Avner Ben-Bassat, president & CEO of Plataine Technologies Ltd., discusses optimization software, the 'digital thread,' automation and how it all relates to composites.

Geoff Wood, founder, fellow and vice president of innovation at the Composites Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Port Angeles, Wash., discusses CRTC, the composites recycling market and more. Geoff will be moderating a panel on composites recycling at CompositesWorld's Carbon Fiber conference Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Steve Gonzalez, director of the major projects unit, Americas, at elevator manufacturer KONE, details the development of UltraRope, a pultruded carbon fiber cabling system for elevators. If you want to learn more, Gonzalez is giving a presentation about UltraRope at CompositesWorld's 2017 Carbon Fiber conference, Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, SC, US.

Patrick Blanchard, global technical leader – composites at Ford Motor Co., talks about applying composites to vehicles.

Joseph Choma, assistant professor of architecture at Clemson University, discusses his work with developing foldable composite materials for use in architectural structures.

Ryan Huth, manager of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) production at GE Aviation's Asheville, NC facility, talks about CMC technology, GE Aviation's CMC parts production and the future of both.

Frazer Barnes, managing director at ELG Carbon Fibre, discusses the carbon fiber waste stream and the market for recycled materials.

James Austin, CEO of North Thin Ply Technology, talks about the company's start in the marine environment and how it continues to grow in other sectors.

Greg Mark, founder and CEO of Markforged, discusses his journey of working with composites in additive manufacturing.

Pam Schneider and Mike Braley with A&P Technology talk about how far braiding has come and what's on the horizon.