Registration opens for CW Tech Days: High-Temperature Composite Solutions
CW Tech Days: High-Temperature Composite Solutions for Defense and Space Applications will take place Oct. 16, 2025.

Sources (left to right) | Pyromeral Technology, Getty Images and Arceon
ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Gardner Business Media (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) have announced that the agenda is now finalized and registration is officially open for the next installment of the popular CW Tech Days online event series. The event will be held Oct. 16, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET and will cover “High-Temperature Composite Solutions for Defense and Space Applications.”
As defense and space programs push the limits of speed, endurance and mission capability, material performance at extreme temperatures has never been more critical. CW’s latest installment of Tech Days will deliver a focused look at the latest advancements in lightweight, thermally stable composite materials engineered for the toughest aerospace and defense environments.
The finalized agenda is as follows:
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11:15-11:45 a.m.: “Carbeon C/C-SiC: A Scalable, Cost-Effective Ceramic Matrix Composite for High-Temperature Applications” — Presented by Rahul Shirke, founder and CEO, Arceon
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11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: “Novel Slurry Infusion for CMCs” — Presented by Dr. Vito Leisner, DLR/Fox Composites
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1:00-1:30 p.m.: “High-Temperature Materials & Structures for Re-Entry and Hypersonic Systems” — Presented by Mario De Stefano Fumo, deputy head space materials and hot structures unit space directorate, CIRA
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1:30-2:00 p.m.: “Bridging the Thermal Performance and Cost Gap Between CFRPs and CMCs” — Presented by Darren Friberg, VP Business Dev, Pyromeral Technology
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2:30-3:00 p.m.: “Phthalonitrile Composites for Carbon/Carbon and Ablative Thermal Protection” — Presented by Joseph Severino, principal engineer- C/C, TPS, Cambium USA
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3:00-3:30 p.m.: “Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resin and Other Organic Precursors for C-C and CMC Composites” — Presented by William Carty, CTO, MRF Furnaces
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and engage with leading voices in the field. Registration is now open — secure your spot today. It is $49 to attend this webinar live or watch at your convenience on-demand! (An email with the recording will be sent to those who cannot attend the event.)
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