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Five Things You Get With Your CW Subscription
News•Feb 23, 2026

Five Things You Get With Your CW Subscription

CompositesWorld (CW) offers a free subscription that delivers curated composites news, original reporting, and multimedia content to industry professionals. Subscribers receive the CW Today newsletter three times a week, covering aerospace, automotive, marine, and wind‑energy markets. The package also includes exclusive event invitations, the CW Talks podcast, and a video catalog featuring expert discussions and trending topics. By bundling print, digital, and live‑event resources, CW positions itself as a one‑stop information hub for composites manufacturers.

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On the Radar: The Role of T-Glass in AI
News•Feb 20, 2026

On the Radar: The Role of T-Glass in AI

T‑glass, an ultra‑thin glass fiber fabric with low thermal expansion, is becoming essential for AI chips in smartphones and data‑center servers. Its high tensile strength and heat‑dissipating properties stabilize substrates as chips grow larger and more power‑dense. Nitto Boseki dominates...

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SMC BMC Design Award 2026 Finalists Target Quality of Life Improvements
News•Feb 20, 2026

SMC BMC Design Award 2026 Finalists Target Quality of Life Improvements

The European Alliance has announced the three finalists for the 2026 SMC BMC Design Award, a competition that celebrates sustainable design using composite materials. The nominees are Dave Rook’s Domum Shelter, Lucía Bonmatí and Bernat Rucabado’s Hedera vertical garden, and...

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Safran Releases Robust 2025 Financial Results, Advances LEAP Production Ramp
News•Feb 20, 2026

Safran Releases Robust 2025 Financial Results, Advances LEAP Production Ramp

Safran posted a strong 2025 performance, reporting €31.33 billion in revenue, €5.197 billion recurring operating income and a 16.6% operating margin, while raising its 2028 free‑cash‑flow target to €21 billion. The company delivered more than 1,800 LEAP engines—a 28% year‑over‑year increase—supporting Airbus’s plan...

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Natilus Raises $28 Million to Commercialize Family of BWB Composite Aircraft, Evolves Horizon Evo
News•Feb 20, 2026

Natilus Raises $28 Million to Commercialize Family of BWB Composite Aircraft, Evolves Horizon Evo

Natilus secured a $28 million Series A round led by Draper Associates, bringing strategic aerospace and logistics investors on board. The funding will finance the first full‑scale prototype of its regional cargo aircraft Kona, slated to fly within 24 months, and further development...

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FiberJoint Reinforcement Patch Improves Through-the-Thickness Insert Designs for Sandwich Composites
News•Feb 20, 2026

FiberJoint Reinforcement Patch Improves Through-the-Thickness Insert Designs for Sandwich Composites

Aalborg University researchers demonstrated that FiberJoint’s wedge‑shaped reinforcement patch boosts pull‑out strength of sandwich‑composite inserts by 38%, promising more durable marine structures. Meanwhile, Gurit is expanding its Corecell SAN‑foam structural core production in Dallas, Texas, with a new facility slated...

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RECREATE Project Conference Connects Industry to Viable Circular Composites
News•Feb 20, 2026

RECREATE Project Conference Connects Industry to Viable Circular Composites

The EU‑funded RECREATE project will host a free conference on April 23, 2026 in Brussels, bringing together industry, policymakers, and investors to showcase circular‑composite technologies. RECREATE aims to transform end‑of‑life carbon and glass‑fiber composites into profitable feedstock through AI‑driven sorting,...

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MTorres, Airbus Enable Next-Gen Composites via Thin-Ply AFP
News•Feb 19, 2026

MTorres, Airbus Enable Next-Gen Composites via Thin-Ply AFP

MTorres has redesigned its automated fiber placement (AFP) heads to reliably handle ultra‑thin, low‑weight composite tapes, addressing twisting, wrinkling and misalignment issues. The company also upgraded its TorFiber CAM software—integrated with Dassault Systemes’ CATIA—to generate closed‑geometry and self‑intersecting tow paths automatically....

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Karman Space & Defense Completes Seeman Composites, MSC LLC Acquisitions
News•Feb 19, 2026

Karman Space & Defense Completes Seeman Composites, MSC LLC Acquisitions

Karman Space & Defense closed its previously announced purchase of Seeman Composites and MSC LLC, adding advanced acoustic‑coating, propulsion and composite capabilities. The deal creates a fourth end market—maritime defense systems—expanding Karman’s portfolio beyond hypersonics, missile defense, and space launch....

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SPE Opens Thermoset TopCon Student Poster Competition
News•Feb 19, 2026

SPE Opens Thermoset TopCon Student Poster Competition

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoset Division is hosting its fifth annual TopCon student poster competition at the Thermoset TopCon Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 12‑13, 2026. Graduate and undergraduate students must submit abstracts by April 10, 2026,...

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Karman Space & Defense Completes Acquisitions of Seeman Composites and MSC LLC
Deals•Feb 19, 2026

Karman Space & Defense Completes Acquisitions of Seeman Composites and MSC LLC

Karman Space & Defense announced the completion of its acquisitions of Seeman Composites and MSC LLC, creating a multi-domain company that supports critical space and defense subsystems. The deal expands Karman’s portfolio across maritime defense, hypersonics, missile defense, and space...

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North Aircraft Industries Is Manufacturing the Cavorite X7 VTOL Composite Wings
News•Feb 18, 2026

North Aircraft Industries Is Manufacturing the Cavorite X7 VTOL Composite Wings

North Aircraft Industries (NAI) has secured a partnership with New Horizon Aircraft to manufacture and test the composite wings for the Cavorite X7 VTOL, a novel aircraft whose wings open to expose twelve electric lift fans for vertical take‑off. The wing’s...

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Nova-Institut Reports Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Rise 11% Annually Until 2030
News•Feb 18, 2026

Nova-Institut Reports Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Rise 11% Annually Until 2030

The nova‑Institut report shows bio‑based polymers reached 4.5 million tonnes in 2025, representing about 1 % of total polymer output. Production is projected to grow at an 11 % compound annual growth rate through 2030, potentially doubling the market share to 2 %. Capacity...

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Continuous Composites Awarded $1.25 Million to Advance Joining Methods with CF3D
News•Feb 18, 2026

Continuous Composites Awarded $1.25 Million to Advance Joining Methods with CF3D

Continuous Composites secured a $1.25 million AFWERX Manufacturing Challenge contract to advance CF3D joining and stiffening techniques for aerospace structures. CF3D merges precise fiber steering, rapid UV curing, and computational design into a digitally driven, scalable production process. The 15‑month project...

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Fenix Composites CFRTP Road Bike Featuring Lugged Frame Resolves Repairability Challenges
News•Feb 18, 2026

Fenix Composites CFRTP Road Bike Featuring Lugged Frame Resolves Repairability Challenges

Fenix Composites unveiled a carbon‑fiber‑reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) road‑bike frame that uses titanium lugs joined by induction heating, eliminating adhesives and fasteners. The reversible joint design allows defective components to be removed and replaced, extending the frame’s service life. Joint strength...

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Walter Pritzkow OCMC Becomes Key Lightweight Enabler for Jetoptera Drone
News•Feb 18, 2026

Walter Pritzkow OCMC Becomes Key Lightweight Enabler for Jetoptera Drone

Jetoptera is partnering with Walter E.C. Pritzkow Spezialkeramik (WPS) to integrate lightweight oxide ceramic matrix composite (OCMC) thrusters into its DARPA LIFT Challenge aircraft. The OCMC thrusters deliver 90 pound‑force of thrust while keeping the propulsion system light enough to meet...

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POSSIBLE Project Finds Success in Mechanical Recycling of Rigid PU, GFRP
News•Feb 16, 2026

POSSIBLE Project Finds Success in Mechanical Recycling of Rigid PU, GFRP

The Cannon Group, together with MAP S.p.A. and the University of Bergamo, has proved that rigid polyurethane (PU) foam and glass‑fiber‑reinforced PU (GFRP) can be mechanically recycled within existing high‑pressure mixing lines. Two complementary routes were demonstrated: micron‑sized PU powders...

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