HITCO Carbon Composites is a provider of Aerostructures and Material solutions.

Our customers span across a variety of industries: aerospace, military and civil, thermal management, metal and chemical processing, and automotive.

HITCO is a global leader in the business of rocket nozzles, aerospace, and defense advanced composites fabrication business for military and civil aviation, and the pioneer and leader in carbon-carbon brakes for military, civil and high performance race cars.

We have more than a 60-year history in providing thermal managed solutions under the trademark Refrasil®, the world's standard in refractory silica insulation systems.

News & Events

November 29, 2011
HITCO Receives Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award
Los Angeles, 29 November 2011 - HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc, a subsidiary of SGL Group - The Carbon Company, announced that it is the recipient of the 2011 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for its work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program. The award was presented to a team of organizations by the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Panel under the direction of the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
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November 11, 2011
SAMPE Announce Winner of George Lubin Award
SAMPE has announced Dr. Leslie Jay Cohen, Senior Vice President of New Business Development and Strategic Technology with HITCO Carbon Composites as the newest recipient of the SAMPE George Lubin Award.
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June 27, 2011
HITCO Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
HITCO Carbon Composites, Gardena, California, a subsidiary of SGL Group - The Carbon Company - announced today that it has received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA). The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance.
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July 27, 2010
HITCO Receives Contract for Non-Autoclave Composites Manufacturing
HITCO will fabricate three large non-autoclave composite spars using prepreg composite materials supplied by Cytec Engineered Materials.
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April 12, 2010
SAMPE Keynote: Composites Automation Evolving Necessity
Dr. Leslie Cohen, Vice President at HITCO Carbon Composites Inc., made the keynote speech to launch the 2010 SAMPE Europe Conference in Paris on April 12, one day ahead of the JEC Composites show.
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