Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research In cooperation with Fraunhofer
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    FPC @ Western: Strong. Fast. Full-Scale.

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    North America's most advanced centre for industrial scale testing.

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    Research excellence in lightweight composite materials.

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    Canada's only open-access, full-scale press with manufacturing capacity.


The Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research is a joint venture between Western University and the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany. The FIP-Composites at Western develops, tests, validates and characterizes new lightweight materials and advanced manufacturing processes at industrial scale. By combining Fraunhofer's latest global technologies and Western's strengths in materials engineering, the FIP-Composites at Western proactively addresses the needs of its industry partners.