JEC World 2024 exhibitor previews

The highly anticipated JEC World, taking place March 5-7, 2024 in Paris, France, is right around the corner.

Last year, the annual international composites conference brought in more than 40,000 attendees, had over 1,200 exhibitors from 106 countries spanning across 72,700 square meters of floor space and 25 Pavilions. This year is looking to be just as lucrative — JEC organizers have reported the presence of 27 international pavilions, the return of the Planets (including a new one for buildings and infrastructure), Startup Booster and Innovation awards and a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of composites in sports in honor of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A variety of other technical and networking opportunities, designated areas and more will be present, all bringing together advanced material startups, experts, academics, scientists and R&D leaders under one roof.

Every year, CW receives technology exhibit previews from a number of companies letting us know what to expect at their JEC World booths. What follows is a summary of the companies and previews we have received so far:

• Airbus Atlantic: Airbus Atlantic is displaying a carbon and quartz fiber radome, in addition to touching on its capabilities in design, development of aerospace structures, parts and equipment.
• Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp: The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is hosting an extended Natural Fibre Village, in addition to its latest work with the ecoinvent materials database and a conference session.
• Avient: Avient features its thermoplastic, thermoset and engineered fiber solutions, including new Polystrand ThermoBallistic composite panels.
• Bally Ribbon: Bally Ribbon Mills is displaying film-infused 3D woven joints, woven thermal protection systems (TPS) and woven composite 3D structures. 
• Bcomp: Bcomp continues the tradition of exhibiting components from diverse markets, including motorsport, wider mobility and performance sports equipment, that incorporate ampliTex and powerRibs fibers.
• BlueWind: BlueWind is exhibiting at JEC World for the first time at the Brazil Pavilion, highlighting a novel nacelle technology.
• CIMComp: Visit CIMComp and its team members at the UK Pavilion to delve deeper into its composites research over the last 7 years and network with industry leaders.
• Cobra International: Cobra International and its CAC automotive business are presenting the iQFOiL windsurf board, among other composites-focused surfboard options, as well as its flexibility in automotive component production.
• CompCut: Compcut is presenting its advanced composites saw (ACS) and precision composite router (PCR), in addition to inviting attendees to bring their own materials for demonstration purposes.
• Composites Expert: Composites Expert highlights how its E-Learning Composites Academy platform supports flexible industry learning with new courses developed with Stelia Aerospace North America.  
• CompoTech: Custom-designed carbon fiber/epoxy components and automated fiber winding machine offerings will be on display, emphasizing CompoTech’s focus on designing and supplying turnkey composites technologies. 
• CTE Ltd.: With new logo and rebranding in hand, Composite Test & Evaluation Ltd. invites industry and potential partners to learn more about its decades experience in material, evaluation services.
• Diab: Diab shares its knowledge about being a circular business, further exemplified through its display of solutions like a recycled PET foam wash basin, subsea materials and aircraft interior panels.
• Dieffenbacher: Companies in the automotive, aerospace, sports and leisure spaces are encouraged to visit Dieffenbacher to learn about its composites-focused manufacturing technologies and plants, Evoris platform and sustainable solution options.
• DLR: The DLR is presenting the EmpowerAX multi-curved shell demo part as a JEC Innovation Award winning innovation, in addition to results from other projects involving hydrogen tanks, wind and more.
• Endless Industries: Endless Industries offers 3D printing customers integration of its proprietary printhead, software and fiber filaments to achieve the benefits of lightweight composite parts.
• Engineering Technology Corp. (ETC): Engineering Technology Corp. is exhibiting offerings ranging from high-speed filament winding equipment to integrated robotic solutions, in addition to new standard line of tape wrappers.
• Envalior: A variety of applications demonstrate Envalior’s Tepex composite materials portfolio, from automotive to hydrogen.
• Exel Composites: Exel Composites offers attendees a chance to engage with company experts and learn more about continuous composite manufacturing processes across various industries.
• EuCIA: EuCIA is offering demonstrators of its Eco Impact Calculator LCA tool, and holding discussions about its initiatives in composite materials circularity, including a recent position paper and the EU-funded REFRESH project.
• Expo-Net: Expo-Net promotes 100% recyclable extruded thermoplastic resin flow mesh products, an updated technical processing guide and highlights its successful work with industry partners.
• Fives: Fives invites attendees to learn more about its specialization in providing composites precision and performance, whether its through its Cincinnati, Forest-Liné and Lund lines or its ACE and COAST engineering suites.
• Freudenberg: Freudenberg Performance Materials displays innovative surface veils, flow media and spacer solutions to meet the evolving requirements of FRP parts.
• Greenboats/Group Depestele: Flax fiber producer Groupe Depestele and sustainable composites company Greenboats demonstrate flax fiber materials, demonstrators and product offer Circular Structures.
• Hexcel: Hexcel celebrates the success of its customers with latest composites technology solutions and applications on display for the aerospace, automotive, energy, sports and marine markets.
• Huntsman: Huntsman is sharing a new polyurethane- and epoxy-based composites portfolio aligned with the needs of the automotive sector.
• Hypetex: Hypetex is returning with its color technologies, displayed via a variety of sporting goods applications, as well as its expansion into marine.
• Ideko: Spanish research center Ideko showcases its knowledge, capabilities and experience in advanced manufacturing processes for composites to reduce the environmental footprint of aerospace production.
• IPCO: Modular, multi-stage ThermoPress double-belt presses, ScatterPro precision scattering and film casting with high-precision Venturi drying are key highlights at IPCO’s booth. 
• KraussMaffei: KraussMaffei presents its complete technology portfolio in the fields of lightweight construction and surfaces, covering a variety of end markets.
• Lehvoss Group: The Lehvoss Group presents fire-resistant composite materials for transportation and other industries, including their using in 3D printing, toolmaking and other process examples.
• Mikrosam: A pressure vessel for HydroExceed manufactured via a recently delivered multi-spindle filament winder displays Mikrosam’s expertise in filament winding equipment.
• Quantum Materials: Quantum Materials is unveiling the expanded yarn size and fabrics range behind its chemically resistant, hydrophobic and tough Innegra brand of synthetic fibers.
• RAMPF Group: The RAMPF Group is bringing together three of its divisions — RAMPF Composite Solutions, RAMPF Tooling Solutions, and RAMPF Group Inc. — delivering a variety of materials and services to the composites industry.
• Roctool: Roctool is introducing the R-IDS, a patented heated platen that aims to make mass production more accessible for composites manufacturing.
• Roth Composite Machinery: Roth Composite Machinery is co-exhibiting with partner mefex GmbH to present new developments to its µRoWin software for automated filament winding.  
• Schmidt & Heinzmann: The AutoCut Pick&Place and Cube SMC line from Schmidt & Heinzmann aim to deliver more modernized manufacturing capabilities with improved efficiency and process control.
• SensXpert: In addition to providing insights and success stories regarding automation and digitalization opportunities in composites, sensXperts offers attendees a free material characterization opportunity.
• SL-Laser GmbH: SL-Laser highlights the ProDirector 7 and ProCollector measuring systems, in addition to sharing presentations on other relevant programs available to industry.
• Schütz Composites: Schütz Composites introduces Cormaster, its line of aramid paper-based honeycomb materials suitable in many application fields as panels or parts.
• Slack & Parr: Slack & Parr presents its resin metering capability, with pump offerings that improve fiber-to-resin control, boost efficiency and reduce waste in composites manufacture.
• Solico Engineering: Solico is presenting a number of recent engineering projects in the defense, maritime and industrial sectors, in addition to celebrating its nomination as a JEC Innovation Award finalist.
• Swancor: Swancor demonstrates its EzCiclo recyclable epoxy and recycling process in wind, sporting goods and automotive applications.
• Syensqo: Syensqo is exhibiting at the international event for the first time, using the platform to launch material innovations serving multiple markets and highlight new collaborations.
• Technical Fibre Products: Technical Fibre Products is exhibiting its portfolio of advanced nonwovens that impart multifunctional properties, improve the finish of a composite and be used in a variety of industries.
• Toray Carbon Fibers Europe (with Avel Robotics): Avel Robotics’ IMOCA hydrofoil, fresh off the water, is being highlighted at Toray Carbon Fiber Europe’s booth, showcasing a successful collaboration in using towpreg and AFP for efficient race boat development.
• Voidsy GmbH: Austria-based voidsy GmbH introduces the 3D V-ROX system, facilitating fast, contactless and nondestructive inspection with added efficiency and safety.
• Xenia Materials: Xenia Materials is unveiling Xegreen 23-C20-3DP, a 100% recycled PET-G carbon fiber-reinforced material grade for high-performance additive manufacturing.
• Zünd: Zünd is highlighting digital excellence via its ZCC Cut Center, heat sealing module (HSM), G3 Cutter and ZPC software.

Visit JEC World’s website for a complete exhibitor list.