For a list of all the equipment available at the NCC, please see our equipment page.
The facilities comprise the following:
- 5,500m2 Workshop space
- Dedicated composite research areas
- Open-plan offices, meeting rooms and teaching facilities
Equipped for:
- Optimised-design
- Analysis
- Rapid and high-rate manufacture
- Lay-up, moulding, curing, machining, NDT
- Material developments
- Preform technologies
- Processing Technologies
- Validation
- Post processing, environmental and in-service issues
Enabling:
- Open innovation environment enabling Knowledge and Technology Transfer across industry sectors
- Cost effective access to centre facilities for collaborative or private work
- Co-location of member specific equipment for trials & demonstration
- Collaborative research (supply chain and cross sectorial partnerships)
- With geared funding via collaborative programmes
- Influence on Government policy and funding agenda
- Strong links with universities for TRL 1-3 research
- Strong links to composites user primes
- Exposure to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
- Technical support, consultancy and advice
- Access to workshop equipment, hot desks, meeting rooms and conference facilities
- Open or restricted access work space
