If they are not already, composite materials and manufacturing processes are set to take center stage in the aerospace sector, according to industry media and events group JEC. The nonprofit group, which promotes the sustainable use of composites across industries, has published the first of a three-part series of white papers outlining the rapidly evolving impact of composite materials in aerostructures, engines, and aircraft interiors.
The long-anticipated moves by Airbus and Boeing to introduce next-generation single-aisle airliners are expected to significantly increase the volume of composite materials use in aerospace. “It will be another shift upward, and potentially as much of a step-change as [composite adoption in] the 787,” explained Collin Heller, vice president of Counterpoint Market Intelligence, which has partnered with Paris-based JEC to author the series of white papers.
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