FIBERS Composites Consortium

Mapping the Course to Advance Composites Manufacturing in the U.S.

through the FIBERS Roadmap

James A. Sherwood University of Massachusetts Lowell

james_sherwood@uml.edu

CAMX 2017 December 12-14, 2017

Orlando, FL

Mapping the Course to Advance Composites Manufacturing in the U.S. through the FIBERS Roadmap

James Sherwood, Christopher Hansen, Patrick Drane, Jennifer Gorczyca, Kari White, Emmanuelle Reynaud, UMass Lowell

Daniel Walczyk, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Suresh Advani, University of Delaware Vinay Dayal, Iowa State University Michael Overcash, Environmental Clarity Brad Kinsey, Todd Gross, David Lashmore, Igor Tsukrov, U. of New Hampshire Steve Nutt, University of Southern California Raymond Boeman, ORNL, Michigan Sate U., IACMI Tom Dobbins, Daniel Coughlin, ACMA Andrew Schoenberg, Stephen Von Vogt, Maine Composites Alliance

University / Non-Profit / Government Participation

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Consortium Activities

NIST awarded a 2-year grant (June 2014 to May 2016) to the FIBERS Team to strengthen U.S. Composites manufacturing and innovation.

? National and Regional Meetings

? Roadmap Identifies

Industry/Sector Drivers and the associated Challenges/Barriers Opportunities for growth

? Aggressively and cooperatively address identified Challenges/Barriers ? Actionable Items

Pre-competitive research and demonstration projects

? Targeted Roadmapping Workshops for Industry Sectors

? Surveys

? Site visits with companies 4

Growth Opportunities for Composites

Industry Survey Results

? Conducted in 2014 and 2015 ? 354 demographically balanced participants

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High Penetration

Medium Penetration

Low Penetration

2015 2020 2030

Automotive Infrastructure

Rail

Aerospace

Military Sport/Recreation Marine

Wind Energy

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