What Fiber Dynamics does

Fiber Dynamics, Inc. is a Wichita, Kansas-based composite parts manufacturer founded in 1991 by Darrin Teeter, serving aerospace, defense, aviation, and military customers. The company operates as a design-through-delivery one-stop-shop offering prototyping, design and testing, production, finishing, and delivery services for advanced composite structures. Its core proprietary technology is Lost Core Resin Transfer Molding (LCRTM), developed and matured over 30+ years to produce complex composite parts with hollow interior cavities and internal stiffeners — geometries that are difficult or impossible to fabricate via conventional methods. The technology portfolio also includes Conventional Matched-Die RTM, Vacuum-Assisted RTM (VARTM), and Prepreg Vacuum and Compression Molding processes.

Fiber Dynamics generates revenue through contract manufacturing of custom composite parts sold to defense and aerospace customers via direct enterprise field sales on a quote-based pricing model. Its customer mix is concentrated in three verticals: Defense/Military (UAVs, CCAs, AAMs), Aerospace/Commercial Aviation (business jets, next-generation aircraft), and General Aviation. The company's most publicly documented program is the production and installation of 97 composite blades for the Arnold Engineering Development Center 16T Transonic Wind Tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base — completed in Q3 2024 with a spare set scheduled for 2025-2026, achieving a 15% weight reduction and 30% horsepower capacity increase versus the legacy design. The company holds Nadcap accreditation for Aerospace Composites, AS9100 certification, and ITAR compliance.

Strategic positioning is anchored by integration into Hexcel Corporation's defense manufacturing collaborative network (including A&P Technology, Hawthorn Composites, HyPerComp Engineering, NIAR, and AFRL), a strategic partnership with FILL USA to scale high-volume composites manufacturing across automotive, aerospace, and defense markets, and the Bladewerx™ sub-brand targeting Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) composite propeller markets at projected 100,000+ unit annual capacity. The company is led by CEO Jeremiah Jorgensen (U.S. Army veteran with prior leadership at Raytheon Beechcraft, Bombardier, Honda Aircraft, Leonardo DRS, and Day & Zimmermann) alongside Founder/Chief Steward Darrin Teeter and General Manager Brennen Shelton. Fiber Dynamics was honored as the Kansas Aviation Museum's 2026 Aviation Company of the Year.

Name

Fiber Dynamics

Legal name

Fiber Dynamics Inc.

Website

https://fiberdynamics.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fiber Dynamics is a Wichita, Kansas-based composite parts manufacturer founded in 1991 that uses its proprietary Lost Core Resin Transfer Molding (LCRTM) process to produce complex hollow-cavity composite components for aerospace, defense, aviation, and military customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Composite Parts Manufacturing: Fiber Dynamics generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of complex composite parts for aerospace, defense, and aviation applications. Revenue is derived from design, prototyping, production, and finishing services using proprietary LCRTM and other RTM processes. The company serves as a one-stop-shop for innovative design/build solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fiber Dynamics manufactures advanced composite and carbon fiber parts for aerospace, aviation, and military customers using proprietary Lost Core Resin Transfer Molding (LCRTM) and other RTM-based processes. It operates as a one-stop-shop providing prototyping, design, testing, production, finishing, and delivery services for complex, hollow-cavity composite structures, including propellers via its Bladewerx™ sub-brand.

Product overview

Fiber Dynamics is a composite manufacturing solutions provider offering a unified portfolio of design-through-delivery services for aerospace, aviation, and military applications. The core proprietary technology is Lost Core Resin Transfer Molding (LCRTM), complemented by Conventional Matched-Die RTM and Vacuum-Assisted RTM processes. Services span prototyping, design and testing, production (layup, molding, assembly, cleanroom assembly), finishing (machining, priming, painting), and delivery (packaging, fulfillment). The Bladewerx™ sub-brand focuses on composite propeller solutions for AAM and UAV markets. The company positions itself as a one-stop-shop solving complex composite challenges from concept to production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bladewerx™: A go-to-market composite propeller solutions brand providing high production rates, economical production costs, and robust, certifiable solutions for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industries.

Products and services

• Composite Prototyping Service Initial stage composite part creation service that transforms composite project concepts into tangible realities using custom tooling, computer-aided manufacturing, CNC machines, coordinate measurement machines, and finite element analysis. For aerospace, aviation, and military customers requiring prototype composite components.
• Composite Design and Testing Service Engineering and validation service that creates detailed drawings and specifications and validates performance, durability, and compliance with industry standards and regulations through prototype and material testing. For aerospace, aviation, and military customers requiring engineered composite components.
• Composite Production Service Fabrication service using advanced manufacturing techniques including material procurement, complete layup, resin transfer molding, automated assembly, box-build assembly, and cleanroom assembly to produce complex composite or carbon fiber parts with hollow interiors and internal stiffeners. For aerospace, aviation, and military customers.
• Composite Finishing Service Detail finishing service including machining, priming, painting, trimming, surface treatments, coatings, and final inspections to meet aesthetic and functional requirements for composite parts. For aerospace, aviation, and military customers.
• Composite Delivery Service Logistics service providing storage, custom packaging, labeling, and fulfillment through trusted logistics vendors for timely and secure delivery of completed composite projects. For aerospace, aviation, and military customers.
• Bladewerx™ Composite Propeller Solutions Go-to-market composite propeller solutions providing high production rates, economical production costs, and robust, certifiable solutions for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industries. Developed through collaboration with academia, material suppliers, and automation partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% weight reduction in wind tunnel blades compared to legacy fiberglass composite blades
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• NIAR (National Institute for Aviation Research) / Wichita State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Fiber Dynamics has an established relationship with NIAR, the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University. The company's founder, Darrin Teeter, previously served as a research associate and composites lab manager at NIAR. FDI partnered with NIAR-Wichita State University to conduct full-scale structural testing for the AEDC wind tunnel blade project, including tension and combined bending conditions at maximum operating temperature of 320F.
• FILL USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFILL USA is described as part of a revolutionary group of companies sharing technical, cultural, and leadership values. Through the partnership, Nolan Strall oversees FDI's strategy and sales as well as U.S. Business Development for FILL USA. The partnership enables scaling of high-volume composite manufacturing in automotive, aerospace, and defense markets while bringing FILL's automated solutions (non-destructive testing, aluminum die casting, CNC machining, profile machining) to the U.S. market.
• Hexcel CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiber Dynamics participates in Hexcel's collaborative network alongside A&P Technology, Hawthorn Composites, HyPerComp Engineering Inc., NIAR, and AFRL. The collaboration aims to advance high-rate manufacturing for defense applications using Hexcel's composite materials.
• A&P TechnologysupportingTechnology or IntegrationA&P Technology collaborated with Hexcel and NIAR on research funded by AFRL to develop certification methods for overbraided composite structures. Fiber Dynamics is part of this collaborative network advancing high-rate manufacturing for defense applications.
• AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFRL funded research programs for certification methods for overbraided composite structures. Fiber Dynamics, as part of Hexcel's collaborative network, participates in these defense-focused R&D programs to advance high-rate manufacturing capabilities.
• KraussMaffei CorporationsupportingTechnology or IntegrationListed as part of the group of companies and institutions sharing technical, cultural, and leadership values with Fiber Dynamics. KraussMaffei provides manufacturing equipment and automation solutions supporting the company's production capabilities.
• Hawthorn CompositessupportingTechnology or IntegrationListed as part of Hexcel's collaborative network including Fiber Dynamics, A&P Technology, HyPerComp Engineering Inc., NIAR, and AFRL to advance high-rate manufacturing for defense applications.
• HyPerComp Engineering Inc.supportingTechnology or IntegrationListed as part of Hexcel's collaborative network including Fiber Dynamics, A&P Technology, Hawthorn Composites, NIAR, and AFRL to advance high-rate manufacturing for defense applications.
• Open XsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as part of the group of companies and institutions sharing technical, cultural, and leadership values with Fiber Dynamics, focused on advancing high-rate manufacturing for defense applications.
• Prospect MoldssupportingTechnology or IntegrationListed as part of the group of companies sharing technical, cultural, and leadership values. Prospect Molds provides custom tooling and parts machining services supporting Fiber Dynamics' manufacturing operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SGL Carbon: SGL Carbon offers carbon-fiber and composite-material solutions for aerospace, industrial, and other technical markets. It shares Fiber Dynamics' advanced-composites technology base and aerospace customer exposure, but operates at a broader and more materials-oriented scale.
• Toray Advanced Composites: Toray Advanced Composites supplies thermoset and thermoplastic prepregs and composite materials to aerospace and other high-performance industries. It is relevant to Fiber Dynamics through certified aerospace materials and defense applications, though it is mainly an upstream supplier.
• Hexcel: Hexcel is a global advanced-composites supplier serving aerospace and defense with carbon fiber, prepregs, honeycomb, and related materials. It is comparable to Fiber Dynamics in certified aerospace composite technologies and defense manufacturing, but Hexcel is primarily materials-led.
• Spirit AeroSystems: Spirit AeroSystems is a Wichita-based aerospace structures manufacturer serving commercial and defense programs. It is comparable to Fiber Dynamics through its aircraft customer base and composite aerostructure work, but operates at a much larger scale.
• GKN Aerospace: GKN Aerospace is a large aerostructures supplier that produces composite structures for commercial and military aircraft. It shares Fiber Dynamics' high-performance composite applications, qualification requirements, and aircraft-program customer base, but is substantially broader and more integrated.
• Kaman: Kaman produces engineered composite and metal assemblies for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. It overlaps with Fiber Dynamics in composite component design, tooling, manufacturing, and qualification support, although Kaman has a broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Leading Technology Composites: Leading Technology Composites is a Wichita-based manufacturer of advanced composite components and assemblies for aerospace, defense, and other demanding markets. It is closely comparable to Fiber Dynamics in complex composite fabrication, testing, and production for regulated customers.
• Albany Engineered Composites: Albany Engineered Composites supplies advanced composite structures and three-dimensional woven preforms for aerospace and defense, including resin-transfer-molded components. It is comparable to Fiber Dynamics in mission-critical, qualification-intensive composite programs.
• Plasan: Plasan designs and manufactures advanced carbon-composite components for aerospace, defense, and automotive applications. It is comparable to Fiber Dynamics in producing lightweight, complex, high-performance composite structures for demanding customers.
• Tri-Mack Manufacturing: Tri-Mack manufactures high-tolerance thermoplastic and thermoset composite parts and assemblies, primarily for aerospace customers. Its custom molding, machining, and assembly model closely overlaps Fiber Dynamics' complex-part manufacturing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fiberdynamics

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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