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Making Thermoplastic Composite Recycling Work in the Real World: Inside Spiral RTC

Winand Kok, co-founder of Spiral RTC, notes, “Everyone always says ‘thermoplastic composites are 100% recyclable.’ And they are, it has been proven you can do it. But nobody’s really doing it.”

Vyapak TiwariJun 8, 2026 8m

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From Quote to Cure: How Plyable is Transforming the Composite Tooling Ecosystem

The Oxford-based company is using AI, a global supplier network and a growing technology integration practice to make composite tooling fast and transparent.

Vyapak TiwariJun 8, 2026 7m

Thermoplastic Composites Reshape Aerospace Manufacturing Speed

Thermoplastic composites are reshaping aerospace and defense with faster production, lighter structures, automation, and improved recyclability.

ComposightsSep 21, 2026 7m

How Aircraft Interiors Maintenance is Emerging as a Critical MRO Discipline

Crossing $8 billion in 2025, the interiors’ MRO market is expected to expand at a 3.5% CAGR during 2026–2035, compared with 2.0% CAGR for the civil MRO industry.

ComposightsSep 2, 2026 5m

Companies Taking Composites Closer to Scale in 2026

As National Composites Week 2026 comes to a close, we recognise some of the leading composite companies that brought this year’s theme, "Composites Built to Scale,” into practice through new materials, process innovations, application developments, and manufacturing advancements.

Chandana PatnaikAug 28, 2026 5m

How Ongoing Collaborations are Scaling Composite Production

This article explores how OEM-led partnerships, research consortiums, and cross-industry collaborative programmes are combining materials, automation, digital technologies, and manufacturing infrastructure to shorten process times, increase production rates, and help composites scale.

Samridhi Singh SisodiyaAug 27, 2026 3m

AI in Composites Manufacturing: From Potential to Practice

As composites move toward higher-volume production, AI and emerging technologies are beginning to help manufacturers plan smarter, detect issues earlier, optimize processes, and scale production more efficiently. Explore the real-world applications and numbers showing where AI is already making an impact.

Shivani ChimnaniAug 26, 2026 5m

How Material Innovations are Speeding Up Composites Manufacturing

This article explores how fast-cure materials, fast-processing material systems, and high-rate manufacturing technologies are shortening cycle times, increasing throughput, and helping composites scale.

Samridhi Singh SisodiyaAug 25, 2026 3m

How Advanced Processes are Scaling Composite Production

This blog explores how advanced composite manufacturing processes - from AFP and 3D printing to HP-RTM, FiberForm, AMCM, RTS, and pultrusion - are reducing production time, increasing throughput, and enabling composites to scale.

Shivani ChimnaniAug 24, 2026 6m

How are Composites Being Built to Scale? Celebrating National Composites Week 2026

Composites are built to scale. As demand surges across EVs, aerospace, space, and data centers, the industry is accelerating materials, processes, automation, and AI to overcome manufacturing bottlenecks and enable high-volume composite production.

Chandana PatnaikAug 23, 2026 5m

The Long Run of Composites in Orthopaedics

The use of composite materials in orthopaedics is rapidly increasing, with the market estimated to reach USD 286 million in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of over 5% to cross USD 385 million by 2030.

ComposightsJul 28, 2026 10m

Ceramic Matrix Composites in Aerospace: The Next Generation of High-Performance Materials

For aircraft engines, the CMCs are mostly of silicon carbide (SiC) fibers within a SiC matrix (around 85% of the CMC market is captured by this material combination). These CMCs are replacing traditional materials like nickel or titanium alloys due to several benefits.

Chandana PatnaikJun 8, 2026 4m

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