March 2026 Issue
March 2026
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the March 2026 issue of CompositesWorld
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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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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GBI returns in strength with a January expansion
Several key components powered the Index’s strongest reading in more than three years.
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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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Polestar 5 takes aesthetics and circularity approach to biocomposite seatback design
The 2026 Polestar 5 expands the company’s use of sustainable materials design in the interior, including flax fiber/thermoplastic seatbacks that save 7 kilograms of weight and reduce overall plastics use.
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Polestar 5 takes aesthetics and circularity approach to biocomposite seatback design
The 2026 Polestar 5 expands the company’s use of sustainable materials design in the interior, including flax fiber/thermoplastic seatbacks that save 7 kilograms of weight and reduce overall plastics use.
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Post Cure: CFRP mainframe, modern manufacturing techniques pioneer next-generation rigid airships
Advanced composites enable the revival of rigid airships in LTA Research's 400-foot-long Pathfinder 1.
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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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