Insights
Expert insights into composite design and lightweight solutions
LICO’s Insights share practical knowledge and expert perspectives on composite materials, lightweight construction and advanced design solutions. Our insights are based on decades of hands-on experience in demanding industrial applications across transportation and special vehicle sectors.
Here you will find articles that explain why composites enable better design, how lightweight structures improve performance and efficiency, and where composite solutions create the greatest value in modern applications.
Explore our insights
Design Freedom
Discover how composite materials remove traditional design limitations. Learn how complex geometries, integrated functions and optimised strength-to-weight ratios can be achieved without costly manufacturing constraints.
Lightweight Design
Understand how lightweight composite structures reduce energy consumption, improve performance and extend service life in demanding applications across road, rail and marine industries.
Benefits for EVs
Explore how composite solutions support electric vehicles through weight reduction, structural integration and improved range, safety and efficiency.
LICO at your service — the earlier, the better
Built on experience, not theory.
Our insights are grounded in real-world projects, serial production and close collaboration with our customers. We focus on practical, implementable composite solutions — not theoretical concepts.
The greatest value of composite solutions is achieved when composite expertise is involved early in the design phase. Early collaboration enables better performance, manufacturability and long-term reliability.
LICO is a trusted Finnish composite specialist with over 30 years of experience and certified quality and environmental management systems. We support our customers throughout the entire lifecycle — from concept design and prototyping to ramp-up and serial production, typically in volumes of 100–2,000 units.
Our customers retain full ownership of product IPR, while LICO ensures designs are optimised for performance, sustainability, manufacturability and lifecycle efficiency. We work with local partners and proven European logistics providers to ensure reliable delivery.
Let’s design lighter and smarter together.