National Composites Week

Automotive

Aptera to unveil first fully built sEV validation vehicle

As Aptera moves into building validation vehicles, the live June 27 reveal will closely represent the sEVs the company expects to assemble for customers. 

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Trends

NCC receives investment to support next-gen composite wing

The NCC was awarded a £15.8 million U.K. government grant for HRMCap to de-risk, accelerate innovation in high-rate large aerocomposites structure manufacturing.

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Epoxies

Composite tubes, flat springs and special parts serve range of markets

CAMX 2025: MCS Industrial supplies a variety of tubes, sheets, rings, bushings and other parts made from phenolic paper, cotton phenolic and epoxy glass.

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Wind/Energy

The Crown Estate offshore wind investment boosts U.K. supply chain growth

The Crown Estate commits up to £400 million to enhance offshore wind infrastructure, supporting ports, manufacturing and research facilities.

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Consumer

Carbitex debuts colored carbon fiber textiles for footwear

The flexible composites partners with Hypetex Coloured Advanced Materials to introduce colored Omniflex, offering aesthetic innovation and high-performance characteristics for multiple industries.

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Carbon Fibers

ORNL carbon nanofibers yield fiber-matrix interfacial bond improvement

Through a novel electrospinning technique, researchers have effectively achieved a “bridge” between carbon fiber and its matrix, creating stronger, tougher composites and opening new applications.

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Fabrics/Preforms

Complete solutions support reinforcements, consumables, plug and mold production

CAMX 2025: Attendees can discover how Metyx continues to support composites manufacturers with production-ready innovations, including Matvantage Plus, Matvantage PV, Metybond and Metycalc.

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Aerospace

Polaris Spaceplanes secures oversubscribed €5.3 million

The aerospace startup’s new total private funding is contributing to its first composite serial spaceplane, customer contracts and future funding efforts.

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Defense

Continuous Composites, Aurora Flight Sciences advance launched effect structures

Under an awarded U.S. Army SBIR, this initiative will reimagine the internal architecture of fuselage structures for launch effects, aided through CCI’s CF3D tech.

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Curing

Epcon delivers integrated composite curing oven, RTO system

Patented solution supplied to an adhesives and sealants manufacturer effectively tackles precision curing and VOC emissions control.

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