CW Top Shops

CW Top Shops 6 Feb 2024

Ballistic protection panels manufacturer relies on automation for high throughput, efficiency

Maine-based CW Top Shops honoree Compotech Inc. recently doubled its manufacturing space and team to produce modular composite panels for defense applications via light resin transfer molding (LRTM).

Marine 2 Feb 2024

Finnish boatbuilder balances history, innovation in fiberglass composites design

CW Top Shops honoree Sargo Oy shares its successes in upgrading operations from hand layup to infusion, employing low-waste manufacturing practices, research in large-format 3D printing for mold production and more.

Feature 9 Oct 2023

CW Top Shops 2023: Honoring global top-performing facilities

CW congratulates the 2023 CW Top Shops honorees and composites fabricators whose leaders cite team expansion, focus on Industry 4.0 and adaptation to emerging markets among this year’s top achievements.

CW Top Shops 28 Feb 2023

CW Top Shops 2022: Recognizing composites industry leaders

The highest-performing facilities from the 2022 CW Top Shops benchmarking survey share insights about business growth, overcoming labor shortages, sustainability best practices and more.

CW Top Shops 18 Mar 2022

Drive your manufacturing operations forward with CW Top Shops

Rarely do we imagine our survey participation makes any long-term impact. I’m here to tell you that is does.

Editorial 2 Nov 2021

What makes a CW Top Shop?

With three years of surveys accumulated, the CW Top Shops data tell us much about the strengths of high-performing composites fabricators.

Sustainability 27 Oct 2021

2021 CW Top Shops highlights strengths of top composites facilities

CW learned from some of this year’s designated Top Shops about what makes facilities stand out, from diverse capabilities to Industry 4.0 and sustainability.

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