bridging the gap between art & technology with carbon fiber

Composites-By-Design is a Customer Friendly Ideas Factory and Product Development Laboratory with a Consumer Driven Focus on Ergonomic, Aesthetic and Evolutionary Applications of Advanced Composite Materials Integration

Consulting services are offered in the following areas

• Supplier Support for Boeing Commercial Airplane composite part qualifications

• Materials & process selection, prototyping and production scale-up of advanced composite products

• Turnkey project management for new composite manufacturing programs and processes

• Development of specifications, standards, reports and graphical work instructions

• Commercialization of advanced composites for industrial and consumer markets

Currently under design & prototyping

A line of consumer and business furniture fabricated from carbon fiber laminate, accented with Nomex honeycomb panels veneered in exotic hardwoods. The design intent is to create museum quality state-of-the-art advanced composite furniture – without the outrageous prices demanded by others that work in this media.

Explore the basics of composite materials & processes

• The Composites Primer gives a summary of the how and why of advanced composites

• Composites Processes outlines the common processing methods used to fabricate

• Advanced Manufacturing Techniques describes the latest in automated composite fabrication

• Explore sections on the exotic Carbon-Carbon and Metal Matrix Composites

Keep abreast to the latest trends in advanced composites and carbon fiber

• Advanced Composites News provides links to developments and trends and will be updated (well, as we can anyway!)

• Battle of the Primes: the latest news on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner battle with the Airbus A350

Unlike the vast majority of advanced composite sites, Composites-By-Design is dynamic and will grow in size and scope on a regular basis.  Click the RSS Link in the upper right hand corner to get automated updates from the feed of your choice.

Ciao & Enjoy!

Michael K. Milauskas

aka carbonboy