Digital Twins Reveal Hidden Information

It can be difficult to determine what happens inside a composite product during the manufacturing process – where anomalies may have occurred or how closely the final product matches the […]

Making a Push for Prefab FRP Panels

As the U.S. construction sector continues to face a pervasive labor shortage that many expect to intensify, Building Composites in Moraine, Ohio, has introduced a prefabricated FRP building enclosure panel […]

Congress Makes Manufacturing Tax Provisions Permanent

Less than a month after ACMA’s record-setting Composites 2025 Fly-In, Washington provided manufacturers with an extra reason to celebrate on the Fourth of July: much needed tax improvements that potentially […]

Charting a Course for Family Business Success

Family businesses are a vital segment of the U.S. economy, generating $7.7 trillion in gross domestic product, according to a report by Family Enterprise USA. While Wal-Mart Inc. is the […]

ACMA’s LCA+EPD Generator: A Smart Investment in Selling the Environmental Benefits of Composites

The 2025 version of ACMA’s LCA+EPD Generator is now up and running, and it’s already reshaping how composite manufacturers approach sustainability documentation. Designed to prepare cradle-to-gate environmental product declarations (EPDs) […]

ACMA: Driving Innovative Platforms for Composites Industry Engagement

As I begin my service as ACMA Board Chair, receiving the baton from my friend and colleague Megan Multanen, I naturally reflect on the privilege and responsibility to continue a […]

A View Toward Composites Evolution

Michael Gromacki, CEO of McClarin Composites, jokes that his involvement with ACMA began with a dumpster fire. “In 1997, I gave my first presentation with ACMA – then called the […]

New ACMA Event! Composites Evolution 2025

Join leading manufacturers, suppliers and technical experts Oct. 22 – 23, 2025, at Composites Evolution in Knoxville, Tenn., a new event focused on open molding and filament winding, where you […]

Continuous Composites Developing FEA Tool for CF3D Printing

The U.S. Air Force awarded Continuous Composites a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to develop a groundbreaking Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool for Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D). […]

Body of Toyota HiLux Built Using SGL Carbon Prepregs

The Toyota HiLux, a heavy-duty utility vehicle, will be competing in the Asia Cross Country Rally with an updated body made of natural flax fibers. SGL Carbon sourced the ampliTex™ […]