National Composites Week

CAMX

Material innovations that advance, immerse and ascend

CAMX 2025: Through interactive demos, hands-on materials and chats with experts, L&L is demonstrating its composite materials portfolio, purpose-built for a diverse range of industries and applications.

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Economics

Composites GBI rebounds toward expansion in May

A rebound reading falls short of expansion but indicates that industry conditions are not as dire as in April.

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ATL/AFP

Mikrosam AFP work cell to enhance Qarbon's TPC part development

Commission of a Libra-series robotic AFP system, paired with Toray’s Cetex thermoplastic composite materials, will accelerate Qarbon Aerospace’s development timelines and reduce risk in future aerospace qualification efforts.

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Comau, Roboze initiative democratizes on-demand 3D printing

The Italian companies leverage expertise in robotics, 3D printing, and composite and polymer materials to enable innovation, agility and sustainability, opening new customer and market segments.

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CAMX

Intelligent inspection preps manufacturers for high surface quality control

CAMX 2025: Explore reliable, scalable and data-driven tools by Brighton Science that address adhesion and surface quality challenges, from the Surface Analyst to BConnect.

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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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Gurit celebrates 190 years and its heritage in advanced materials

Prior to the composite materials provider industry knows today, Gurit was founded as a small textile finishing business. The company looks back at its roots, people and products over the years.

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Aerospace

Toray, Daher and Tarmac Aerosave announce End-of-Life Aircraft Recycling Program

Collaborative initiative aims to reuse secondary structural TPC parts from EOL Airbus A380 aircraft and repurpose them for other aeronautical applications in order to collectively advance TPC recycling technologies.

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Epoxies

Kaneka Aerospace announces epoxy-amine repair resin

Test results indicate that the two-part SR6400 resin achieves greater penetration into damaged areas of a composite and resorts laminate fracture toughness to the original state before damage.

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SPE Thermoset TopCon 2025 successfully showcased thermoset composites advances

The annual thermosets-focused event included 30 sponsorships and/or exhibits, nearly 200 registrations, 19 technical presentations, five student posters, two keynote addresses and an executive roundtable.

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