This week Andrew Polkewaldt joins me again along with Dustin Troutman, the corporate director of marketing and product development at Creative Pultrusions, Inc.

Creative Pultrusions, Inc. (CPI) is the worldwide leader in pultrusion manufacturing with a commitment to continuous process improvement. They specialize in pultruding large custom pultrusion profiles, while utilizing high-performance resins in combination with our proprietary high-pressure injection process.

We'll be highlighting the Creative Composites Group of companies as well as some of the work the team at CPI has been involved with. 

Dustin will also be presenting at this year's North American Pultrusion Conference in Chicago, IL May 16-18. This conference will bring together 200+ industry leaders, customers, OEMs, and suppliers from around the world for an unparalleled, three-day education and networking event in the heart of downtown Chicago. 

You can learn more about the conference and register by visiting https://acma-org.my.site.com/pultrusion2023. 

This week Cary Martin, VP of research & technology with Hexcel for global fibers joins me to discuss Hexcel's new Center of Research & Technology Excellence in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The 100,000-square-foot building is home to a state-of-the-art laboratory where company scientists and researchers collaborate with customers on the latest composite technology developments for aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. 

This new center is the company’s largest center for innovation and product development in North America. It showcases the company’s advanced composites technology, providing space for future growth and expansion in the years ahead.

On this episode, Cary will be highlighting some of the capabilities of this new facility that include a general lab, a prepreg lab, a chemical lab, an analytical lab, and a microscopy Lab. 

You can more at https://www.hexcel.com. 

On this episode, Eric Pierrejean and Thomas Lepretre join us to discuss JEC, and JEC World 2023. Eric is the president and CEO of JEC and Thomas is the JEC World Director. 

JEC World is the only global trade show dedicated to composite materials and applications.

It gathers the whole value chain of the composite materials industry in Paris every year and is “the place to be” for composites professionals from all over the world.

This event brings together not only all major global companies but also innovative startups in the field of composites and advanced materials. 

My guests will be sharing not only the background and mission of JEC, but some of the highlights of this year's show. 

On this episode, Scott Stephenson joins me to discuss SAMPE 2023 taking place next week in Seattle, WA. Scott is the director of strategic initiatives and events at CompositesWorld, and also president & acting CEO of SAMPE North America. 

This show is where the advanced materials community comes together for face-to-face meetings, top-level education sessions, and panels led by the industry’s leaders and innovators. Scott will be sharing some of the events happening at this year's event. 

It's never too late to register. You can do so by visiting https://www.sampeamerica.org.  

This week, I welcome Adam Harms to the show. Adam is the managing director at Ruhl Strategic Partners and one of the founders of Modulus, a new Social Community that is 100% dedicated to the Materials Industry.

This new platform will offer a more focused materials network experience away from LinkedIn that allows deeper engagement, and industry advancement.

Adam explains that one of the reasons for the developing Modulus was to cut through the networking noise and provide access to a more focused audience year-round within a dedicated community and connect with industry leaders, access curated content, and collaborate in focused industry groups.

If you are a composites and advanced materials professional, and just want to stay better connected, you can join Modulus by visiting https://www.onmodulus.com. 

This week I welcome Fadi Abro, the global director of transportation at Stratasys. 

Stratasys provides complete polymer 3D printing solutions for every stage of the product life cycle, across design, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Fadi is responsible for leading the Automotive Vertical for Stratasys in North and South America. His focus is on providing 3D printing solutions to customers throughout this segment. 

With the world increasingly turning to EV’s for transportation, 3D printing has become an attractive solution for manufacturers.

Fadi will be discussing one of the key advantages their technology is offering to automotive manufacturing today, particularly the EV market - the ability to produce complex, custom parts quickly and cost-effectively. This can be useful for low-volume production runs or for creating one-off prototypes and new concept models.

You can learn more about Stratasys, particularly their focus in the automotive sector by visiting https://www.stratasys.com/en/industries-and-applications/3d-printing-industries/automotive.