Ceramic Matrix Composites
Plant tour: Brembo, Bergamo, Italy
Brake systems pioneer advances both design and industrialized production of customized C/C products that meet the highest performance requirements.
Ginger Gardiner
Executive Editor, CompositesWorld
Composites Offerings Close Thermal Gap Between CFRP and CMC
CAMX 2026: Pyromeral Technology's PyroKarb, PyroSic and PyroXide composite materials are designed for components exposed to sustained temperatures from 500°F to 2000°F and beyond.
Read MoreTERNAfil's Carbon-Ceramic Hybrid Fiber Wins Recognition at NRW Demo Day
MAXCarbon technology, developed by the RWTH Aachen spin-off, took third place at the Hightech.NRW event in Essen, Germany.
Read MoreKeramikblech OCMC Scales in Volume
SNAPSHOT: Oxide ceramic matrix composite panels and 1,600 laser-cut parts with same quality across each were delivered in 6 weeks, as part of 2X growth as CMC materials prove value in high-temp applications across markets.
Read MoreNEUTRON Project Yields Composite Helicopter Engine Deck With CMC Firewall
SNAPSHOT: Airbus Helicopters, DLR Institute of Structures and Design and partners have demonstrated structural integration of a fastener-free composite engine deck with CMC firewall for hybrid-electric rotorcraft.
Read MoreAeroVironment is awarded $20M contract for ceramic, CMC materials research
Work conducted under the CAMP program for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force will accelerate development through additive, 3D printing and sensors integration.
Read MoreMcNAIR Center installs large, ultra-high temperature furnace system
The McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research unveils a furnace system by Materials Research Furnaces (MRF) that reaches 2400°C for advancing aerocomposites and ceramics manufacturing research.
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Automating oxide CMC for higher part volumes
FOX Composites has adapted infusion and RTM for slurry-based matrices, commercializing its VASI and IFOX technologies for automatable, scalable, serial production of high-quality oxide ceramic matrix composite parts, already proven in flight missions and a pilot-scale line.
Ginger Gardiner
Executive Editor, CompositesWorld
Arceon launches U.K. subsidiary to close British defense CMC manufacturing gap
The Netherlands startup brings its founding team's 40-plus years of combined LSI process expertise and series production capability to the U.K. defense and space sectors.
Read MoreCambium composites are launched into space via USCRPL rocket
Boattail component delivery helped USCRPL’s Daybreak rocket reach space, marking the first U.S. student team to launch and recover a rocket as a space payload provider.
Read MoreGA-EMS industrializing SiC/SiC and other CMC via MAITrX facility
Developing materials used across General Atomics, this lab is onshoring nuclear-grade SiC fiber, innovating SiC foam and promoting collaboration to accelerate CMC production and commercialization.
Read MoreCMC body flap for Space Rider TPS passes plasma test after hypervelocity impact
ISiComp C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composite (CMC) thermal protection system (TPS) component passes another qualification test at CIRA, surviving 1200°C for 600 seconds with 1-centimeter-diameter hole.
Read MoreDLR publishes findings from CMC forebody for hypersonic sounding rocket STORT
SNAPSHOT: In a published paper, the Institute of Structures and Design presents the design approach it took to achieve the payload forebody’s CMC-based TPS.
Read MoreKilometro Rosso celebrates Petroceramics’ success in CMC for space
European innovation hub notes ceramic matrix composite producer’s evolution from brake research to space component supplier.
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Expanding high-temperature composites in India and the U.S.
Azista USA offers polymers and processes for carbon/carbon and other CMC, including novel hot-melt phenolic and phthalonitrile prepregs for faster cycle times, alternative solutions.
Ginger Gardiner
Executive Editor, CompositesWorld
Swiss researchers develop Matrix First concept for 3D printed continuous fiber ceramic structures
SNAPSHOT: Novel manufacturing approach designs internal channels within a 3D printed ceramic architecture for continuous fibers, rethinking how lightweight composite parts can be achieved.
Read MoreArceon materials demonstrate near-zero structural degradation in AFRL high-heat torch testing
Three Carbeon carbon ceramic composite variants exposed to sustained high-heat flux conditions exceeding 1200°C have been validated for use in extreme thermal environments.
Read MoreGE Aerospace plans for €110 million European site expansion, workforce development boost
Strengthened capacity and advanced manufacturing capabilities across six sites, up to 1,000 additional new hires in 2026 and MRO facility investment extends GE’s aerospace reach.
Read MoreSlack & Parr high-precision metering pumps target CMC, low-viscosity resins
JEC World 2026: Slack & Parr demonstrates how its metering technologies are responding to composites manufacturing challenges, from very low-viscosity resins and polymers to high-temp special materials like CMC.
Read MoreK3RX closes €1.65 million investment round, advances UHTCMC
SNAPSHOT: Funding will accelerate industrialization of ultra-high ceramic matrix composites for 3000°C and beyond, expand applications as well as presence in U.S.
Read MoreWalter Pritzkow OCMC becomes key lightweight enabler for Jetoptera drone
SNAPSHOT: Composite thrusters are tackling DARPA's LIFT Challenge to carry payloads exceeding the drone's own weight in a demanding 5-nautical-mile circuit.
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CIRA qualifies CMC structures for the reusable Space Rider
Italian team designs, builds and tests multiple large, complex thermal protection system structures made from patented ISiComp C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composites.
Ginger Gardiner
Executive Editor, CompositesWorld
Vulcan Shield presents alumina fibers for composite structures, thermal management systems
JEC World 2026: Vulcan Shield Global educates the composites industry on its latest alumina fiber developments, and how they can support high-temperature and extreme-environment applications.
Read MoreVulcan Shield Global to establish high-tech alumina fiber manufacturing plant in Hungary
Investment in continuous alumina fiber textiles and yarn production strengthens Europe’s materials ecosystem and the supply of oxide continuous fibers.
Read MoreThin-walled helicopter firewall OCMC component saves future operational costs
SNAPSHOT: Walter Pritzkow’s simple philosophy “make it thin and make it light” with the use of oxide ceramic matrix composites (OCMC) presents step change for aerospace giants like Airbus.
Read More2025 CW rewind: The top stories and emerging trends of the composites industry
High-temp solutions, high-rate production and renewable energy trends set the stage for overcoming technical challenges and meeting global demand.
Read MoreKeramikblech oxide CMC to be transferred to Haldenwanger in 2027
After 32 years of OCMC leadership, Walter E.C. Pritzkow Spezialkeramik will close at the end of 2027 with all Keramikblech expertise and further development to be delivered by Haldenwanger from 2028 onward.
Read MoreSecFund invests in CMC producer Arceon
Carbeon family of high-temp materials represents a leap forward for future space, aerospace and defense systems.
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