Market Research & Development 19 Software 42 Smart composites ANSYS beefs up its offer for composites with its version 17.0 46 Laser cutting An abundance of composite simulation software 24 Smart composite structures: benefits, technical issues and potential applications Laser machining of CFRP Brazil A new lab in Brazil 24 Technology & Innovations 47 51 Testing 55 Efficiency 56 Destructive and nondestructive testing of composites for design and manufacture Joining dissimilar materials without adhesives: innovation to reduce weight and costs Advertisers Inner front cover BYK CNC Technics Covestro JEC Group 26 Back cover p.23 Evonik Simulation: key to success? p.57 Inner back cover,p.41 McClean Anderson p.23 Messe Düsseldorf p.13 Mikrosam p.57 No105 June 2016 / jec composites magazine 7