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Consultants and Designers • Developers and Prototype Fabrication • Software for Composite Design • FEA Software • Online Information about Composite Design • Other Resources for Designers

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Consultants and Designers

	Etamax Engineering - Etamax delivers engineering and industrial design services to customers across a broad range of industries.
	Fiberforge, Inc. - High volume, low cost production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic structural parts using the patented Fiberforge™ process. Part design and development, prototype fabrication, tailored blank fabrication and thermoforming.
	Lawrie Technology, Inc. - Filament winding, pultrusion, composite design and development
	Material, SA - Software, Engineering, Design and Prototyping for Composites - Cadwind filament winding software, Composite Star software for composite design
	Net Composites - Knowledge in Composites
	Oceania Composites Engineering - An independent design consultantancy with full FEA capability speacialising in the corrosion market, inspection services and repair of metallic pipes tanks and structures.
	Peak Composite Innovations, LLC - CompositePro - State of the Art Design and Analysis Software for Materials and Composite Engineering
	Skinner Creative, Inc. - Creative Consulting for the Composites Industry - Filament Winding, Pultrusion, Fiber Placement, Thermoplastics - Product development, Business development, Strategic planning, Plant design, Automation, Economic analysis
	Spencer Composites Corportation - Filament winding, pultrusion, RTM, composite design and development
	3dyn, LLC - Composite and automotive design
	AdTech Systems Research, Inc. - Quality technical services in basic and applied research, (including modeling and testing of high-temperature materials), computer hardware/software development, engineering, management information systems, and technology transfer to its customers.
	Advanced Lightweight Engineering - Specialists in the design, development, and production of lightweight structures
	Airborne Development - Airborne Development is specialised in the design and development of composite structures. In-house capabilities enhance filament winding and RTM engineering. Tools used for these designs are 3D CAD modelling, Finite Element Analyses and visualisation.
	Applications 3D - Reverse engineering, 3D Digitizing, Surface Modeling, Inspection, and Dies and Molds
	Britt Engineering, Inc. - Composite engineering and testing. Inspection services.
	BTG Composites, Inc. - Design, Process Development, Manufacturing, Training, Failure Analysis and Expert Witness Services for the Composites and FRP Industry
	Cabales Consulting - Providing expertise in tool design, fabrication, assembly, and validation of precision aerospace composite structures. Experience in civil applications, aircraft, recreational sports and spaceborne hardware.
	Cobalt Global Technologies - Complete technology solutions and business development services for high pressure gas cylinders, advanced composite materials, and clean energy technology.
	Composite Professionals, Inc. - Consulting in composite design and filament winding
	Composite Sourcing Solutions - Composite Sourcing Solutions is an engineering consultancy specializing in fiber reinforced polymer composite product research & development, process development, and overseas sourcing assistance.
	CompositeLink (Consultants) Limited - Conferences, consultation services and publications for the Composites industry
	Composites & Adhesives Newsletter - Solve problems related to adhesive bonding. Expert witness/consultant for nonmetallic materials. Organize seminars/conferences. Write articles related to composites and adhesives.
	Compositex, Inc. - Innovators in Rocket Propulsion, Composite Structures, Ablatives, and Aerodynamics
	Connect Composites Ltd - Independent consulting service from the design stage all the way to production. Connect Composites can reduce clients commercial risks and compress the time it takes for products to reach the market.
	Dark Matter Composites Ltd - Solutions to new, developing and existing companies within the composites industry. We specialise in: bespoke products; consultancy; concept, component and tooling design; NVQ qualifications; prototyping; composites repair; short courses; training.
	East Midlands Composites Consulting - Consultancy in Filament Winding and Pultrusion with Thermoset and Thermoplastic resins, Compounding, Wet Lay-up, Design and Material selection.
	EAST-4D GmbH Lightweight Structures - Innovative light weight design with carbon fiber, development, prototypes.
	Engineering Consultant, LLC - Composites Engineering Consultant, Expert Witness
	Euro-Projects (LTTC) Ltd - Specialists in application of advanced polymer composites.
	FEMech Engineering - FRP Vessel Design, Finite Element Analysis, Stress Analysis and Review of Calculations, Large diameter winding machines
	Fourcad - Specialized in CAO/CAE/CAD, acting in the areas of engineering, projects and consulting; meeting the requirements of the market in the areas of aeronautics and automotive.
	Fred J. Policelli Consulting - Composites consulting
	Globe Composite Solutions, Ltd. - A full-service design, prototyping and manufacturing company developing advanced, yet cost-effective, composite materials. Design, mold fabrication, prototyping, production and project management services. Polyurethane based composites.
	Greenpath Composites - Greenpath Composites is a consulting service specializing in Thermoplastic Composite materials and their use.
	GRM Consulting Ltd. - G.R.M. Consulting is a design optimization consultancy providing design and software solutions to the engineering community.
	High Modulus Europe Ltd. - Specialists in composite design for boat building.
	HyPerComp Engineering, Inc. - Experts in High Performance Composite Structures, High Pressure Composite Cylinders and Structural Engineering
	IBK - Ingenieurbüro für Kunststofftechnik - Engineering consultants for plastic technology. IBK is specialized in the area of fibre-reinforced plastics. Supplier of pin rings for filament winding.
	ISATEC GmbH - Specialised in computer-aided simulation to aid the development, design and optimisation of technically demanding products. FEA, solid modeling, product development
	James W. Davidson Consulting - Experience with composite materials and process, engineering and manufacturing. Hands-on familiarity with a wide range of composite materials and processes in the commercial, industrial, utility, building, construction and sporting goods industries
	Lusas - LUSAS Composite contains a comprehensive range of unrivalled engineering analysis facilities to cater for all types of composite design. From simple failure prediction to advanced delamination failure, LUSAS Composite FEA will help shorten your design.
	Mat-Comp - Mat-Comp is specialized in finding solutions in order to develop adaptable products that use composite materials. Amongst the available services, Mat-Comp can provide feasibility studies, structural analysis, designs as well as training activities.
	MCSquared Consultants, Ltd. - Cost effective solutions covering strategy & business development, programme, research & technology management, funding acquisition and partnering, engineering design, structures and stress analysis, manufacturing and industrial ramp up.
	Multimart Oy - Multimart Oy offers technical consulting services in the fields of material technology, manufacturing techniques and product development and optimization for cost-efficient composite solutions.
	MZH Engineering - Computational mechanics, experimental and computational impact dynamics, penetration mechanics, energy absorbing damage mechanisms of composites and sandwich, dynamic behavior of materials, Hopkinson bar experimental techniques
	Naba Tailored Composite Solutions - Naba T.C.S is a design company, specialising in engineered composite components for the advanced transportation, general industrial and leisure markets.
	NovaComp, Inc. - A full array of research and development, technical consulting and market research services to the composites and technical textiles marketplaces
	NSE Composites - Specializing in the field of advanced composite structures, NSE provides services in the areas of design, analysis, testing, R&D, and structural certification.
	Predictive Engineering, Inc. - At Predictive Engineering, finite element analysis (FEA) is our business. We live and breathe it—day in, day out. VAR for Femap and NX Nastran.
	Pulsium - Pulsium is specialised in Product Innovation, Project Management and Outsourcing Strategies applied to the sporting hardgoods industry. Specialists in composites and polymers.
	Quatro Composites Div of Tec Industries, LLC - Engineering, manufacturing, distribution – Specializing in Autoclave, Ultraclave™, Compression Molding, Bladder Molding, Vacuum Bagging, CNC Mold Fabrication
	Schofield Composite Technologies - Consulting and engineering services for the composites manufacturing industry and the Department of Defense.
	Seagull/Seawolf Industries - Consultation, Product Design, Research, Prototyping, and Advanced Production Equipment for the Composites, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (FRP), and Thermoforming Industries
	Seaway Normandy - Design and manufacturing of layup and RTM molds. Consulting in layup, RTM and engineering. Clear and pragmatic solutions using our tecnical skills to serve your project.
	Stratton Composite Solutions - A full range of composite consulting, from engineering to business development, including prototype manufacturing.
	Structural Composite Designs Pty Ltd - Analysis and design by implementing Computer-Aided Engineering. Expertise in structural bonding applications, from adhesive selection to joint design. Training and support for a variety of fibre-composite fabrication methods, primarily Vacuum Infusion.
	Structural Composites, Inc. - Structural Composites provides engineering, scientific, testing and research & development support to government and industry. Composite prototypes and process development are also key services.
	SW Composites - Consulting and R&D services for composite structures, structural analysis and "smart" structures.
	werkstoff & struktur - Failure analysis and expert opinion concerning all kinds of plastics, Thermal Analysis, Plastic Testing , Expert Advice, Help in questions of material choice and product development - Thermosets, frp, elastomers
	White Young Green - Specialist Consultancy providing full range of engineering & project management. Design & analysis of composite components and structures for all industries.
	Zweben Consulting - Dr. Carl Zweben provides consulting and training services in design and development, materials, structures, machine components, optomechanical systems, advanced thermal management, electronics and photonics, acquisitions, training, expert witness.

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Developers and Prototype Fabrication

	Fiberforge, Inc. - High volume, low cost production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic structural parts using the patented Fiberforge™ process. Part design and development, prototype fabrication, tailored blank fabrication and thermoforming.
	Lawrie Technology, Inc. - Filament winding, pultrusion, composite design and development
	Material, SA - Software, Engineering, Design and Prototyping for Composites - Cadwind filament winding software, Composite Star software for composite design
	MF Tech Srl - Inexpensive filament winding machinery based on industrial robots for tubes, vessels, pipe fittings and other parts. Designers and developers of custom equipment and fabrication methods. Filament wound part designers and developers.
	Spencer Composites Corportation - Filament winding, pultrusion, RTM, composite design and development
	Advanced Composites and Machines GmbH - ACM is your partner for: Process development for Thermoplastic Composites, Mechanical Engineering, Continuous Compression Moulding and Machines for production
	Airborne Development - Airborne Development is specialised in the design and development of composite structures. In-house capabilities enhance filament winding and RTM engineering. Tools used for these designs are 3D CAD modelling, Finite Element Analyses and visualisation.
	Composite Engineering - Composite Engineering is a design, engineering and project management consultancy specialising in the design and development of carbon fibre composite structures.
	Compositex, Inc. - Innovators in Rocket Propulsion, Composite Structures, Ablatives, and Aerodynamics
	CQFD Composites - Pultruded composite solutions development - Thermoset & thermoplastic matrix systems
	Dark Matter Composites Ltd - Solutions to new, developing and existing companies within the composites industry. We specialise in: bespoke products; consultancy; concept, component and tooling design; NVQ qualifications; prototyping; composites repair; short courses; training.
	EAST-4D GmbH Lightweight Structures - Innovative light weight design with carbon fiber, development, prototypes.
	Ebert Composites Corporation - Ebert Composites is a research and development company specializing in the pultrusion of 3-dimensional fibers.
	Fiberteam bv - Fiberteam is specialised in (co-) developing and manufacturing composite products in small to large series. With a solid understanding of both composites and the market, Fiberteam is able to provide its customers with reasonable priced tailor made parts.
	Fountain Integrated Systems, Inc. - Consultant to the aerospace industry helping small supplier companies grow. Business development ranges from proposal development to strategic planning.
	HyPerComp Engineering, Inc. - Experts in High Performance Composite Structures, High Pressure Composite Cylinders and Structural Engineering
	Interleaf Composites Engineering, LLC - ICE is a professional consultancy for advanced materials technologies, product design and development, and technology development. Expertise in advanced materials, program management, technology development, intellectual property, and commercialization.
	Jonam Composites Ltd - Bespoke thermoplastic composite profiles and prepreg using continuous fibres and thermoplastics using a melt pultrusion process. Services from design, development to setting up clients for full production and manufacturing partnerships are available.
	Peak Technology GmbH - Design & development of composite structures. Expertise in filament winding, lay-up, FEA
	Pultrusion Dynamics - Pultrusion equipment, tooling, technology and R&D
	Quatro Composites Div of Tec Industries, LLC - Engineering, manufacturing, distribution – Specializing in Autoclave, Ultraclave™, Compression Molding, Bladder Molding, Vacuum Bagging, CNC Mold Fabrication
	Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc. - New technical approaches to filament winding, fiber-reinforced composite and tooling based on solid experience
	Seagull/Seawolf Industries - Consultation, Product Design, Research, Prototyping, and Advanced Production Equipment for the Composites, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (FRP), and Thermoforming Industries
	Structural Composites, Inc. - Structural Composites provides engineering, scientific, testing and research & development support to government and industry. Composite prototypes and process development are also key services.
	Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. - Touchstone Research Laboratory is an award-winning supplier of materials testing, industrial problem solving, and outsourced R&D services to commercial and government customers.

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Software for Composite Design

	Material, SA - Software, Engineering, Design and Prototyping for Composites - Cadwind filament winding software, Composite Star software for composite design
	Peak Composite Innovations, LLC - CompositePro - State of the Art Design and Analysis Software for Materials and Composite Engineering
	AdTech Systems Research, Inc. - Quality technical services in basic and applied research, (including modeling and testing of high-temperature materials), computer hardware/software development, engineering, management information systems, and technology transfer to its customers.
	Anaglyph Ltd - Our in-house expertise is on structural applications, in particular those employing composite materials - products include Laminate Analysis Program (LAP), Component Design Analysis (CoDA) and Laminate Tools (View Module)
	Applied Research Associates, Inc. - V-Lab™ is a user-friendly, Windows® -based analysis tool for structural integrity assessment of composite components. The software provides advanced composite stress and failure analysis capabilities within a modular plug and play framework.
	Collier Research - HyperSizer® Automated structural detail analysis, local sizing optimization, and weight prediction software
	Componeering, Inc. - ESAComp is software for the analysis and design of composite laminates and laminated structural elements
	ESI Group - SYSPLY, a powerful simulation tool for the design of composite material structures - PAM-RTM, simulates the manufacturing process of resin injection through fibrous reinforcements - PAM-FORM, thermoforming simulation of plastics and compomosites
	Granta Design Limited - Granta Design is the leading materials information technology (IT) provider, supplying the world's first and only comprehensive materials IT system
	GRM Consulting Ltd. - G.R.M. Consulting is a design optimization consultancy providing design and software solutions to the engineering community.
	Lusas - LUSAS Composite contains a comprehensive range of unrivalled engineering analysis facilities to cater for all types of composite design. From simple failure prediction to advanced delamination failure, LUSAS Composite FEA will help shorten your design.
	The Laminator - The Laminator is an engineering program written for Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP that analyzes laminated composite plates according to classical laminated plate theory.
	Vistagy, Inc. - FiberSIM® is a suite of software tools integrated into popular CAD systems that reduces the cost and time required to design and manufacture composite parts

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FEA Software

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Online Information about Composite Design

These links link directly to the web site

• Structural Mechanics Calculators - by the Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) - on-line calculators for Stress & Strain, Lamination Theory and Joints
• ESDU - ESDU International provides validated engineering design data, methods and software for the engineer. Data and software for composites design.
• Materials Solutions - Materials Solutions provides answers to problems associated with materials measurement, testing, standards, design, usage and characterisation. The partners in this current initiative were AEAT, MERL/RAPRA, NPL, QinetiQ, Trend 2000 Ltd with NPL responsible for the overall management.
• Design and Testing of Bonded and Bolted Joints - from NPL the National Physical Laboratory UK
  

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Other Resources for Designers

These links link directly to the web site

• Design News Magazine Online - The latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical design of a broad range of products. Articles feature successful engineering projects and new technologies that will spark ideas and assist our readers in the design of new products.
• Efunda - Engineering fundamentals
• Engineer's Edge - A collection of resources for engineers - resources for general engineering and design - on line charts, tables, calculators and much more.
• GlobalSpec - locate products and services, learn about suppliers, and access comprehensive technical content on standards, patents, specifications, designs, application notes and more. Requires registration and a fee for some services.
• Machine Design Magazine Online - Design engineers in depth resource
• Mechanical Engineering Magazine Online - published by ASME

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