On March 10th, 2026, the three-day global composites summit — JEC World — officially opened at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. As a highly influential professional exhibition in the global composites industry, JEC World 2026 made a high-profile comeback on a larger scale and with greater professionalism. It brought together over 1,400 exhibitors and nearly 50,000 professional visitors from more than 100 countries, comprehensively covering the entire industrial ecosystem from materials R&D and smart manufacturing to end-user applications.

Protech was dedicated to the R&D of innovative 3D composite material molding technologies, advancing the industrialization of 3D composites, and building a comprehensive industry chain system from material R&D to large-scale production. This effectively addressed current market challenges such as limited product variety, difficulties in industrialization and high costs about 3D. At this exhibition, the showcased products covered a wide range of applications, including continuous honeycomb composites made of materials such as carbon fiber and aramid fiber, 3D composite plates with high thickness and diverse structures, as well as several continuous fiber-reinforced 3D composite components. The products on display featured high strength, high toughness, and lightweight performance. These core advantages make our advanced composites widely applicable across aerospace, transportation, maritime, construction, and sports equipment sectors.

At the exhibition, a variety of 3D composite material products in the application display area attracted the attention of many professional visitors, among which the 3D structural component for UAV was particularly eye-catching. This product was manufactured using continuous fibers via an integrated molding process. The fuselage and landing gear were designed with different fiber distribution patterns to meet the functional requirements of different parts. For the landing gear, a single type of continuous polyimide fiber was used which offered a low dielectric constant and excellent wave transparency,  effectively reducing signal interference. Additionally, polyimide fibers had high specific strength and high toughness, enabling them to withstand static loads under the maximum takeoff weight. The polyimide fibers from the landing gear extended upward and were hybridized with carbon fibers in manufacturing the UAV fuselage, ensuring fiber continuity between the landing gear and the fuselage. The fuselage, serving as the "skeleton" of the UAV that supported other components, was made of lightweight and high-strength carbon fiber and continuous polyimide fiber composite material. This high-performance composite not only ensured high structural strength and improved load-bearing capacity but also reduced weight, resulting in longer endurance and lower energy consumption. In addition, the continuous fiber integrally molded 3D structure eliminated the need for component assembly. With no weak interlayer interfaces, it delivered superior delamination resistance, peel strength, impact resistance and energy absorption. Under cyclic loading, stress was uniformly distributed, significantly improving fatigue life and making it ideal for long-endurance missions. This high-performance fiber composite UAV was corrosion-resistant, weather-resistant and aging-resistant, making it suitable for harsh environments such as offshore areas, plateaus and high-temperature conditions. It offered high practicality, enhanced mission safety and stability, achieved a dual breakthrough in lightweight design and performance, and provided an innovative solution for the industrial upgrading of aviation equipment.

In the future, Protech will continue to deepen its presence in the composites sector, with technological innovation as its core driving force. We will continuously optimize our 3D composite molding technologies and product portfolio, aiming to provide more efficient, reliable, and competitive composite material solutions for key industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing, aerospace, and rail transportation, thereby contributing to the high-quality development of China's new materials industry.