#DEFEA2025 was an outstanding experience for B&T Composites!
We had the opportunity to engage in valuable discussions, build strong connections, and showcase our latest innovations in composite materials.
Together with Componous we continue to push the boundaries of smart composites—integrating advanced sensor and photonics technologies for next-generation applications in defense and beyond.
A big thank you to everyone who visited us and to our great team for making it all happen.
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B&T Composites proudly participated in the European Defence Venture Studio expert panel during DEFEA 2025, contributing to a high-level discussion on “Unlocking Defence Innovation.”
The session explored the role of SMEs in advancing European defence technologies and addressing key challenges within the defence innovation ecosystem. Drawing on its expertise in advanced composite materials and high-performance applications, B&T Composites shared insights into how material innovation and engineering-driven approaches can support the development of next-generation defence solutions, while emphasizing the value of cross-sector collaboration in accelerating technological progress.
The panel was moderated by Antonios Platias, Managing Director of THYREON, and brought together experts from EU institutions, industry, and the military. A central theme that emerged from the discussion was the importance of speed through collaboration in translating innovation into operational capability.
Key discussion highlights included:
B&T Composites’ participation in the panel reflects its ongoing commitment to technology-driven innovation, collaboration, and the advancement of sustainable and resilient technological solutions across Europe.
Patent: Robotic Guidance Method with user orientation detection 1008886.
Optical fiber Bragg gratings are embedded within the composite lay-up of drive shafts during filament winding for monitoring vital operational parameters including buckling. We report strain measurement results, under torque loading, for embedded and externally attached sensors with different orientations with respect to the axis of the shaft.
Authors: M. Konstantaki, G. Violakis, T. Geernaert, N. Korakas, N. Tiriakidis, Th. Tiriakidi, K. Tiriakidis, H. Thienpont, F. Berghmans, and S. Pissadakis.
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https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OFS-2018-ThE98
Athena: Advanced thermoelectric energy harvesting by hierarchical composites for self powered and autonomously driven structural health monitoring, with the co-financing of Greece and the European Union
Acknowledgment: This research has been co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code:T1EDK-03480)
Cavesga: Implementation of novel carbon fiber composite vessels for gas storage, with the co-financing of Greece and the European Union.
Acknowledgment: This research has been co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code:T1EDK-05393).
Hycacy: Hydraylic lightweight high strength carbon-fiber cylinders for industrial applications, with the co-financing of Greece and the European Union
Acknowledgment: This research has been co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call Special Actions “AQUACULTURE” – “INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS” – “OPEN INNOVATION IN CULTURE”” (project code: Τ6ΥΒΠ-00478)
Aiolos: Development of multifunctional fiber reinforced composites with nano-modified matrix phase towards wind turbine applications, with the co-financing of Greece and the European Union
«Acknowledgment: This research has been co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code: Τ2ΕΔΚ-02971)
Harvest: Hierarchical multifunctional composites with thermoelectrically powered autonomous structural health monitoring for the aviation industry’ — ‘HARVEST’ (H2020 EU Project), 769140
For more information: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/horizon-2020/projects/h2020-transport/aviation/harvest
EureComp: EUReCOMP aims to provide sustainable methods towards recycling and reuse of composite materials, coming from components used in various industries, such as aeronautics and wind energy. The main pathways to achieve circularity will include: i) repairing, repurposing and redesigning parts from end-of-life large scale products and ii) recycling and reclamation of the materials used in such parts; thus, accomplishing reduction of waste and transformation to high-added value products.
