Benefits of using composites for consumer goods include high strength, low weight, resilience, flexibility, and corrosion resistance.

The use of composites in the recreation products industry is widespread ranging from sports recreation to musical instruments.

BCT, for instance, makes bodies for pedal steel guitars. MSA's Web site states its carbon fiber Millennium model provides "exceptional strength, stability and resistance to detuning while optimizing the harmonic and resonance qualities." The composite body is impervious to moisture and temperature changes, and the weight of the instrument is "a mere fraction of that of a similar body constructed of maple or aluminum."

Customers include:

• MSA - Pedal Steel Guitar Bodies and Parts
• Brasil 1 (Volvo Ocean Race Team) - Keel Parts
• Auburn University - Solar Car Parts
• Purdue University - Solar Car Parts
• Pteryx - RC Parts
• Sonie Enterprises - Dog Sled Parts
• Paragon - Lightweight Composite Theatrical Props