Marine

The marine industry has experienced a steady rise in the use of composites. In addition to helping hulls be lighter and more damage-resistant, composites can be found in many more areas of a maritime vessel–from interior moldings to furniture on super yachts.

America’s Cup Competitor Relies on Composites for Speed and Strength

Symmetrix Composite Tooling is a Supplier/Technical Partner with New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup. To provide the necessary patterns and molds for...

MAMBO 3D Printed Boat Made with Continuous Fiberglass Thermoset Material

Moi Composites is a start-up 3D printing company using robots and advanced composite materials to create powerful products. To create MAMBO (Motor Additive Manufacturing BOat), Moi’s team worked with expert...

Sailing into a More Sustainable Future

Quieter, less-polluting electric boats are gaining ground in the marine marketplace, but there’s a problem. Most manufacturers produce these craft by installing electric packages on existing boat models....

Recycled Carbon Fiber Gets Second Life in Surfboards

Sustainability is a core value of JUC SURF. The three founders of JUC Surf have experience working with carbon fiber in manufacturing with leading companies such as Boeing and Ford and are completing PhDs in...

Electric Rigid Inflatable Boat Built with Sustainable Composite Materials

RS Electric Boats’ new electric Pulse58 rigid inflatable motorboat is designed and built with sustainable composite components. RS Sailing’s sister company, RS Electric Boats, has a focus on...

Omahu Powercat Yacht Constructed of Composite Panels for “Space, Pace and Grace”

Omahu, a 16-meter composite displacement hull powercat being built in New Zealand, was designed by Roger Hill and based on construction using DuFLEX Composite panels from ATL Composites. In the Maori...