Technologies

We have the only two-ring braider in the UK which can create components that are hollow and straight or complex cross sections with curved profiles.

The NCC is the best equipped research centre for automated fibre placement (AFP) and tensioned fibre placement (TFP) in the world.

Our Overmoulding technology is designed to achieve rapid cycle production times (sub 5 minutes) to acclerate composite HVM capabilities. Whilst our Automated Preforming Cell is capable of creating repeatable, complex parts quickly. 

The NCC’s Ultra High Rate Deposition cell contains two huge industrial robots that automate the production process for future large scale, high rate composite products such as wings and turbine blades.

Our bespoke ceramic matrix composite (CMC) development facility includes material storage and processing equipment specifically for CMC applications.

Resin infusion has the potential to lower manufacturing costs compared to the current prepreg and autoclave solutions. At the NCC we have both High Temperature Resin Transfer Moulding and Large Scale Resin Infusion technology capabilities.

We have built a Composite Integrity Verification Cell with twin agile inspection robots that enable faster geometric measurement and non-destructive testing (NDT) for larger components with improved accuracy and repeatability.