The 10,000-square-foot CoMET (Composites and Manufacturing Engineering Test-bed) facility is located on the 305-acre Flatirons Campus, 5 miles south of Boulder, Colorado. The facility enables researchers to design, prototype, validate, and manufacture composite wind and marine turbine blades and other components in one location. The campus is home to the National Wind Technology Center and is approximately 37 miles northwest of Denver International Airport. The CoMET facility features cutting-edge capabilities, including 3D-printed blade tooling, composite material mixing equipment, and state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. It also allows for rapid prototyping and simulating and modeling designs and manufacturing methods, as well as characterizing the structural properties of prototypes. The facility is designed to support the development of industry-advancing materials and processes in the clean tech industry, particularly in the fields of wind and marine energy.
