World’s First Carbon Fiber Monocoque Smartphone Introduced

Carbon Mobile, maker of the new Carbon 1 MK II smartphone, is moving the industry forward with a thinner, lighter, and more sustainable device. According to the company, the electronics […]

VAIO Introduces the World’s First Contoured Carbon-Fiber Laptop

VAIO recently debuted the innovative new VAIO Z flagship model laptop, featuring a three-dimensional molded carbon fiber body weighing under 2.3 lbs. The VAIO Z laptop utilized Uni-Direction carbon-fiber, a […]

New McLaren Carbon Fibre Lightweight Architecture Platform Used to Build Artura

The hybrid Artura is the next step in the evolution of vehicles at McLaren. Not only is the McLaren Carbon Fibre Lightweight Architecture (MCLA) new, but the high-performance hybrid powertrain […]

SABIC’s LNP™ COLORCOMP™ Compound Enhances Sandwich Structures in Wind Turbine Blades

As the wind energy market continues to grow and evolve new challenges must be addressed and overcome. Wind turbine blades are now larger than ever to boost energy creation capacity […]

America’s First Permitted 3D Printed Home is Now For Sale

SQ4D, an autonomous robotic construction system company, recently unveiled America’s first 3D printed home. Boasting 1900 square feet and built completely on-site, the home took 48 hours of print time […]

Composite Deck Boards Offers Natural Looking Surfaces With New Features

MoistureShield®, a division of Oldcastle APG, recently announced a new composite-based product within its offerings. The product, Meridian, is a composite crafted wood-plastic decking board that offers a natural-looking outdoor […]

2021 State of the Industry Report

At the start of 2020, composites industry pundits couldn’t have predicted the impact a global pandemic would have on the market. The U.S. composites industry showed signs of growth, but […]

Flying High in Aerospace

For decades, aerospace manufacturers have been incorporating composite components into their aircraft to cut back on weight, save on fuel and reduce the environmental impact of commercial, business and military […]

Realigning Around Pultrusion

Highly customizable and incredibly durable, pultruded materials are finding growing demand in a tremendous range of applications. Market research firm Markets & Markets projects that the global pultrusion market will […]

Moving to Production with New Composite Technologies

New technologies are the lifeblood of the composites industry, but bringing them to production presents many challenges. Meeting these challenges with proper planning, design, personnel and processing techniques can pay […]