Industry Digest

Keep up to date with the latest news of interest to the composites industry

Inspired Overland Develops Ultra-lightweight Rooftop Tent with Carbon Fiber

Inspired Overland was founded with the intent of developing products for off-road and overland campers that are affordable and high-quality. The company succeeded and received the SEMA (Specialty Equipment...

Carbon Fiber Being Recycled in Unique Way to Build Superbike

New Zealand-based Vélos Advancements is building its new Holocene road bike from recycled Toray carbon fiber. According to Vélos, its focus is on “taking a novel and possibly world-first approach to...

Apply Carbon Commissioned the World’s First Fully Automated Mass Production Plant for Recycled Carbon Fiber

Production and disposal of carbon fiber are energy intensive and environmentally challenging. As recent news has shown, sustainability is becoming increasingly important as a tenet of business. Apply Carbon...

Omni Tanker and UNSW are Leading a Digital Transformation in Composites Manufacturing

Omni Tanker is in the enviable position of global demand exceeding its production capabilities. As the company expanded into aerospace and hydrogen transport applications, leadership realized that action was...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander is Assembled

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure is aptly named for a rare firefly species found in the southwest U.S. and known for their distinctive blue glow. The Blue Ghost lander structure and...

Classic Recreations Used Carbon Fiber to Design the 60th Anniversary Shelby Cobra Race Car

Classic Recreations describes itself as dedicated to meticulously recreating and restoring built-to-order, trophy-winning, track-burning, high-performance cars, and trucks. With the new 60th Anniversary Shelby...