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CW Talks: The Composites Podcast
CW Talks: The Composites Podcast is a biweekly podcast that highlights the people and technologies shaping the world of composites. Interviews feature guests with expertise and insight about where composites have been and where they are headed.
Episodes
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Episode 59: Trevor Smith, Atomic 6
In this installment of CW Talks, CompositesWorld speaks with Trevor Smith, CEO of Atomic-6 (Marietta, Ga., U.S.), about the company's process-driven approach…
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Episode 58: Jason Gibson, IACMI
In celebration of National Composites Week 2026 (Aug. 24–28), this episode of CW Talks features host Scott Francis, editor of CompositesWorld, in conversation…
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Episode 57: Francesco De Stefano, Caracol
In this installment of CW Talks, CompositesWorld speaks with Francesco De Stefano, CEO and co-founder of Caracol (Milan, Italy), about the company's…
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Episode 56: Christian Fischer, Bcomp
In this installment of CW Talks, we explore the world of natural fiber composites and their growing role in sustainable lightweighting with Christian Fischer…
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Episode 55: Dave Noblin, Greene Tweed
In this installment of CW Talks, we explore the use of thermoplastic composites for rotating equipment in variety of sectors from industrial applications to…
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Episode 54: Mitchell Smith, ST Engineering MRAS
In this installment of CW Talks, we revisit a topic that was discussed on a panel at last year's Carbon Fiber Conference, held in Wichita, Kansas. The…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 53: Michael Novak, AIJ Search
Workforce development is a perennial challenge for the manufacturing industries. Finding skilled workers is always a concern, especially as we look to…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 52: Chad Duty, IACMI
The composites community benefits from several associations and entities that work to forward advanced materials research, one of those being the Institute for…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites
In this episode of CW Talks, CompositesWorld speaks with Francesco Ierullo, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Exel Composites (Vantaa, Finland). Ierullo…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 50: Markus Rufer, Scorpius Space Launch Co.
In this latest installment of CW Talks, the composites podcast, CW interviews Markus Rufer from Scorpius Space Launch Co. (SSLC, Torrance, Calif., U.S.) about…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 49: Yannick Willemin, Catalysium
In this latest installment of CompositesWorld's CW Talks podcast, Yannick Willemin, founder of Catalysium, a new consultancy that specializes in investment…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 48: Richard Apps, Counterpoint Market Intelligence
CompositesWorld's Carbon Fiber Conference is just around the corner, scheduled for October 8-10 in Charleston, S.C. In this episode of CW Talks, we hear from…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 47: Celebrating National Composites Week - Interviews with Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal; Joe Brennan, Joby Aviation
August 26-30, 2024 is National Composites Week. The theme of this year's NCW is "Composites Reinvent the World." In this episode of CW Talks we interview…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 46: CAMX Celebrates 10 Years - An Interview with Cindy Squires, president/CEO, ACMA and Rebekah Stacha, CEO, SAMPE
CAMX, North America's largest event dedicated to composites and advanced materials, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Brought to you by American…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 45: Scott Reeve; Corey Sechler, Creative Composites Group, Discuss Composites Use in Bridges and Infrastructure
Infrastructure in the U.S., particularly, the deterioration of a number of bridges in the country has been in large topic of discussion in recent years, with…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 44: Andy West, Sonichem
Sustainability has become an increasingly important topic for the composites industry, with increasing demand, especially from OEMs, for sustainable business…
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Episode 43: Emphasizing the recycling of wind blades
The recycling of composite wind blades from wind turbines is a topic of much debate in the composites community and in sustainable energy discussions. In the…
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Episode 42: Jeff Sloan, CompositesWorld
This episode of CW Talks coincides with the 30th anniversary of the CompositesWorld brand. The first issue of High-Performance Composites, one of two magazines…
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Episode 41: Chase Hogoboom, T.J. Perrotti, Composite Energy Technologies Inc.
In the wake of the loss of the OceanGate Titan submersible, there was much discussion and speculation about the materials used to manufacture the vehicle. Many…
CW Talks: The Composites PodcastEpisode 40: Sarah Cox, NASA
In episode 40 of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast, Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld sits down with Sarah Cox, Materials Engineer at NASA. Sarah…
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Episode 39: Joe Fox, FX Consulting
Consultant Joe Fox talks about the massive potential for composites use in infrastructure applications and what it will take to turn that potential into…
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Episode 38: Alan Hiken, Kane Robotics
Alan Hiken, COO of Kane Robotics, talks about historic, current and future composites use in aircraft fuselage structures and the role of automation in…
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Episode 37: Ian Wilson, DASIS
Ian Wilson, CEO of Develop and Supply In-Sync (DASIS), talks about his history as a CNC specialist for Formula One and his introduction to composites…
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Episode 36: Dale Brosius and Uday Vaidya, IACMI
IACMI's Dale Brosius and Uday Vaidya talk about the first five years of the organization, how it has evolved and what the future might hold as IACMI continues…
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Episode 35: Lisa Ketelsen, Covestro
CW Talks visits with Lisa Ketelsen, head of thermoplastic composites and CEO of Maezio at Covestro. Ketelsen talks about her path to Covestro and the Maezio…
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Episode 34: Carmelo Lo Faro, Solvay Composite Materials
Carmelo Lo Faro, president of Solvay Composite Materials, talks about how he sees aerocomposites evolving in the time of COVID-19, the rise of computational…
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Episode 33: Ethan Escowitz, Arris Composites
CW Talks checks in with Ethan Escowitz, co-founder and CEO of Arris Composites, to learn about the Additive Molding technology his company has developed.
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Episode 32: Gregg Balko, SAMPE
CW Talks catches up with Gregg Balko, CEO of SAMPE since 2004, before his retirement on July 1, 2020.
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Episode 31: John Riendeau, Rhode Island Commerce
Rhode Island Commerce director of business development John Riendeau discusses how the state's legacy experience in boat building has translated into expertise…
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Episode 30: Gary Sharpless, Concordia Fibers, Boston Materials Inc.
Composites industry veteran and marketing advisor Gary Sharpless discusses his more than 35 years in the industry and his current advisory roles with Concordia…
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Episode 29: John McQuilliam, Prodrive Composites
Prodrive Composite's John McQuilliam discusses the company's primary to tertiary (P2T) carbon fiber composite recycling process.
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Episode 28: Andrew Maxey, Vartega
Vartega's Andrew Maxey discusses carbon fiber waste, carbon fiber recovery, and the still-growing market for recovered fibers.
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Episode 27: Ryan Olliges & Jaysen Harris, Elevated Materials
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.
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Episode 26: Achim Fischereder, Hexcel
Achim Fischereder, director of sales and marketing for the automotive business segment at Hexcel, discusses the state of composites in cars and trucks today…
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Episode 25: CW editors on next-gen aerospace
CompositesWorld editors discuss advanced materials and processes that will play a role in the next generation of aerospace.
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Episode 24: Scott Lewit, Structural Composites
Scott Lewit, president of Structural Composites, discusses the company's innovations in marine and ground transportation composites including the development…
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Episode 23: Wiener Mondesir, Arevo
Wiener Mondesir, co-founder and chief technology officer at Arevo, discusses continuous fiber use in additive manufacturing.
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Episode 22: Danu Chotikapanich, Cobra International
Danu Chotikapanich, CEO of COBRA International, discusses COBRA's history in watersports products and its ever-expanding composites business in multiple…
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Episode 21: Mike Del Pero
Mike Del Pero, managing director at FocalPoint Partners, a middle-market investment banking advisory firm, discusses the business side of the composites…
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Episode 20: Delft Hyperloop
Thymo Vlot and Ze Soengas of Delft Hyperloop and John Jackson of TenCate Advanced Composites discuss Delft's entry in the SpaceX Hyperloop competition.
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Episode 19: Tom Lemire, TFLemire Consulting
Tom Lemire is a composites industry consultant, which is the latest culmination of his career spanning back to 1969 with stints at Owens Corning, EDO Fiber…
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Episode 18: Manish Patel and Ashley Graeber, Web Industries
Business leaders at Web Industries discuss cutting and kitting services, and the process of slitting carbon fiber prepreg.
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Episode 17: Gino Francato, Sabic; Arno van Mourik, Airborne; John O'Connor, Siemens
Business leaders at Sabic, Airborne and Siemens discuss a collaboration by the three companies to develop the UDMAX thermoplastic laminate manufacturing system.
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Episode 16: Donna Dawson, CompositesWorld
Donna Dawson, senior writer emeritus for CompositesWorld, shares her memories from the early days of composites.
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Episode 15: Joe Sprengard, General Nano
Joe Sprengard, president and CEO of nanomaterials specialist General Nano, talks about carbon nanotubes, the company's work with Boeing and more.
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Episode 14: Chuck Miller, Coastal Enterprises
Chuck Miller, founder and president of tooling board manufacturer Coastal Enterprises, details tooling board technology and how it continues to evolve.
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Episode 13: Avner Ben-Bassat, Plataine Technologies
Avner Ben-Bassat, president & CEO of Plataine Technologies Ltd., discusses optimization software, the 'digital thread,' automation and how it all relates to…
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Episode 12: Geoff Wood, Composites Recycling Technology Center
Geoff Wood, founder, fellow and vice president of innovation at the Composites Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Port Angeles, Wash., discusses CRTC, the…
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Episode 11: Steve Gonzalez, KONE
Steve Gonzalez, director of the major projects unit, Americas, at elevator manufacturer KONE, details the development of UltraRope, a pultruded carbon fiber…
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Episode 10: Patrick Blanchard, Ford Motor Co.
Patrick Blanchard, global technical leader – composites at Ford Motor Co., talks about applying composites to vehicles.
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Episode 9: Joseph Choma, Clemson University
Joseph Choma, assistant professor of architecture at Clemson University, discusses his work with developing foldable composite materials for use in…
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Episode 8: Ryan Huth, GE Aviation
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…
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Episode 7: Frazer Barnes, ELG Carbon Fibre
Frazer Barnes, managing director at ELG Carbon Fibre, discusses the carbon fiber waste stream and the market for recycled materials.
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Episode 6: James Austin, CEO of North Thin Ply Technology
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.
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Episode 5: Greg Mark, Markforged
Greg Mark, founder and CEO of Markforged, discusses his journey of working with composites in additive manufacturing.
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Episode 4: Pam Schneider and Mike Braley, A&P Technology
Pam Schneider and Mike Braley with A&P Technology talk about how far braiding has come and what's on the horizon.
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Episode 3: Tom Haulik, Hexcel
The third episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast features a conversation with Tom Haulik, sales director of carbon fiber at Hexcel.
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Episode 2: Bryan Dods, IACMI
The second episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast is an interview with Bryan Dods, CEO of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation…
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Episode 1: Arnt Offringa, Fokker Technologies, part of GKN Aerospace
The first episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast features an interview with Arnt Offringa, head of aerostructures R&T at Fokker Technologies, part of GKN…