Company Information
CDI History
For CDI, 2019 marked the beginning of a new season of focus and composite machinery solutions. After analyzing the needs of the market, CDI realized that its latest technology provided a unique solution to some of the industry’s biggest needs. It was at this point that it invested significant resources into creating a new family of composite machines. CDI is now positioned to provide customers with the capability of producing their own proprietary prepreg materials that are immediately available and lower in cost, and that include towpreg and prepreg solutions that most of the market is still unaware of. The response has been enthusiastic.
Our Vision
To disrupt the composite processing world by providing proprietary machines with breakthrough technology, that help customers innovate, improve operating efficiencies, reduce costs, and grow with their needs.
Leadership
Keith McConnell
President & CEO of Century Design Inc. (CDI)
Keith McConnell is the President & CEO of Century Design Inc. (CDI). He spent 25 years working with composites in the aerospace industry – starting with materials and processing, moving into engineering, and finally becoming Group President. Eventually, Keith accomplished most of his career goals, and looked for a new challenge to utilize his full capabilities and experience to make a difference in the world. That’s when he found CDI, a company with a rich history of providing leading edge composite manufacturing machines. Here was an established company, in Keith’s space, offering an opportunity to take it to the next level of impact. He purchased CDI in February, 2011, and it has been an exciting, life-changing journey ever since.
Soon after purchasing CDI, Keith discovered that the machines could do more than they were being asked to do. In fact, with some research, development and lots of testing he discovered that they could solve some big problems in the industry. Today, CDI machines can provide flexibility in production run size, the ability to create and protect proprietary intellectual property, significantly lower hard costs, and protect against future disruptions of supply lines. The reception from the market has been enthusiastic, and Keith is now starting to have the impact he has always wanted.