Articles

Aerospace

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.

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SAMPE 2025: Innovation, circularity and connection drive composites forward

Collaboration, workforce development and an ongoing focus on scalability and sustainability took center stage at SAMPE 2025 in Indianapolis.

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Precision, proximity and purpose in Swiss composites innovation

In this next Tour de Composites we step into Switzerland, a small European region that, though modest at first glance, is distinctive for its tightly knit and elevated startups ecosystem.

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Post Cure: CMC family of materials handles extreme environments

Arceon’s Carbeon materials serves to bridge the gap between research and industry, capable of handling extreme temperatures and thermal shock among other properties for defense, space and beyond.

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Prepreg compression molding supports higher-rate propeller manufacturing

To meet increasing UAV market demands, Mejzlik Propellers has added a higher-rate compression molding line to its custom CFRP propeller capabilities.  

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Market Outlook

Composites end markets: Energy (2025)

Despite political and supply chain challenges, renewable and nuclear energy continue to grow in use. Composite materials enable current and future energy technologies across sectors.

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Defense

From prototypes to performance: Composites company makes inroads into new markets

Top Shops 2024 honoree Calian’s composites division blends R&D, rapid prototyping and scalable production with deep engineering integration and corporate synergy.

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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.

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Fairmat and the rise of deep tech in France

This first column in CW’s new Investors and Startups column series takes a closer look into the region of France, decoding the technologies, teams and funding actors driving its composites innovation.

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Thermoplastics

Advancing thermoplastic composite primary structure and morphing wings

The HERWINGT project in Clean Aviation seeks to ready technologies — including at least 16 composite demonstrators — for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft with 50% less fuel burn to be launched by 2035.

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Editorial

There's a lot up in the air

Trade tensions and supply chain shifts — what the U.S.-China dispute means for aerospace and composites suppliers.

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Work In Progress

Oligomer polymer engineering transforms 100% recyclable thermoplastic composite paradigms

MET-OL thermoplastic technology alters high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate into low-viscosity oligomers, enhancing fiber impregnation and catalytic repolymerization for fully recyclable, high-performance composites.

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