Fibreworks Composites

What Fibreworks Composites does

Fibreworks Composites, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mooresville, NC, operates as the Fibreworks Group of Companies through two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Fibreworks Composites, the legacy automotive and racing composite business, and Composite Factory, the aerospace and defense manufacturing arm. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures custom composite structures serving motorsport, OEM, advanced modern transport, aerospace, ITAR defense, and medical equipment customers, with documented applications in F1 racing (9-week design-to-track cycle), NASCAR stock car production (15 components per vehicle at 11-35 ship-sets per week), EVTOL seating, satellite communications, drone systems, and radio-transparent medical imaging beds.

The company is vertically integrated across design engineering, finite element analysis, tool design, lamination, machining, and finishing, supported by an engineering organization led by a Director of Engineering with 4 Senior Design Engineers, 8 Design Engineers, an Innovation Manager leading R&D and manufacturing engineering, and a Software Developer. Manufacturing assets include overhead laser ply placement technology, high-volume press operations, multiple autoclaves (largest Italmatic 102" x 275"), five-axis CNC mills, gantry routers, robotic trim cells, a ceramic matrix composite kiln rated to 2350F, Creaform metroscan systems with 0.00098" resolution, and over $1M of prepreg inventory. A new 115,000 sq ft facility on a 26-acre lot, with optional 80,000 sq ft of expansion, came online in 2024 and supports a workforce of over 250.

Revenue is generated through project-based custom manufacturing contracts under NET 60 payment terms with custom quote-based pricing. The go-to-market is pure direct enterprise B2B sales across named verticals including motorsport, OEMs, aerospace, ITAR defense, and medical equipment, with no channel partners, resellers, or marketplace presence. The company holds AS9100 QMS certification at Composite Factory and operates the legacy Fibreworks Facility as a controlled-unclassified ITAR site, and is privately held by founders Joe Hofmann (CEO/Co-Owner) and Guenther Steiner (President), both with motorsport lineage.

Name

Fibreworks Composites

Legal name

Fibreworks Composites LLC

Website

https://fibreworkscomposites.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fibreworks Composites is a vertically integrated custom composite manufacturer serving motorsport, OEM, aerospace, ITAR defense, medical equipment, and advanced transport customers through two subsidiaries: Fibreworks Composites and Composite Factory, operating from a 115,000 sq ft AS9100-certified facility in Mooresville, NC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composite Manufacturing

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Composite Structures & Layup Manufacturing (IMABAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Composite Reinforcement Textiles (Carbon/Glass/Aramid Fabrics & Preforms) (IMAOADAH), Rotorcraft Airframes, Structures & Composites (IMABABAD)

Keywords

• Composite manufacturing services
• Carbon fiber structures
• Aerospace composite parts
• Motorsport component fabrication
• Autoclave cured components

Headquarters

HQ city

Mooresville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Composite Manufacturing Services: Custom design, engineering, and manufacturing of composite parts for various industries including Motorsport, OEMs, Aerospace, Defense, and Medical Equipment. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with payment terms of NET 60 days after receipt and acceptance of material. The company offers high-volume manufacturing capabilities with press operations and autoclave curing.
2. Processed Composite Materials Sales: Sale of processed composite materials produced following manufacturing services with materials provided by customers. Products include snap-cure thermoset woven carbon parts, thermoplastics, and body/sheet molding compounds. Pricing is specified in Sales Documents with additional charges for travel and out-of-pocket expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fibreworks Composites designs, engineers, and manufactures custom carbon fiber and composite structures for Motorsport, OEMs, Aerospace, ITAR Defense, and Medical Equipment customers. Through its two business units — Fibreworks Composites (racing and automotive) and Composite Factory (aerospace and defense) — it delivers vertically integrated services from napkin sketch and finite element analysis through tooling, lamination, autoclave curing, machining, and finishing, supporting both prototyping and high-volume production.

Product overview

Fibreworks Group of Companies operates two core business units: Fibreworks Composites (legacy automotive and racing composite business with engineering, machine shop, and tool manufacturing) and Composite Factory (primary manufacturing, certification, and quality control for aerospace and defense). The company offers vertically integrated composite manufacturing services including Facilities (115,000 sq ft manufacturing with autoclaves and CNC equipment), Machining & Tooling (5-axis CNC and metal/ composite tooling), Design & Development (FEA, CAD, reverse engineering), Prototyping (fast-reaction with flexible tooling options), High Volume Manufacture (press operations, thermoset/thermoplastic processing), and Case Studies. Services span industries including Motorsport, OEMs, Advanced Modern Transport, Aerospace, ITAR, Defense, and Medical Equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fibreworks Composites (Racing & Automotive Business Unit) Custom design, engineering, and manufacturing of carbon composite structures for the racing world and next-generation commercial vehicles, including F1 racing components, Sprint Racing seats, stock car parts, and electrified commercial vehicle components. Serves motorsport teams and OEM racing divisions requiring fast-paced development and high-volume production.
• Composite Factory (Aerospace & Defense Business Unit) AS9100-certified manufacturing, certification, and quality control for next-generation aerospace and defense composites, including drone systems, satellite communications (man-packable systems with booms and multicomponent reflectors), electric vertical take-off (EVTOL) seating, and self-driving mobility components.
• Machining & Tooling In-house machining capability providing composite and metallic tooling, lamination tooling, assembly tooling, mandrels, epoxy tooling masters, and finish machining of carbon parts. Equipment includes 5-axis CNC mills, gantry routers, and robotic trim cells, supporting manufacturing with both composite and metallic tooling as well as inserts and hardware.
• Design & Development Engineering-led design services providing design engineering, research engineering, finite element analysis (FEA), reverse engineering, and CAD/document creation from napkin sketch through production support. Engineering organization includes Director of Engineering, Senior Design Engineers, Design Engineers, and Software Developers.
• Prototyping Fast-reaction prototyping and long-term component development with flexible tooling options including epoxy direct or carbon fiber tooling. Supports product development from napkin sketches to final components, enabling the F1-inspired fast-paced development process.
• High Volume Manufacture Scaled manufacturing capabilities including press operations for snap-cure thermoset woven carbon parts (cored and uncored), thermoplastics, and body and sheet molding compounds. Supports production volumes from hundreds into many thousands of units while reducing labor hours associated with hand lamination techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• F1 racing designs brought to track in 9 weeks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Composites Universal Group: Custom composite parts and assemblies for motorsport, industrial, and aerospace applications. Direct competitor in the same B2B custom carbon fiber layup and autoclave-cured parts market.
• Protech Composites: Composite parts manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Comparable vertically integrated supplier with autoclave and CNC capabilities serving similar OEM customers.
• MTC (Machine Tool & Manufacturing) Composites: Custom composite parts and assemblies for motorsport, defense, and aerospace. Comparable vertically integrated composite manufacturer with similar autoclave/CNC-based production model.
• Braid Industries: Composite engineering and manufacturing specialist focused on motorsport, automotive, and aerospace. Closely comparable to Fibreworks in customer base, materials (carbon composites), and rapid-prototype-to-production model.
• Plasan North America: Carbon fiber and composite parts manufacturer serving automotive, aerospace, and defense customers. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated composite structures supplier in similar end markets to Fibreworks/Composite Factory.

Broad incumbents

• SGL Carbon: Global carbon fiber and composite products manufacturer serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. Comparable as a large incumbent in carbon fiber composites, including fiber supply and finished composite parts.
• GKN Aerospace: Tier 1 aerospace structures supplier with broad composite manufacturing capabilities. Competes with Composite Factory for aerospace structural parts and represents the type of large incumbent Fibreworks must displace in defense and aerospace programs.
• Hexcel: Large public composite materials and structures supplier for commercial aerospace and defense. Broader incumbent that competes with Composite Factory in aerospace structures and provides material inputs that Fibreworks consumes as prepreg.
• Toray Advanced Composites: Major carbon fiber and prepreg manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable as a large incumbent that both supplies materials to the composite structures industry and competes in higher-tier structures work.

Emerging players

• Merson Composites: Composite engineering and manufacturing for motorsport, aerospace, and industrial applications. Comparable emerging composite parts supplier with similar custom layup and autoclave capabilities for racing and aerospace customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fibreworks-composites
• Xx.com/fwccarbon

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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