Laboratories - AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center

AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center

AWEC Wood Composite

The AEWC 48,000-ft2 facility at the University of Maine is a state-of-the-art “one-stop-shop” for integrated composite-materials/structural-component development with in-house capabilities for developing a composite product or structure from the conceptual stage through research, manufacturing of prototypes, comprehensive testing and evaluation, code approval and commercialization. The Center houses laboratories for composite materials manufacturing science, polymer/interface science, environmental-durability testing, mechanical testing, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), advanced microscopy, and large-scale multidegree-of-freedom static and dynamic structural testing. The Center also houses two pilot plants: a Wood Plastic Composites Pilot Plant and an OSB/OSL Pilot Plant.

Contact AEWC Director: Habib J. Dagher
Phone: 207.581.2123 Fax: 207.581.2074