Recycled carbon fibres for Sports Industry
Implementing a thermoset resin winding process with recycled carbon fibre yarn should help reducing the CO2 emissions for the raw materials by up to 90%
14. June 2023
CU at the conference “Cluster Collaboration in the Sustainable Regional Development” in Lviv, Ukraine
Lviv/Lemberg, Ukraine, June 5-7, 2023 – Conference “Cluster Collaboration in the Sustainable Regional Development” At the beginning of June 2023, Composites United e. V. (CU)
12. June 2023
Event Recap: CU Innovation Day: Interiors – Sustainable Materials and New Manufacturing Processes
At the end of May 2023, more than 85 participants gathered in the solar hall of the CFRP NORD Research Center in Stade to discuss
6. June 2023
9T Labs Publishes First Sustainability Report that Provides Radical, Measurable Actions to Achieve Zero-Waste and Carbon-Reducing Goals
Our member 9T Labs AG, experts in digital, automated and cost-competitive serial production of continuous fiber components, has released its first ever Sustainability Report that
22. May 2023
No European Green Deal without lightweight design technology: Experts and politicians in top-level talks in Brussels
Successful event kick-off in Brussels to place the topic of lightweight design at EU level: Composites United, VDMA and Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU)
17. May 2023
Airtech Advanced Materials Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary with a New Location in India
Airtech Advanced Materials Group, a leading provider of innovative composite solutions, announced a surprise expansion at JEC World 2023 in Paris. The company is pleased
17. May 2023
Innovation Booster «Plastics for Zero Emission» Call 3: Top solution ideas for the challenges submitted
«Composites Layup Optimisation for Resource Efficiency in Space Industry», «Alternative Raw Material to Carbon Black» and «Second Life Carbon Fibers for Sports Equipment» were the
17. May 2023
Review: CU Innovation Day “Automated Fiber Placement” at Conbility in Herzogenrath, Germany
At the CU Innovation Day on May 4, 2023 in Herzogenrath, everything revolved around Automated Fiber Placement (AFP). In this fully automated manufacturing process for
9. May 2023
CrossTEQ: Thermoplastic compression molding enables the efficient recycling and optimal use of industrial plastic waste
CrossTEQ has developed an end-contour accurate thermoset-based compression molding process that bypasses these costly processes and also opens up versatile possibilities for upgrading any waste
9. May 2023
The Conference Highlights of LightCon 2023
At LightCon, everything revolves around the topic of lightweight construction technology on 13 June at the Exhibition Grounds in Hannover. Visitors can expect an exciting
2. May 2023
Upcoming dates & events
AIRTEC 2026
3. March 2026
Meeting of the WG “Sustainability”
2. March 2026
JEC Forum DACH 2026
17. February 2026
7. Lightweighting Summit “Advantage through efficiency”
30. January 2026
70. BetonTage in Ulm
12. January 2026
Laser Processing of Non-metals
22. December 2025
4. Composite-Sandwich Conference
16. December 2025
JEC World 2026
10.03.2026 - 12.03.2026
70. BetonTage in Ulm
10.03.2026 - 12.03.2026
Laser Processing of Non-metals
18.03.2026 - 19.03.2026
CU Innovation Lab "Intelligent Composite Production"
14.04.2026 - 15.04.2026
Meeting of the WG "Sustainability"
16.04.2026
7. Lightweighting Summit "Advantage through efficiency"
21.04.2026
4. Composite-Sandwich Conference
05.05.2026 - 06.05.2026
Composites Innovation Event 3rd Edition: New Frontiers for Composites in Extreme Environments
20.05.2026 - 21.05.2026
JEC Forum DACH 2026
20.10.2026 - 21.10.2026
AIRTEC 2026
20.10.2026 - 22.10.2026
ITHEC - International Conference and Exhibition on Thermoplastic Composites
28.10.2026 - 29.10.2026
