Show your innovative potential at the central lightweight design platform – Book your booth at LightCon 2023 now at the Early Bird rate!

Please take part in the Composites Market Survey 2022/2!

Chance for SMEs - AMULET is launching the 2nd Open Call

CU Switzerland congratulates Bridge and CFRP pioneer Urs Meier on his birthday

Eureka: Call for lightweighting projects

Call for papers for the first issue of CU reports 2023

CompPair receives a FIT Tech Growth loan

We wish you Merry Christmas

Just remember – Carbon fibers for data storage in the laminate

Aviation meets architecture – Tailored Fibre Placement makes for tailored bio composite structures for architecture

CU launches new information series "CU KNOWLEDGE"

Innosuisse: Competitive project funding for start-ups before market entry

CFRP Market Reports of CU

The revision of support offers from Innosuisse: Changes as of 2023 at a glance

The composites industry met at JEC Forum DACH 2022

4th General Meeting of Composites United e. V. - Facing the challenges in times of crisis together

Bundled textile competence: 30 years of STFI – where sustainability has roots and a future

Reaction to new framework conditions: Composites United declares membership in Composites Germany

Switzerland participates in new ESA programmes

Ordinance on mandatory climate disclosures for large companies

Innovation Booster Plastics for Zero Emission: Annual Networking Conference 2022

Oris' New Limited Edition Watch Honors Coulson Aviation; Features Carbon Fiber Case produced by 9T Labs’ series production solution

Only 2 weeks to go till JEC Forum DACH 2022 in Augsburg

Ceramic Composites elects new Executive Board

Review: 59th Working Group "Reinforcement of Ceramic Materials"

Composites United Trainee Program 2022/23 launched

Call for papers for the LightCon 2023 extended until December 31, 2022

Innosuisse: Revised Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation

Invitation to participate in the GreenOffshoreTech Brokerage Event

Second edition of LightCon in June 2023

20 years CTC – We say thank you

First German-Polish joint booth at Kompozyt Expo Krakow 2022 was a great success

Successful CU Innovation Day "Composite Repair 2022" at the Faßberg Air Base

Join JEC Forum DACH 2022

Composite lightweight design expertise from Thuringia

CU Innovation Day "Composites in Sports Equipment" – Enthusiastic community meets at FES in the capital Berlin

MAInsights: ESI Group - Leading Innovator in Virtual Prototyping Solutions

Call for Papers: 19. Munich Symposium on Lightweight Design

Flying high with SaxonHy – Hydrogen-based flying in Saxony

Looking for Sponsors

Call for papers for the second issue of CU reports 2022

Info-Webinars about 9T Labs' Additive Fusion Technology on August 9th and 11th

Survey on fiber waste as part of the HORIZON EUROPE project MC4

9T Labs to Open First Office in the US, Boston

Everything in flow – Efficiency-enhancing flow-line production of large CFRP components in Stade

Meeting of the working group "Fiber Composites in Wind Energy" in Stade

SUPREM installs new manufacturing line for thermoplastic composite materials

From research directly into practice: National Lightweighting Validation Center opened

Launch of calcbond – The ecosystem for adhesive joint design

2500 tons Press for Research

Successful launch of the LightCon

Review: "More efficiency through automation, digital twins and machine learning?" – CU members in dialogue

MAInsights: Fast Lane and HoTStufF: Thermoplastic Rear Pressure Bulkhead

Numerical Calculation of bonded joints with calcbond’s AutoFEA Module

LightCon: Strong conference program for sustainable circular economy

BIONTEC integrates electronic components into structural parts

Invitation to the KOMPOZYT EXPO fair in Krakow to the CU joint booth – September 28 & 29, 2022

Analytical calculation of bonded joints with calcbond

CompPair is proud to work with ArianeGroup to shape the future of access to space for a faster turnover of reusable vehicles to reduce launch costs

Politicians visit NRW's ceramic fiber forge

Voith Composites and V-Carbon partner to develop the first sustainable closed-loop solution for CFRP materials for H2-systems

LightCon opens with keynotes from market-leading companies

Composites United Market Report 2021 published – Overview of the current overall composites market environment

Mechanical/process/materials engineer (m/f/d)

CU signs LOI with Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies at JEC World 2022

Composites United e. V. with largest joint booth at JEC World 2022 in Paris

calcbond - Online platform for adhesive bonded joints calculation

ar engineers GmbH launches online platform calcbond for the calculation of bonded joints

Cevotec successfully commissioned a SAMBA Pro Prepreg system based on Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) technology to Leonardo

Review: CU Innovation Day "Tailored Structures" on April 05, 2022

Launch of the "Call for Proposals for SMEs" in the GreenOffShoreTech project

CU Research - Be part of it!

Great networking with fun factor at CU Innovation Day with Composite Start-ups

Robert Habeck takes over patronage of LightCon

MAInsights: Augsburg Innovation Park as Host & Impetus for New Projects

Faserverbundwerkstoffe im Schienenbau mit begleitender Fachausstellung

MAInsights: The company Cut Expert introduces itself

Cevotec is about to revolutionize the H2 tank production and therefore enlarging the team

CompPair’s healable composites, reducing repair time by 99%, to be showcased on Gunboat’s next catamaran

CU offers support for training and employment of refugees from Ukraine

Review: 58th Working Group "Reinforcement of Ceramic Materials"

Review: Working Group Meeting of the PhD Students of Ceramic Composites on March 03, 2022

Swiss Federal Council Adopts Transitional Measures for SMEs and Start-ups

Industry 4.0 platform "CCiiot" of the CU simply explained

Support for Ukraine

Internationalization of Composites United e. V.: Cooperation initiation in Poland

CU Ost Executive Committee strengthens in the Thuringian snow

Professional seminars and training courses on materials testing of fiber-reinforced plastics

Project partner sought for procurement/production of fiber-metal laminates

cevotec is looking for Mechatronics Technician & C++ Software Developer & Senior Automation Mechanical Engineer & Robotics & Control System Developer (all genders)

Hybrid lightweight structures for mobility applications - industrial project partner sought for ZIM application

Kick-off workshop: Korea Lightweight Design joint project

Partnership Announcement ANAVIA & Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Call for papers for the first issue of CU reports 2022

Funding of projects in textile research - focus on sustainability and digitalisation

NTN Innovation Booster Plastics for Zero Emission launched with first tender in Switzerland

Final public workshop of the SuCoHS project on 22-23 February 2022

Final report on the Campus Carbon 4.0 project MAI CaRinA now available

Further development of hydrogen technology through fiber composites

Hybrid structures every minute

Innovationspreis Bayern 2022

LightCon 2022 is held parallel to HANNOVER MESSE

JEC World postponed to May 2022

Delegation trip "Automation, Industry 4.0 and IT Services" from 18-20.05.2022

INVENT GmbH is looking for Development and Project Engineers (M/F/D)

South Korea – Switzerland Call 2022 for Joint Innovation Projects – Matchmaking Platform open for registration

European cooperation for the production of oxide ceramic fibers

SUPREM develops thermoplastic composite for Pressure Vessels

Sweden-Switzerland EUREKA Call for R&D Project Outlines is Open

Next Submission Deadline for Eurostars, 24 March 2022

Composites United e. V. expands service portfolio with specialized Industry 4.0 platform for composites industry

Third general meeting of Composites United e. V. - Association elects new presidium and presents future strategic focus

Welcome Bergolin, Victrex and vombaur!

Stefan Steinacker becomes new Managing Director of the cluster CU BW

Structure Design and Stress Engineer (m/f/d)

C++ Software Developer (all genders)

CU member 9T Labs AG wants to reinforce its team

SUPSI: MEMTi Lead Partner in the «CO2NVERT» Flagship Project

Save the date/Call for papers: LIGHTer International Conference 2022

9T Labs & Solvay bring additive manufacturing of carbon composite parts to mass production

Suprem launches continuous fibre for 3D printing

Call for Papers launched: LightCon seeks exciting program contribution

Welcome Kisling AG

Senior Researcher / Post-Doc Research Assistant (m/f/d)

Horizon Europe: CHF 400 million for Swiss researchers

MAI Carbon general meeting and Project Forum: Leading-edge cluster presents current developments and a new managing director

IWK/zai: Sustainable High-Performance Alpine Ski

Change of Managing Direction at Composites United e.V. - Dr. Tjark von Reden succeeds Alexander Gundling

Be innovative and talk about it - CU working group "Composites Influencer" launched

Posthumous award of the Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Klaus Friedrich

Carbon fiber research in the Lusatia region - needs analysis as part of the "InnoCarbEnergy" project

Call for Papers: China-Germany-Japan Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing of New Energy Vehicles 2021

New Eurostars Calls Now Open

Composites United e.V. strengthens its headquarters in Berlin

State of play Horizon Europe

Turkish Aerospace Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG is recruiting for the departments design, manufacturing, assembly, testing and quality

Bachelor’s thesis: Numerical investigation of single overlapped structural bonds

Suprem boosts thermoplastic Towpreg technology

Approved: NTN Innovation Booster «Plastics for Zero Emission»

Welcome ZHAW-Fachgruppe Faserverbundkunststoffe FVK

Empa: Stabilising concrete structures with prestressed CFRP lamellas

European Sales Manager (m/f/d) CFRP Prepreg-Stacks

Call for papers for the second issue of CU reports 2021

JCM: Advanced composite material consultant who has a view of CFRP products’ life cycle assessment

9T Labs: New CTO and sales managers for Italy and DACH regions

Empowering R&D with Uncertainty Quantification and Statistical Optimization

Supplier for quasi-isotropic CFRP & GFRP laminates required

LightCon to be postponed to early summer 2022

Horizon Europe: Switzerland partially excluded

Everything new in construction – CU Bau specialist network starts five new working groups

Spaghetti with chocolate - CU North promotes young STEM talents

9T Labs awarded «Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions Label» for Red Series® Additive Fusion Solution

Switzerland and Sweden strengthen cooperation in innovation promotion

IWK: Design of a structural composite hydrogen tank

EEN Innovation & Technology Offer: New thermomechanical process technology

CU member Hufschmied´s successful machining webinar with partners

Horizon Europe: Updates Q&A

Composites United expands its range of working groups – Focus on "Fire Protection" and "Pultrusion"

RUAG: Basic structure for new generation of weather satellites

icotec finalist of the Swiss Medtech Award 2021

Welcome CompPair Technologies Ltd.

Carbomill and 9T Labs make digital composite production possible

Icotec co-favourite for Swiss Medtech Award 2021

Announcement of the M-ERA.NET CALL 2021

Research.swiss: Overview of Swiss research funding

The digital LEICHTBAUATLAS connects the lightweight design community

FHNW/RUAG Space: Jointly developed inserts in OneWeb satellites

FHNW: Sustainable recycling of glass fibre reinforced plastics

New date for LightCon in fall 2021

Launch of the new European Innovation Council

CU Member OCSiAl - Expanding the freedom of design: powder coating on FRP thanks to conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes

Nägeli Swiss AG: aCC process expands application possibilities in lightweight construction

SAMPE Europe 21: Call for papers

Connova: ANAVIA launches first unmanned helicopter

Swiss CMT AG: Research project for more sustainability in the boating and water sports sector

Hydrogen theme day of Composites United e.V. is a big success

ZHAW Ceramic Materials Laboratory: New DLP printer

SUPREM starts production on new manufacturing line

An innovative multi-material joining technology for sandwich materials

Innosuisse: impulse programme Swiss Innovation Power

CU Member ar engineers GmbH choosen for ETG Blade Fabrication supervision for Greater Changhua wind projects

CU member 9T Labs wants to reinforce its team

icotec ag Partners with G-21 to Provide Combined Bone Cement and Delivery Solution for Pedicle Screw Augmentation Procedures

Web seminar series for CU members - new dates 2021

Setting the course for the future - General Board Meeting and Digital General Meeting of the CU in 2020

Network – News

CU Online – successful launch

E-Learning opportunities

Review Online Forum «Composites in MedTech»

LPAC: Spin-off reached the final of deep-tech start-up competition

ETHZ: More efficient process for producing fibre reinforced plastics

CU reports

Launch of the virtual Composites United Trainee Programme

Swiss electric sports car manufacturer Piëch Automotive appoints leading auto executives to drive launch plans

Three continent MOU signed by KCTECH (South Korea), IACMI (USA), JEC Group (France) and Composites United (Germany)

EEN: International Partner Search – Innovation & Technology Offer

Huntsman: OESH® Shoes 3D prints 100% recyclable soles using TPU elastomers

Thermoplastic composites: Ensinger puts prepreg plant into operation

CMASLab exhibits at SAMPE and ITHEC virtual conferences

EEN: International Partner Search – Research & Development Request

CU member CG Rail honored as the most innovative SME in European rail technology

EEN: International Partner Search – Innovation & Technology Request

Dresden hydrogen cooperation for storage technologies from a single source

FHNW / Hightech Zentrum Aargau: Wave Trophy

EMPA: Wood as a high-performance material

Composites United sets the course for the future in construction with Roy Thyroff

Quickstep Technology selects JETCAM and CROSSTRACK for nesting and material tracking

On recycled shoe sole for top performance

Ingénieur(e) Projets Clients (60-100%)

Recycled rotor blades save trees

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Acquires European Carbon Fiber Recycling Company – CFK™ / carboNXT®

Ansys Named to Fast Company's Second Annual List of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators

EMPA: When Concrete learns to pre-stress itself

9T Labs and Setforge collaborate to bring Additive Manufacturing CFRP to series production

FHNW: New possibilities through Raman microscopy

Ensinger: Material for high-frequency applications

The first 100% bio-based polyester resin is available for testing purposes!

RUAG Holding becomes RUAG International Holding

icotec ag Receives Approvals for Two Spinal Systems in Europe and the US

HSR: The IWK has moved to the Techpark in Rapperswil-Jona

Swiss TecLadies: Mentors wanted

National Future Day 2020: Project places sought

New board member Tobias Gerngross

EEN: Technology & Business Cooperation Days 2020

EEN: International Partner Search (M-ERA.NET)

Sutter Kunststoffe: Helping to build the fastest sailboat in the world

CU Switzerland: General Assembly

Ensinger: Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic sheets for industry

EEN: International Partner Search (aerospace)

1. Roundtable CU Switzerland

Laboringenieur (m/w/d) für Verbundwerkstoffe

Akademische Mitarbeiter (m/w/d)

Coronavirus: Innosuisse answers your questions about innovation funding

Huntsman Answers Urgent Calls for Help in the Fight Against Coronavirus COVID-19

Huntsman Announces the Acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialties,Expanding its Specialty Chemicals

Partner Search - For Horizon 2020 Topic on Urban Air Mobility

icotec joins forces with the AO Foundation on new spinal stabilization system

Vertriebsmitarbeiter (m/w/d) EN

Erfolgreicher CU-Thementag „Thermoplastische Composites – Ein Trend mit Tragweite?"

Innosuisse: Internationale Projekte mit Brasilien und Südkorea

Studieren und Probieren

AMable: Call for Proposals

9T Labs closes seed financing round to 3D print series production carbon fiber parts

"Simulation ist der Nukleus für viele weitere Entwicklungen" - Veranstalter zufrie-den mit der achten Auflage des FCS

Graphene Flagship: New projects to shape EU’s environmental future

Noch bis 15. April für die CU-Studienpreise 2020 bewerben!

Abschlussveranstaltung des Composites United Trainee Programms

ETH Zürich: Successful flight test of a 3D printed morphing composite drone

Die Nägeli Swiss AG gewinnt den Swiss Plastics Award in der Kategorie Publikumspreis

Konferenz der Carbonbetonforscher in Dresden und Auszeichnung für Bauforschungsprojekt C³

Thermoplastisches CFK-Modul einer Höhenforschungsrakete mit integrierter faseroptischer Sensorik ist bereit für den Start

CFK-Thermoplast-Technologie schafft gestern Clips, heute Spante, morgen Schalen

Branchenberichte von Composites Germany

Studien zur Composites-Branche

Der Spitzencluster MAI Carbon

„Gemeinsam Leichtbau zum Exportschlager machen“ – Composites United und Industrieregion Katowice-Gliwice Śląskie wollen kooperieren

Interview mit Stève Mérillat in der Technischen Rundschau

CU-Forum of the CC Austria at the Red Bull-Ring in Spielberg

Enterprise Europe Network: request for innovation and technology

ETH Zurich: Mario Danzi successfully defended his doctoral thesis

Geschäftsführerwechsel bei der IBT.InfraBioTech GmbH

EURESERACH: Offene Ausschreibung für innovative Produktidee mit additiver Fertigung

Nägeli Swiss AG präsentiert an der Swiss Plastics Expo den neu entwickelten Chock MAX

EURESERACH: Offene Ausschreibung für innovative Produktidee mit additiver Fertigung

Geschäftsführerwechsel bei der IBT.InfraBioTech GmbH

CEO Urs Breitmeier verlässt RUAG

SUPSI-DTI und Inspire verstärken die Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der «intelligenten Produktionsprozesse»

Call for Papers für die neue Leichtbau-Plattform LightCon

US-Delegation zu Gast bei Composites United und MAI Carbon

ETH Zürich: Martin Eichenhofer verteidigt erfolgreich seine Dissertation

CU und 4cost vereinbaren Kooperation – Vorteile für CU-Mitglieder

CC Schweiz: Erfolgreiche Trade Mission nach Schweden

Trumpf: Neuer 3D-Drucker für die Medizintechnik

ANSYS: Porsche will die Formel-E-Meisterschaft mit ANSYS-Technologie ausstatten

Broetje-Automation GmbH als Digitaler Ort Niedersachsens ausgezeichnet

CU-Forum des CC Austria am Red Bull-Ring in Spielberg

CU-Thementag zu polymerbasiertem Leichtbau in Wildau

Weltweit erstes Carbon-Thermoplast-E-Bike Made in Germany – Probefahrt für CU-Mitglieder

RUAG: Ariane fliegt zum 250. Mal mit RUAG-Space-Produkten ins All

BIONTEC feiert

ETH Zürich: Webinar zur Hybrid-Bikomponenten-Fasertechnologie

RUAG: Neue Nutzlastverkleidung für ruhigere Reisen ins All

Sino-Swiss Business Award für FRAISA Shanghai

LPAC: Pierre-Etienne Bourban mit dem Rodolphe and Renée Haenny Preis ausgezeichnet

MAI Carbon-Projektforum 2019 informiert über Details und Erfolge

EEN: Internationale Partnersuche

Auftakt CU-Trainee-Programm 2019/20, erstmals unter neuem Label

Transatlantic Cluster Roadshow mit Composites United und MAI Carbon

MAI Carbon heißt koreanische Unternehmer-Delegation willkommen

SAMPE CH Bridge contest 2020

Roth gewinnt doppelt beim „Großen Preis des Mittelstandes“

EURESEARCH: Wollen Sie Ihrem Unternehmen mit innovativen Projekten Schub verleihen?

FHNW/Krelus: Infrared controlled curing of thermoset composites

Ensinger Composites: LDS-Filamente für den 3D-Druck

TRUMPF: Neue Lösungen für die vernetzte Produktion

Broetje-Automation übergibt erstmals vollautomatische Bohr- und Nietanlage an Pilatus

Gelungener Thementag «Textile Technology for High Performance Composites»

8. Fachkongress Composite Simulation

3D-Gewebe am CC Schweiz Thementag «Textile Technology for High Performance Composites»

EMPA: Auszeichnung für CFK-Pionierleistungen

Weiter mit Bildung – Weiterbildungsprogramm 2020 erschienen

Ausgezeichnete Abschlussarbeiten – CCeV-Studienpreise 2019 verliehen

Konstituierende Mitgliederversammlung des Composites United e.V. – Die Zukunft des Leichtbaus