The use of carbon fibre in industries such as aviation and automotive is already well documented.

Carbon fibre combines strength with a low weight making it an ideal material for aircraft and motor racing parts where weight is a premium. Its use in the printing industry for rollers and cylinders is not well documented despite the fact that it is being used, albeit infrequently, and its use is normally not advertised. However, there is an increasing trend for using carbon fibre for components such as print cylinder sleeves for easier handling and idler rollers as they can reach higher rotational speeds than metal rollers for a given diameter.

This is particularly important when wide web widths are used such as in paper making and polymer film manufacturing. Their use is also likely to increase in the industry due to the manufacturing tolerances of emerging industries such as flexible electronics and solar.