Diab's Advanced Kits wins IBEX 2025 Innovation Award

Diab´s Advanced Kits is the IBEX 2025 Innovation Award winner in the Boatbuilding Methods & Materials category—recognizing our drive to deliver lighter, more efficient, lower-impact composite solutions for boatbuilders worldwide.

What the judges recognized
IBEX judge Tim Murphy highlighted how Diab’s Advanced Kitting starts from 3D plans to place cuts and grooves exactly where needed—minimizing gaps, saving resin, and reducing weight—a smarter alternative to regularly sliced foam cores. 

How Advanced Kits change the build
By optimizing fit in complex curves, Advanced Kits improve handling and cosmetics in infusion and prepreg applications while cutting material waste and resin consumption—a practical pathway to lighter laminates and faster, cleaner layups.

Why this matters to the industry
The IBEX Innovation Awards program—run by NMMA and judged by BWI—spotlights technologies shaping the future of recreational boating. As Show Director Mary Velline put it, this year’s array of new products showcases “a bright future for our entire industry.” Diab is proud to contribute to that progress. 

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