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Infused, fiberglass/polyester composite boat hulls have been built since the mid-1900s, expanding over time to include additional resins and foam cores. Composites continue to be a mainstay for various types of boats and luxury and racing yachts, and now include newer innovations such as carbon fiber precision hydrofoils and recycled carbon fiber or bio-based resins.

Core materials suppliers lean into the bracing breeze of big-blade challenges raised by the burgeoning wind energy industry.

Yacht builder's computer-designed method yields vacuum infusion without technical confusion.

Spread tow and thin ply open new opportunities in composites for golf shafts/driveshafts, boats and spacecraft thanks to improvements in lead time, weight and performance.

Well-known in structural applications, this symmetric, balanced and quasi-isotropic fabric offers savings and opens opportunities in composites tooling.

Balancing performance with affordable production, this industry veteran continues to
explore composites’ infinite possibilities.

Vacuum infusion, SAN sandwich foam cores and structural adhesives help reduce the weight of Mattia's high-performance catamaran yacht by 2,000 kg.

A new location helps regenerate a recession-battered industry, drawing in more exhibitors and attendees than in 2009.

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering’s annual fall Tech conference is now a spring event.

The annual conclave of SAMPE’s European segment and the JEC Europe show return to Paris this spring, promising to be bigger than ever before, reflecting the industry’s post-recession resurgence.

The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here's a guide to selection.