High Strain Dynamics is a technical partner helping clients develop new products and refine composite-material processes. It manufactures custom composite tubes for applications such as drones and windsurfing, with engineering, prototyping, and in-house testing supporting projects from initial design through validation.
Advanced Composite Products, IncFounded in 1983 by racer Kerry Hitt, Harrisburg’s Advanced Composite Products fabricates custom composite parts entirely in-house, from design and prototyping through production. Its 35,000-square-foot facility serves demanding projects ranging from race-car bodywork to aircraft and government components, including parts for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Dragonfly drone destined for Titan. ACP’s racing roots remain visible in its wind-tunnel-tested race bodies and parts, shaped by Hitt’s experience as a driver and composite manufacturer.HARRISBURG, PA
Lawrie Technology, IncFrom its Pennsylvania base, Lawrie Technology, Inc. develops and manufactures advanced composite components, with a particular specialty in one-piece flexible driveshafts and couplings. Its work links structural design with process engineering, including long-length pultruded carbon-fiber profiles and composite products made for demanding industrial and aerospace applications. The company also builds much of the specialized equipment used to manufacture and test these products in-house.326199GIRARD, PA
Custom Technologies LLCFormed in 2012 by two former U.S. Navy composite specialists, Custom Technologies grew from their work solving difficult structural problems at NSWC Carderock. The Millersville firm applies more than 90 years of combined Department of Defense experience to composite technology projects for government and private-sector customers, with particular depth in marine and aviation work.MILLERSVILLE, MD
Kumair, LLCKnown for its engineering depth, Kumair, LLC brings more than 20 years of mechanical and aerospace experience to custom composite projects. The East Syracuse company helps manufacturers, fabricators, and inventors turn lightweight carbon-fiber designs into working parts, with U.S.-based production and support from concept through delivery.FAYETTEVILLE, NY