New Organizations Attending SAMPE 2026

Registration for SAMPE 2026 in Seattle continues to accelerate — and the latest wave of attendees reinforces what makes this event unique.

This is not a narrow audience. It is the full advanced materials ecosystem, gathering in one place - Seattle.

Aerospace & Defense Leaders Continue to Grow

Additional registrations now include professionals from:

• Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

• GE Aerospace

• Hexcel Corporation

• Crane Aerospace & Electronics

• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

• The Boeing Company

• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

• Relativity Space

This reinforces a clear signal: the companies designing, manufacturing, and scaling next-generation aerospace systems are choosing SAMPE.

National Laboratories & Government Presence Expands

SAMPE continues to attract key research and federal institutions shaping advanced materials innovation:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Sandia National Laboratories

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• National Research Council Canada

• Federal Aviation Administration

From large-scale composites manufacturing to certification and materials characterization, these institutions drive the research-to-production pipeline.

Materials, Chemicals & Resin Systems - The Backbone of Composites

New registrants represent the core materials infrastructure of the industry:

• Toray Composite Materials America Inc.

• Sumitomo Chemical

• Aditya Birla Chemicals Ltd.

• PPG

• Westlake Epoxy

• Freudenberg Performance Materials

• Bakelite Synthetics

• SYENSQO

This is the chemistry and materials science powering everything from aircraft structures to industrial composites.

Manufacturing, Tooling & Production Intelligence

Composites manufacturing scale requires advanced equipment, tooling, and metrology. Newly registered companies include:

• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

• KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH

• Click Bond Inc

• Axyz CNC Routers

• Bally Ribbon Mills

  
  

This is where materials meet manufacturing reality.

Universities & Workforce Pipeline

The academic presence continues to deepen, with participation from:

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• University of Southern California

• University of Washington

• Wichita State University

• University of British Columbia

• Imperial College London

• Mississippi State University

• Utah State University

• Universidad Tecnologica de Tijuana

• University of Southern Queensland

This reinforces SAMPE’s role in connecting industry and the next generation of materials engineers.

Brands That Show the Range of Advanced Materials

The latest list also highlights companies that rely on advanced materials in diverse industries:

• Mosites Rubber

• Cambium Biomaterials, Inc.

• Vivint

From aerospace to sporting goods to emerging biomaterials, advanced materials intelligence drives performance everywhere.

Where This Momentum is Taking Us

The continued growth in registration reflects far more than strong attendance numbers; it reveals the depth and diversity of the advanced materials community converging on Seattle: professionals from major aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 manufacturers are registering alongside space innovators pushing the boundaries of next-generation flight. National laboratories and research institutions are joining global chemical and resin producers, tooling and metrology experts, and the universities preparing tomorrow’s engineers. Even performance-driven brands outside of aerospace are represented, underscoring how advanced materials knowledge now touches nearly every high-performance industry.

This is the entire advanced materials lifecycle in one place: from foundational research and chemistry, to tooling and manufacturing scale-up, to certification and final product performance.

That convergence is why SAMPE continues to be the premier gathering place for materials and process engineering professionals.

Join us in Seattle. Register today.