TechnologyNews / secondary source
European UnionIndustrialInfusion9 Oct 2026
The EU project closed with industrial demonstrations of an integrated, sensor-led approach to defect-free composite production.
FRP relevance: medium
Potential productsProcess monitoring — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
- Technology
- Process monitoring / zero-defect
TechnologyNews / secondary source
AustraliaAutomotiveMoulding9 Oct 2026
An ACM CRC-backed 12-month project aims to cut cure cycles from four hours to about ten minutes and take the process from TRL 3 to TRL 7.
FRP relevance: low
- Technology
- Moulding / curing
TechnologyNews / secondary source
FinlandAerospacePull-winding7 Oct 2026
The new controlled production space will make long pull-wound tubes for the frame of the Flying Whales LCA60T airship.
FRP relevance: medium
Potential productsPull-wound tubes — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
- Technology
- Pull-winding
TechnologyNews / secondary source
CanadaAerospaceFilament winding7 Oct 2026
Quebec launch company Reaction Dynamics is adding an automated filament-winding system to make composite structures and pressure vessels in-house for its Aurora vehicle; supplier not named.
FRP relevance: low
- Technology
- Filament winding
TechnologyNews / secondary source
ChinaIndustrialFilament winding5 Oct 2026
One unit handles resin metering, mixing, process control and production data logging, aimed at more consistent winding of composite hydrogen vessels.
FRP relevance: high
Potential productsFilament winding equipment — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
- Technology
- Filament winding — resin metering
TechnologyNews / secondary source
UKIndustrialTesting28 Sept 2026
A spin-out from the new Composites Innovation Group, set up to handle complex or niche composites testing work.
FRP relevance: medium
Potential productsTesting services — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
- Technology
- Testing
TechnologyNews / secondary source
USAMarineCore materials2026
Added Corecell capacity in Dallas targets subsea demand and is due to be running by Q3 2026.
FRP relevance: medium
Potential productsStructural foam core — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
- Technology
- Core materials