Composites have for many years been widely used in highly demanding, safety-critical applications, from aerospace to rail, wind energy and industrial products. Huge, monolithic elements such as wind ...

Discover the latest in composite technology at JEC World 2026, the global hub for breakthroughs in advanced materials and ...

Annually, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognise successful initiatives and collaborative efforts within the composites industry. Over the past 27 years, the program has engaged over 2,100 ...

UD's Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century ...

Advanced composite materials and advances in high-rate production of composite structures are reshaping the landscape of satellite design and manufacturing. Traditional satellite development has long ...

Drag-based wind energy design. Aiming to translate its expertise in manufacturing monocoque, ribbed components with thermoplastic microspheres, Xenecore is working to develop a fan-shaped, drag-based ...

Polymer science advancements are leading to a tenfold increase in plastics use in motion control components within five years. New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with ...

Plasan Carbon Composites is introducing a new production technology that dramatically speeds production of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics, the composite material used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Dyneema is releasing its latest material, increasing the layers in its advanced composite fabric material. The woven composite, according to the brand, improves material performance by combining the ...

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...