JEC Composites Magazine editorial team produces three times a year special issues on top of the regular issues of the magazine.
- Every first quarter: the JEC Composites Observer
Written in collaboration with Estin & Co, it is the annual barometer of the composites industry, which provides a forecast growth up to the five coming years. This publication seeks to give an ample perspective and outlook of the industry for the next five years using graphs, key figures, market dynamics, and insights to illustrate the state of composites globally.
- Every spring: the JEC Composites Innovation Report
From raw materials to disruptive manufacturing processes, the Innovation Report showcases the most striking advances of the year unveiled at JEC World, offering a comprehensive panorama of a fast-evolving global industry.
- Every autumn: the JEC Composites Sustainability Report
Compiling highlights about the part composite materials are playing in creating the sustainable European economy of the future. The purpose of this annual work, rather than results, which quickly become obsolete, is to give examples of approaches contributing to and moving towards sustainability.
In the past, JEC published special issues about end users industries such as smarter cities, mobility, sports, health, and leisure, all these issues being available to all JEC Composites Magazine subscribers.
N°17 - february 2026
N°18 - february 2026
N°16 - november 2025
N°10 - march 2025
N°11 - march 2025
N°9 - october 2024
N°15 - march 2024
N°14 - march 2024
N°8 - february 2024
N°7 - december 2023
N°13 - april 2023
N°6 - march 2023
N°23 - november 2022
N°5 - february 2022
N°22 - september 2021
N°20 - april 2021
N°4 - november 2020
N°3 - may 2020
N°12 - march 2020
N°2 - november 2019
N°1 - march 2019
N°19 - september 2017
EXPERT’S DIGEST
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
A little over a year ago, as is customary, the JEC Awards jury was tasked with making a choice between quite a few applications. It’s not a simple task. Among the ten award winners, the CF3D patented...
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
lntroduction to the additive manufacturing of fibre-reinforced composites
This introduction to JEC’s Digest of Additive Manufacturing serves as an overview of the key aspects of this relatively young but fast-evolving segment of the composites industry. This segment itself...
High-performance creations: additive manufacturing and composites
This article focuses on the combination of additive manufacturing (AM) and composites. In fact, we all know that composites manufacturing is “additive” by definition. CCS and SUTD started exploring...
Additive manufacturing of high-performance composite structures
In the previous article about “High-performance creations: additive manufacturing and composites” (JEC Magazine no. 115), the authors Prof. David Rosen and Dr. Florian Doetzer pointed out the...
Simulating the effects of warpage in an additively-manufactured composite layup tool
Additive manufacturing (AM), by definition opposed to subtractive methods, regroups a number of manufacturing processes allowing the creation of parts from 3D numerical CAD models by building up the...
Optimizing the key manufacturing parameters of the AFP process
Most users of Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) equipment use the software provided by the machine vendor, which is simply not economical or realistic for manufacturers. This paper presents a universal...
How AFP lay-up affects a composite part’s design intent
VERICUT Composite Paths for Engineering (VCPe) gives a composite part designer, mechanical engineer, or process engineer access to the same tools NC programmers use to create Automated Fiber Placement...
Preform permeability measurement and 3D resin flow simulation for dry AFP
An efficient experimental method is proposed to measure the very low permeability of composite laminated preforms fabricated by automated dry fibre tape placement. A new computer program is also...
Fibre placement in-process monitoring and solutions for quality optimization
InFactory Solutions, a subsidiary of Airbus, qualified its first sensor for in-process monitoring of the AFP process, thus reducing process time dedicated to quality inspection. Recently, the...
Repurposing residual AFP tape for complex aerospace parts
Shaping effectively the future of aviation requires a constant flow of new ideas that combine maximum technical progress with optimum ecological and economic efficiency. To this end, the engineers and...
Rapid manufacturing of a tailored spar by AFP and stamp forming
Rapid AFP, followed by stamp forming offers a potential process route for manufacturing tailored thermoplastic components in short cycle times. AFP allows for additional cost and weight optimization...
ATL/AFP
PAEK composite prepreg: fast and efficient part manufacturing
Coriolis Composites and Victrex teamed up to use an automated fibre placement (AFP) process to unlock the potential of VICTREX AE™ 250 UDT. The results showed a significant increase in lay-up speed...
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Fibre Patch Placement: expanding the scope of additive manufacturing
Fibre Patch Placement combines the advantages of additive manufacturing with state-of-the-art performance expectations of the composites industry. In their article about High-performance creations:...
Automated manufacturing of stiffened composite shells using dry fibre material
Appropriate manufacturing concepts need to be developed to meet the growing demand for CFRP parts and the increasing production rates in the aviation sector. Therefore, a development stream is ongoing...
ATL/AFP
Laser-assisted tape- and fiber-placement-system “Multi-Material-Head”
Automated manufacturing by using automated laser-assisted tape and fiber placement systems is highly desirable and advantageous with regard to reproducibility, cycle times and fiber volume content....
Economic production of load-optimized thermoplastic composites
Sustainable production methods for fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) are one of the key challenges of modern production technology, especially in comparison to established process chains such as metal...
Automated fibre placement and forming process simulation
Combining the automated fibre placement (AFP) process and the forming process creates the possibility to achieve automated high-volume production of optimized continuous-fibre composite parts....
3D PRINTING
Full-strength 5-axis carbon fibre 3D printing revolutionizes aviation and space
Carbon fibre is an incredible material but laminates are a “suboptimal structure”, usually barely edging out metals. 3D printing this high-performance material will enable its true lightweighting...
Successful mission of TuPOD, a TubeSats deployer manufactured via additive manufacturing
Small satellites provide a responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As the demand grows, engineers must adapt these “nanosatellites”, or CubeSats, to accomplish new achievements...
lnduction welding of reinforced additive-manufactured parts
Three companies within the Technology Park Ypenburg joined forces to extend the boundaries of thermoplastics processing. A unidirectional carbon fibre thermoplastic leading edge was reinforced using...
The Energica dashboard reinvented through professional 3D printing and composite materials
In Modena, the homeland of supercars and the Motor Valley of Italy, the first high-performance fully-electric motorcycle, “Ego”, was born at Energica Motor Company S.p.A. Ego was rigorously developed...
Transforming composite production processes with FDM additive manufacturing
Italian company Compositex produces high-quality composite components and parts. The company is facing growing demand from its automotive, motorsports and aerospace customers for faster and more...
Disrupting the composite tooling supply chain
With traditional composite tooling manufacturing acknowledged as being an extremely lengthy and costly process, Yann Rageul, Director of Manufacturing Solutions at Stratasys, a global leader in...
World’s first 3D-printed yacht with carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic compounds
The Lehvoss Group, of which Lehvoss North America is a member, and its parent company Lehmann&Voss&Co of Hamburg, Germany, are partnering with Italian boatbuilder, Livrea Yacht, to build the world’s...
Additive manufacturing applications in sporting goods production
Athletes and manufacturers in competitive sports continually strive to innovate through the adoption of new technologies, materials and customized equipment. Recent advancements in additive...
Making the first 3D-printed carbon fibre bike
Thinking about 3D printing evokes images of customized prosthetics, printable organs, and even houses and many more customized products that are produced locally. However, after the hype of the last...
lnnovative composite bicycle frame
This article describes the fabrication of an optimized composite bicycle frame using additive manufacturing and braided fabric, which significantly reduces both process waste and weight. Santa Cruz...
lnjection moulding: running tests earlier with 3D printing
The production of prototype tools for injection moulding is extremely complicated and costly, especially when steel or aluminium are used. The tools must therefore be milled and hardened, which means...
Large-scale additive manufacturing of composite thermoplastics – where are we?
In the USA, large-scale additive manufacturing of thermoplastic composites is moving rapidly from the development laboratory to industrial application. Today, 3D-printed moulds are being printed and...
3D printing and new materials are at the core of China’s smarter cities
The urgent need to address the challenges of climate change and China’s rapid urbanization involves both the private and public sectors. Projects are developed on the local scale but also planned...
3D printing technology for building and construction
Yingchuang Building Technique, located in the Shanghai area and better known as WinSun, was founded in 2003 and specializes in 3D printing architecture, R&D and the production of new building...
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