“Huntsville continues to be the gravitational center of hypersonic development in the United States, and Auburn is investing where it matters,” said Steve Starner, CEO of Continuous Composites. “The addition of a CF3D Enterprise cell gives Auburn and its partners a modern composite manufacturing capability and a toolset to explore structural concepts that were previously out of reach.”

The installation enables Auburn researchers to work directly with the surrounding defense community, accelerating prototyping workflows and applied materials research. Students and faculty also gain hands-on experience with digital composite manufacturing, a growing requirement across aerospace and defense programs.

“Auburn’s presence in Huntsville places us in the center of national-priority programs,” said Luke Boyer, Ph.D., Lead Principal Research Engineer and Advanced Manufacturing Team Lead. “Integrating CF3D into our capabilities expands our support for hypersonic development and gives partners the ability to study structural concepts grounded in real manufacturing data.”

Continuous Composites will host a CF3D Tech Tour at Auburn University’s Huntsville Research and Innovation Center on March 11, 2026. The event will operate at a Distro C classification level and will bring together aerospace OEMs, defense primes, research institutions, and government stakeholders for technical discussions, demonstrations, and a firsthand look at the CF3D Enterprise Cell.If you would like to receive an invitation, please fill out this form at: https://continuouscomposites.com/cf3d-tech-tour/ to be added to the invitation list. Additional details will be shared soon.