The Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) will host the 16th International Conference on Textile Composites TexComp-2026 in Bristol (UK) on 9-11 September 2026. TexComp is an international conference dedicated to composites, reinforced with textiles and other reinforcements with a complex fibrous architecture. The unique possibility to control the composite properties by clever design of the reinforcement and manufacturing and cost advantages, offered by textiles, lead to wide use of textile composites in aeronautic, automotive, civil engineering, marine, medicine, sport, wind energy and other applications. The TexComp conferences were initiated by Prof. Verpoest in 1992 in Leuven, and have toured the world, ever since. 

Scope​
Conference topics cover experimental studies, modelling, and case studies related to design, manufacturing, properties, performance, applications and sustainability of textile composites and their reinforcements. Research on composites produced by other advanced preforming technologies is also welcome.

Format​
TexComp-2026 is a three-day conference, which will include keynotes (plenary), regular oral presentations in two/three parallel sessions, and posters with dedicated sessions of mini-presentations. The conference will be “abstracts only”. There will also be a poster competition, in which all attending poster presenters will automatically participate.