Composite Structures covers the fabrication and assembly of load-bearing and non-structural aerospace components produced from multi-constituent material systems, encompassing processes such as autoclave and out-of-autoclave (OOA) cure, resin transfer moulding (RTM), automated fibre placement (AFP), and filament winding, together with NDT inspection and co-bonding or co-curing techniques used to produce flight-ready structural assemblies.
How many distinct aircraft programmes each supplier in this area is linked to in our database — a proxy for how widely established a company is across the industry. Bars are relative to the top-ranked supplier.
Whether supply here is concentrated in a few big players or spread across many. Top-5 share is the portion of all programme links held by the five largest suppliers. HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) runs 0–10,000: under ~1,500 is competitive, over ~2,500 is concentrated.
Where the listed suppliers in this area are based, by country of head office. Useful for sourcing, near-shoring and understanding regional strengths.