Empowerment Through Simulation
We advance composites manufacturing, simulation, and characterization for industry and government partners through research and engineering
We are experts in composites manufacturing, simulation, and characterization.
We advance composites manufacturing science and simulation technology
To enrich simulation-based design and manufacturing decisions
For industry and government partners
Through research and engineering.
We offer world-class expertise through faculty, professional engineering staff, and researchers
We provide technology solutions across the
research, development, and engineering spectrum
Research, Development, Engineering & Advanced Simulation
R&D
Design & Analysis
Production Engineering
Product development & prototyping
Advanced simulation tools
Technology Focus Areas
Resin Transfer Molding
Advanced Fiber Placement
Stamp Forming
Compression Molding
Additive Manufacturing
Layups & Tooling
Platelet Molding
In-Space Manufacturing
We Develop the Current & Future Generation of Engineering Talent
We provide cross-discipline education centered around composites!
CMSC hosts diverse professors & students
- Aerospace engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Physics & astronomy
- Materials engineering
We provide engineering education
- Composites design
- Composites analysis
- Composites characterization
- Composites manufacturing & assembly
We provide engineering education
- Catia V5 (CAD/CAM)
- 3DX (CAD/CAM/FEA)
- Abaqus (FEA)
We train technicians and engineers to work with their hands
- Engineering and Polytechnic students work together at Purdue CMSC
- Introduction and advanced courses in composites technologies
- In-lab training for composites manufacturing and assembly
- Exposure to state-of-the art industry practices in composites manufacturing and assembly
We perform R&D of Advanced Composites Manufacturing
- AFP
- Stamp forming
- Compression molding
- Hybrid molding
- In-autoclave and out-of-autoclave processing
- Resin infusion
- High-pressure RTM
- Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
- Tooling design (including shape compensation)
- Atmospheric flight structures
- Space structures
- Automotive structures
- Civil engineering structures
- Large-scale structures
- High-precision structures
We serve as the cross-cutting Design, Modeling, and Simulation Technology Area for the national Composites Institute, IACMI
- Partnerships for prosperity
- Manufacturing-informed performance
- High-rate & thermoplastic experience
- Modeling and simulation for economicprosperity and sustainability
We host world-class research facilities for composites manufacturing, characterization and experimental validation
Manufacturing
- Thermwood LSAM 105Additive Manufacturing
- TP Sheet Forming
- Compression Molding
- AFP
- RTM, Autoclave, Machining
Characterization
- Test frames, fixtures,
- Thermal chamber
- DMA, DSC, TGA
- Rheometer
- Microscopy, CT Scan
We partner with Dassault Systemes to enrich and offer world-class modeling and simulation tools for research and engineering
Integrated Composites Workflow Applications
Integrated Composites Workflow Applications
Simulation for Manufacturing Informed Design
Composites Simulation Validation
Connect virtual twins to reality through characterization, rapid prototyping, and validation
Simulation Driven Certification
New Composites Simulation Methods
Drive the development of robust and transformative predictive methods
Simulation as the Language of Innovation
Empowering a manufacturing-informed design experience for composites connected across the supply chain
We serve industries such as,
aerospace, automotive, advanced air mobility, and wind
