Digital engineering and AI
Bridging the confidence gap for UK Manufacturing
AI and digital tools could transform UK engineering - but knowing where to start, what works, and who to trust remains a major barrier.
At NCC, we’re working to close that gap. We connect cutting-edge digital capability with the real-world challenges on the workshop floor. Through deep links with industry, government and academia, we help turn new ideas into useful tools - and help guide businesses through the process.
We’re already putting AI and machine learning to the test in live environments. From reducing waste in composite manufacturing to automating inspection and improving certification processes, we’re learning what it takes to make digital work at scale.
With open access digital testbeds and impartial advisors, NCC is a place where businesses can come to define, test and progress their digital transformation projects.
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We're identifying where digital and AI tools have the greatest potential for engineering and manufacturing
Across the Defence sector, digital technologies are reshaping how things get designed, tested, and built. Think of it as an industrial-level makeover, swapping spreadsheets and slow processes for real-time data, virtual modelling, AI-powered decisions, and more sustainable engineering. It’s not just a shiny new toolkit - it’s a whole new way of working.
Our Impact
With safety and sovereignty on the top of Government priorities in an internationally more competitive and uncertain world, NCC has been exploring how to reshape manufacturing by embedding AI capability in design, production and quality assurance.
Our Impact
Run by DSIT and Innovate UK, the competition is open to UK-registered businesses of any size. Entrants are invited to put forward practical, high-potential ideas that can address sector-specific challenges. A £1 million prize fund is available to support development and delivery - with a strong focus on solutions that can scale and deliver value.
Our Impact
Developing permanent energy monitoring capabilities is a complex undertaking – requiring careful hardware considerations and an accompanying digital infrastructure. In response, NCC has developed a testbed and new digital capabilities to help manufacturers and technology providers explore solutions.
Our Impact
We connect technology strategy to real-world delivery through our end-to-end engineering services.
