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FIDAMC at JEC World 2025. Source | FIDAMC

 (Getafe, Spain), an R&D&I training center for composite materials, reports that during JEC World 2025 it established six strategic alliances targeting future industry advancements. These agreements include:

• Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.): A strategic alliance to drive innovation in advanced composite materials, exploring new uses and developing joint R&D projects.
• Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Center Co. Ltd (Heilongjiang, China): Collaboration in manufacturing engineering, process optimization, and development of digital and sustainable technologies.
• Airbus MATI (Manufacturing Technology Incubator): Creation of a center of excellence at Airbus facilities in Illescas, Spain, to drive innovation in aerospace manufacturing. For FIDAMC, this is the opening of its fourth center of excellence after Cadiz, Getafe and Brussels.
• Biesterfeld Group (Hamburg, Germany): Development of additive manufacturing (AM) solutions and tooling to improve efficiency and sustainability in the aerospace industry.
• Composite Technology Center/CTC GmbH – an Airbus Company (Stade, Germany): Driving the development of key technologies for the aviation and hydrogen sector, with a focus on storage tanks, new-generation thermoplastics and smart structures.
• CEAD Group (Delft, Netherlands): Collaboration in large-format AM for sectors such as marine and aeronautics, with the aim of developing digital twins and high-performance mold design.

Attendees at the show were able to see first-hand a series of technology demonstrators highlighting FIDAMC’s advanced solutions in the field of composite materials. In addition, the Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC), a state-of-the-art center aimed at transforming the industry through R&D of new manufacturing technologies, was presented.

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“Interest in composite materials continues to boom, extending beyond aviation to sectors such as automotive, marine, rail and sports, including innovative applications such as paddle blades,” explains Ernesto González, CEO of FIDAMC. “In this regard, during the event, FIDAMC held meetings with numerous suppliers of materials, components and equipment, as well as the main manufacturers in each sector, in line with its strategy of accelerating technologies to boost sustainable mobility.”

A key focus of FIDAMC’s participation at JEC World was 3D printing, a key area in the company’s vision for the future. The importance of thermoplastic materials was also highlighted. “It is an emerging technology that has great potential for prototypes and small series production,” says González.

FIDAMC also acknowledges the JEC Innovation Award 2025 presented to the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD), a multi-company project, of which FIDAMC developed two representative components to demonstrate the feasibility of using in situ consolidation (ISC) and thermoplastic materials in airframe manufacturing. These components were exhibited at the show and will be used in mechanical tests to validate the technologies developed.

“Thanks to the exhibition of these demos, FIDAMC received great recognition from the companies that participated at JEC,” adds González. “It gives us a lot of encouragement to continue working hard on innovation in composite materials.”