Go behind the scenes at the University of Washington’s Advanced Composites Center to see how digital engineering, AI, and advanced automation are transforming next-generation composite manufacturing.

Early registrants for SAMPE 2026 in Seattle already include teams from Boeing, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Northrop Grumman, Collins Aerospace, Blue Origin, Teijin Carbon, Toray Advanced Composites, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Purdue University — and performance brands like Benchmade and Sage Fly Rods. It’s a powerful snapshot of who SAMPE draws: the engineers, materials professionals, researchers, and manufacturers who rely on advanced materials and process knowledge ev

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a practical tool in composites engineering. At SAMPE 2026, a featured tutorial explores how AI is transforming design, manufacturing, and lifecycle performance across the composites product lifecycle.