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Composite materials are engineered combinations of two or more distinct materials, merging their individual properties to create a new material with enhanced characteristics. Typically composed of a reinforcing phase (like fibers or particles) embedded within a matrix (often a polymer, metal, or ceramic), composites leverage the strengths of each component to achieve superior strength, stiffness, lightness, or other desirable attributes. Their versatility extends across industries, from aerospace and automotive to construction and sports equipment, where their tailored design and exceptional properties offer solutions for high-performance applications.
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Greene Tweed Cuts Lead Time 50% With Thermoplastic Composite Rapid Prototyping
New process balances features to reduce tooling complexity, compresses timelines via concurrent part and tooling design, completes mold fit-ups in 1-2 days and optimizes via faster, lower-cost evaluations.
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Infusible core materials offer supply chain flexibility for closed mold composite processing
CAMX 2026: Imsent Composites Inc. presents a line of fiber-reinforced infusible core materials designed as alternatives to commonly used flow and core mat systems for vacuum infusion and closed-mold applications.
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PC-ABS, PPSU ESD Pellets Extend Mechnano dCNT Materials Platform
Availability of two electrostatic dissipative (ESD) additive manufacturing materials incorporating Mechnano’s discrete carbon nanotubes technology grant electrostatic control and structural performance.
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Mel Composites Supports ELA Aviation’s Next-Gen Gyroplanes
The Spanish supplier continues to strengthen its position serving the AAM market with the delivery of foam core, woven fabrics, multiaxial reinforcements and vacuum consumables for ELA Aviation production models.
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Carbitex Launches the Center for Better Flex Educational Hub Dedicated to Performance Footwear
Online resource from flexible carbon fiber materials innovator Carbitex aims to advance the understanding and improvements in flex, a low-engineered footwear property.
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Helix and Zoerkler Develop Ultra-Compact, Composite-Supported EPU for EVTOLs
Geared electric propulsion unit (EPU) architecture that is more compact and low mass than direct-drive systems can support AAM designers in optimizing air mobility space, weight and system efficiency.
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Nova Carbon, CMP Composites partner for closed-loop carbon fiber recycling
SNAPSHOT: The French startup will collect and recycle production offcuts from the regional composites manufacturer on a recurring basis, with recycled fiber already used in small offshore wind turbine blades.
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Moore Brothers Co. joins 40OF yacht racing team as North American build partner
The Rhode Island company joins a growing international development team, bringing its composites background to advance the full-foiling offshore race yacht project.
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Large-format 3D printed tooling targets composite layup, forming and assembly
CAMX 2026: Additive Engineering Solutions highlights a 32-foot CNC mill fixture among LFAM tooling examples produced from carbon- and glass fiber-reinforced polymers and machined to ±0.010-inch profile tolerances.
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Fiberglass-reinforced foam panels offer plywood alternative across marine, structural applications
CAMX 2026: Coosa Composites' closed-cell polyurethane foam panels, reinforced with woven-roving and continuous-strand fiberglass, are designed for use in markets where rot resistance and weight savings are priorities.
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Carbon Cleanup wins global AFRA Award for aircraft recycling
Carbon Cleanup's award-winning Carbon Eater microfactory recycles composite aircraft scrap into high-performance carbon fiber feedstock — no water, no heat and no chemicals required.
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ATA 2025 global carbon fiber composites market report documents record demand
The annual market report finds that wind turbine blade applications drove a 43.8% year-over-year surge in global carbon fiber demand to 224,510 metric tons, while China's capacity share exceeded half of global supply for the first time.
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Single endless roving placement saves up to 70% CFRP weight, enables closed-loop fiber recovery
Holy Technologies’ robotic Infinite Fiber Placement deposits carbon fiber as one continuous, uncut tow using six-axis robotics and RTM, enabling significant lightweighting and full-length fiber recovery via mild acetic acid solvolysis.
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Composite conductor cores boost capacity, cut cost to help power grids meet AI demand
Composite cores have evolved to increase conductor capacity 2X and cut transmission losses by up to 50%, achievable within 1-3 years with existing infrastructure, but also enable sensing and smart, adaptive grids.
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VIDEO: KAI scales thermoplastic composites for next-gen aircraft
A snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published by CW platform details Korea Aerospace Industries’ TPC journey as a high-rate Tier 1 single-aisle, eVTOL airframe supplier.
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VIDEO: Greene Tweed engineers a TPC engine guide vane
A snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published by CW platform highlights how these TPC engine guide vanes eliminate metallic coatings, withstand hail at 165 m/s and save 4 kg per engine with rapid molding cycles.
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Snap-cure epoxy prepreg systems: Thermoset performance at thermoplastic speeds
The autoclave has long defined thermoset composites processing — snap-cure epoxy prepreg systems are built around the premise that it doesn't have to.
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Post Cure: Initiating automotive electrification with bamboo fiber composites
Bambooder’s natural, organic and CO2-negative semi-finished products enable endless versatility in markets dominated by fossil-based materials like steel, aluminum, glass or carbon fiber.
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