Full profile interview
8 Nov 2024

Hexcel
Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Hexcel Corporation is a leading supplier of advanced composite materials. Initially focused on honeycomb technology, Hexcel has grown into a significant player in manufacturing lightweight, high-performance structural materials. The company's offerings encompass carbon fiber, prepregs, matrix systems, and other composite materials primarily used in aerospace, defense, and industrial applications.
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2 Apr 2024

Taxiing For Takeoff: The Promise of eVTOLs
Flying cars are very easy to hype. Most images of the future almost always include mass mobility in the air. It is one of the staples of any depiction of advanced modern societies and a trope of almost every science fiction movie or book (however dystopian). It is an exciting time where the level of technological advancement is reaching the stage of making electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft a feasible reality.
Full profile interview
6 Jul 2022

Oxford Performance Materials
Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) are an American manufacturer of 3D-printed parts and coatings using their proprietary PEKK formulation. IDTechEx spoke with Scott DeFelice, CEO of OPM, about their 3D-printed parts business.
26 Mar 2021

Preparing for Take-Off: Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing Air Taxis
Join the IDTechEx webinar Wednesday 31 March 2021 - An introduction to urban air mobility and air taxi services; The basics of eVTOL aircraft design architectures; Background into ongoing eVTOL projects for passenger transportation; and much more!
16 Mar 2021

Market for eVTOL Air Taxis to Grow to $14.7 Billion by 2041
Air taxis and flying cars are easy to hype but IDTechEx's new report on the subject is not that hype. This independent research into electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport reflects the reality of the eVTOL market at this early stage of its development.
2 Dec 2020

The Most Significant Advanced Materials News from 2020
Not a single country or industry has been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact will be felt for years to come. Despite this, there have still been some notable industrial activity and commercial progression within materials science. IDTechEx provides a round-up and highlights some of these key developments.
Background
31 Mar 2020

Hexcel
Hexcel are major composite players in the aerospace sector. Claiming to be the largest in sales and capacity for aerospace composites. They attributed 68% of their 2019 sales to this sector and see a strong future with Airbus and Boeing having a backlog of composite rich planes.
Topic overview
31 Mar 2020

2020 status and outlook for the carbon fiber market
This premium article summarises the status of the PAN-based carbon fiber players. It provides a market overview for the capacity and impact of announced expansions. It highlights the main and upcoming players as well as notable acquisitions, partnerships and cost trends.
8 Jun 2018

See the world's first 3D printed composite bicycle at 3D Printing USA
3D printing of composite parts, specifically fiber reinforced polymers, is a rapidly emerging field. Arevo have created the world's first true 3D-printed carbon fiber bicycle.
Full profile interview: Company Financials
28 May 2018

Oxeon
Full profile interview: Company Financials
9 Jan 2018

Cevotec
5 Sep 2017

The many downsides of FRPs leaves plenty of room for innovation
Nearly all the advocates of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) shy away from talking about the many elephants in the room and there are enough of them that is beyond crowded.