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NCC granted £355k to help achieve net zero future
The NCC has been granted £355k by Innovate UK to work with UK SMEs to investigate and validate ways to help achieve a net zero future.
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Unlocking space innovation and growth in the West of England
The West of England’s ambitions to harness innovative space-related activities and unlock their economic, social and environmental benefits have been given a boost by the UK Space Agency.
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Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation initiative to play an important role in economic recovery
The Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation (DETI) initiative in the West of England has launched and is expected to play an important role in driving innovation and digitally enabled recovery following the Coronavirus outbreak.
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A new initiative to develop the next generation of sustainable composite materials in UK
Led by the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) – two of the seven High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres – Sustainable Composites is a partnership between industry, academia and government that will harness the UK’s composites research and technology development capabilities to capitalise on this rapidly…
Read More » Airborne and the National Composites Centre to develop AFP Data Warehouse Architecture
The National Composites Centre (NCC), UK and Airborne UK are working together to design a system to collect and store data from an Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) machine.
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National Composites Centre reveals digital future for composites manufacture
The UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) opened the doors to the latest phase of its advanced composite manufacturing facility. Part laboratory, part factory, the 9,948m2 additional venue is the result of a two-year, £36.7m research and development programme to harness the power of new digital technologies.
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A good practice guide for joining FRPs
Composites UK, supported by the National Composites Centre (NCC), has launched a good practice guide on the topic of joining for fibre reinforced polymer composites (FRPs).
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Colette Cohen OBE announced as independent chair of NCC steering board
Colette became Chief Executive Officer for the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in 2016, establishing it as the ‘go to’ technology centre for the industry. She has worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 25 years and is a committed and active role model for women in…
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Compcut 200 Exceeds Expectations at the NCC
The Materials Testing Team at the prestigious Bristol, UK based National Composites Centre (NCC) have recently completed a year long trial of the Compcut 200 advanced composite plate saw with very positive results in terms of overall performance, usability, adaptability and technical precision.
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BAE Systems Joins NCC Steering Board
BAE Systems is to join the National Composites Centre (NCC) Steering Board as the company confirms its long-term commitment to the NCC as a Tier 1 Member.
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