at next-gen aerospace production rates.
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Mentorship, milestones and what's new for CW
As CW brand VP Jeff Sloan departs for new horizons, editor-in-chief Scott Francis reflects on leadership, a stellar team and service to the composites industry.
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MANUFACTURING CONNECTED
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Videos/Podcasts
Plant tour: PulFlex Technologies, Ford City, Pa., U.S.
Custom pultruder is pushing the limits of pultrusion, specializing in polyurethane resins, complex shapes and extreme sizes or thicknesses — for defense, infrastructure, industrial parts and more.
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Modular composites enable larger tanks for wastewater and biogas reactors
Toro Equipment uses biaxial fabrics, carbon fiber and Flex Molding for corrosion-resistant tanks that compete with steel, concrete and speed global installations.
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Flexible, automatic NDT platform for manufacturing composites
IRT Jules Verne, working with Airbus, Daher and French consortium developed a mobile robotic inspection platform that uses less space, water
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Modular, hybrid machining centers with intelligence for complex composites
Machine Tool Camp’s purpose-built systems combine CNC machine centers and robots with specialized machining tools, clamping and configuration, automating steps before and after, including data integration, to empower manufacturers for the future.
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Episode 53: Michael Novak, AIJ Search
Michael Novak, president of AIJ Search, dives into the evolving role of AI in the advanced materials and composites manufacturing industries, and how it is being used to navigate workforce development.
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3D Fiber Tethering for rapid fabrication of continuous fiber composites
CarbonForm’s 3DFit technology combines robotic, continuous fiber 3D printing and winding to produce small, high-strength, complex parts — like drone frames — in as little as 10 minutes.
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CFRP boosts power, drops weight for next-gen fire truck pumps
Carbon fiber enables KASE Pumping Systems to eliminate corrosion and increase durability, including a high-capacity 6,500-gpm, ultra-compact 200-pound pump that aids emergency services.
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Episode 52: Chad Duty, IACMI
In this special National Composites Week installment of CW Talks, Chad Duty, CEO of IACMI, the composites institute, discusses the institute’s 10th anniversary, its mission in the industry and rising to meet the challenges and opportunities facing the composites industry today.
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Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites
Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today.
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Episode 50: Markus Rufer, Scorpius Space Launch Co.
In this episode of CW Talks, CW interviews Scorpius Space Launch Co. CEO Markus Rufer about the company’s all-composite cryogenic pressure vessels and their role in a range of applications, including recent and upcoming lunar lander missions.
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Episode 49: Yannick Willemin, Catalysium
Yannick Willemin, founder of Catalysium, a new consultancy that specializes in investment trends within the composites industry, discusses the investment side of advanced manufacturing as well as industry trends shaping the composites landscape.
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Episode 48: Richard Apps, Counterpoint Market Intelligence
Counterpoint Market Intelligence will deliver a keynote address at Carbon Fiber Conference 2024, which takes place October 8-10 in Charleston S.C., U.S.
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