The Nouvelle Aquitaine Composite Cluster is getting organized and showcasing the expertise of its members at the JEC World 2024

Innovation and competitiveness: The Composite Cluster of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Composite Cluster of Nouvelle-Aquitaine embodies excellence and innovation in the field of composite materials. With a clearly defined mission, this group of companies is committed to providing a comprehensive response to the challenges of sustainable development and economic competitiveness. Created in 2019 to federate the composite processing industry in New Aquitaine, it brings together all the skills and technologies of its members: Thermocompression – Pultrusion – Filament winding – Machining – Design and calculation services to meet multiple technical needs and sustainability challenges.

Its presence at the JEC World 2024, the benchmark international event for the composites industry, highlights its expertise and leadership in this strategic sector.

Complex and innovative solutions

At the heart of the Composite Cluster mission is the development of complex, innovative solutions. These are primarily aimed at lightening structures while reducing their environmental impact. This holistic approach combines technical performance, durability and respect for the environment to meet the current and future needs of industry. It works for sectors such as aeronautics, defense, future mobility, civil engineering and sport & leisure in the production of parts as well as in project design. It stimulates regional innovation and creates links between the industrial network and the academic world. A clearly stated objective is to encourage partners to participate in structuring projects at national and European level.

Expertise of cluster members at JEC Booth 6G89

● CMP COMPOSITES
French major player in manufacturing advanced material parts and solution for aerospace, defense and mobility industries. Its expertise in the design of light and resistant structures makes it a partner of choice for challenging projects demanding high performance and reliability as for example tanks for hydrogen storage.
Process: Filament Winding, molding, assembling and machining
Products: Hydrogen tanks – molded parts – tubes – toolings

● EPSILON COMPOSITE
Design & manufacturing of carbon fiber composite solutions for industry, energy and aeronautics.
Process: Pultrusion & pullwinding, K1 filament winding, composite machining, assembly by gluing or TP overmolding, non-destructive testing
Products: Profiles & tubes manufactured in pultrusion, structural connecting rods, machine parts, technical rollers

● GDP
Specialized in the production of pultruded composite profiles for the Energy, Building and Transport sectors, GDP is distinguished by its ability to support its customers in their development and innovation phases. Its commitment to sustainable solutions helps reduce the carbon footprint of customer industrial facilities and equipment.
Process: Engineering, pultrusion, machining, painting
Solutions: Innovation, lightness, insulation, resistance

● MOLLIBOIS
Expert in industrial machining on different materials, including wood, composites and other soft and light materials. Equipped with 15 CNC numerically controlled machines operating in 3 and 5 axes, MOLLIBOIS provides high-precision services for varied projects, ranging from prototypes to large series.
Process : Industrial machining
Solutions: Solid wood, wood derivatives, composites, non-ferrous metals, plastics, carbon

● SOMOCAP
Expertise in advanced processing technologies for composites, elastomers and thermoplastics. SOMOCAP provides solutions through technical mastery and synergy between different processes and new-generation materials (high-performance, bio-sourced, etc.).
Process: Thermocompression, thermo-stamping, overmolding
Products: Hybridization of composite materials / Thermoplastics for structural parts

● TENSYL
An engineering office dedicated to composite material structures, TENSYL has been supporting designers and manufacturers for 22 years from product specifications to industrialization thanks to its skills in Calculation, Implementation and Testing.
Process: RTM, LRI, Enroulement, AFP
Products: Tow/Tape/Reinforcement test benches for mechanical and permeability measurement, Structural test platform for static/fatigue/ageing, Process simulation: drapping, impregnation and curing, Mechanical/Fluid/Thermal Simulation.

Looking to the future together

Thanks to their complementary expertise and shared commitment to innovation, the members of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Composite Cluster are opening up new prospects for the industry. Their presence at JEC World is an opportunity to showcase their achievements and strengthen their position on the international stage. Together, they are helping to shape a future in which composites will play a central role in the creation of sustainable, high-performance solutions.

Meet The Nouvelle Aquitaine Composite Cluster at JEC World 2024, hall 6, booth G89.