Drawn from broad range of industries to include wind energy, paper, snowsports, biomass, automotive, academia and aerospace the Gradient Engineering, Inc. team has highly specialized composites design, manufacturing and testing experience. The firm is a research & development focused entity dedicated to providing analysis, product development and testing solutions to the fiber reinforced polymer composites industry. In addition to offering services to the composites industry, the company is developing a proprietary line of chopped natural fiber reinforcement materials. Gradient is optimizing its novel and proprietary manufacturing and surface treatment protocols that are solving the main barrier to entry issue for plant fibers in the composite materials market. These products will integrate into current chopped fiber manufacturing lines and compete directly with fiberglass for many applications.
