About Us
Lighter, stronger, smarter materials that reduce cost and improve performance.
Developed through R&D contracts with NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy, our origami-inspired technology is transforming the way the world uses materials.
Our story
Inspired by origami
Fascinated by turning flat sheets of paper into three-dimensional animals and objects, Dr. Jesse Silverberg’s love of origami embedded itself into his doctoral research at Cornell University.
Connecting with physicist Dr. Art Evans at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the team set out to demonstrate the power of origami to transform ordinary materials – like polymers, metals, and composites – into something more.
These Origami Composites are unlike anything you’ve seen before. Their properties depend more on geometric structure than molecular make up.
Breakthrough
What began as an academic passion play evolved into a desire to bring the research to life. With a contract from the National Science Foundation, the team focused on sandwich panels as a viable application, using Origami Composites to replace conventional cores.
The outcome: a panel with superior stiffness-to-strength and up to 59% lighter. In the quest for better materials, it was a manufacturing breakthrough.
Building the business
Enter Paul Dowd, a business leader and entrepreneur seeking a start-up proposition. With Paul came financing, customer buy-in, manufacturing connections, and the incorporation of Armory Technologies to commercialize origami composite technology.
Our flagship product, ArmorONE panels, are proudly made in the USA with domestically sourced materials. We are founder owned and operated, based outside Boston.
Founders and Leaders
Every team has visionaries. These are ours.
Research
Origami Composites have been proven in some of the most demanding applications.
Crash Safety
Air mobility vehicles are becoming a reality – think giant drones, flying taxis, and delivery vehicles. In trials, Origami Composites delivered 6x greater specific energy absorption and 30x greater impact coverage versus other impact absorbing materials, like foam and honeycomb.
Truck Body & Trailer Panels
Seeing a need in an industry that has been using the same panel technology for decades, our work with NSF allowed us to develop a targeted commercialization strategy for what became ArmorONE™, our innovative lightweight panel.
Geothermal Energy
Origami Composites is a technology that can be used in a myriad of industries and applications, including renewable energy. We developed a material to survive in extreme environments, targeting the corrosive, high pressure, and intense heat of industrial geothermal systems.
Mission & Values
We make materials lighter, stronger, and smarter with Origami Composites.
Our technology is transforming the way the world uses materials.
Integrity
We do what is right. Our people and products are trusted, and we earn that trust through principled and ethical business practices.
Customers
We build beneficial long-term relationships. Our technology creates sustainable value for customers, and we are defined by how well we serve them.
Discipline
We have high standards and strong work ethic. We accelerate each other, and we hold each other accountable for results.
Enthusiasm
We find purpose and fulfillment in our work, and we are devoted to the work we do. We strive to learn, grow, and have fun.
Team
We are partners with shared goals and values. Individual contribution is essential and welfare of the brand is paramount.
Each does their part so the team can thrive. We aspire to excellence.
Respect
We listen, honor differences, align on core values, treat others with dignity, and look for the best in people.
