CW Talks: The Composites Podcast

Composites industry veteran and marketing advisor Gary Sharpless discusses his more than 35 years in the industry and his current advisory roles with Concordia Fibers and Boston Materials.

Prodrive Composite's John McQuilliam discusses the company's primary to tertiary (P2T) carbon fiber composite recycling process.

Vartega's Andrew Maxey discusses carbon fiber waste, carbon fiber recovery, and the still-growing market for recovered fibers.

Elevated Materials' CEO Ryan Olliges and CTO Jaysen Harris discuss the company's mission and unique approach to keeping carbon fiber out of the landfill.

Achim Fischereder, director of sales and marketing for the automotive business segment at Hexcel, discusses the state of composites in cars and trucks today and the outlook for the future.

CompositesWorld editors discuss advanced materials and processes that will play a role in the next generation of aerospace.

Scott Lewit, president of Structural Composites, discusses the company's innovations in marine and ground transportation composites including the development of CoCure Hybrid Metal/Composite technology for Wabash trailers.

Wiener Mondesir, co-founder and chief technology officer at Arevo, discusses continuous fiber use in additive manufacturing.

Danu Chotikapanich, CEO of COBRA International, discusses COBRA's history in watersports products and its ever-expanding composites business in multiple markets.

Mike Del Pero, managing director at FocalPoint Partners, a middle-market investment banking advisory firm, discusses the business side of the composites industry including growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property protections.