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NCC and UK Atomic Energy Authority sign collaboration

Collaboration underway between the National Composites Centre and the UK Atomic Energy Authority to develop fusion-grade Silicon Carbide Ceramic Matrix Composites.

3 weeks ago

NCC announces Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Construction results

The National Composites Centre has completed an assessment of the composites data referenced in software and tools for Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) used within the construction sector.

5 months ago

European first for CMC automated fibre placement

Engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC) have completed a European first by manufacturing Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) using Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) technology, paving the way for the high-temperature capabilities of these materials to be unlocked within engines – making them more efficient and reducing CO₂ emissions.

8 months ago

New design techniques target net-zero

National Composites Centre (NCC) advanced research engineer, Camilla Osmiani takes a look at the future of digital engineering design and its application to a composite hydrogen pressure vessel.

9 months ago

NCC launches initiative to industrialise UK’s continuous carbon fibre reclamation

The National Composites Centre has launched an initiative to industrialise continuous carbon fibre reclamation in the UK.

9 months ago

NCC wild water champion spearheads UK’s first sustainable kayak project

A UK-first wild water kayak, made from sustainable composite materials, has been designed and manufactured by a team of 19 graduates, apprentices, and year in industry students from the National Composites Centre (NCC).

11 months ago

NCC supports marine industry in bid to tackle recycling challenge

The National Composites Centre is supporting a new consortium that has been formed to address the growing challenge of decarbonisation and recycling of composite materials in the marine industry and beyond, with a long-term aim of creating the UK’s first glass fibre composites recycling and re-use facility of its kind.

11 months ago

NCC collaborates to optimise wing aerodynamics

Engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC) are working with Airbus on its innovative ‘eXtra Performance Wing’ demonstrator programme designed to accelerate technologies in wing aerodynamics that improve performance and reduce environmental impact.

11 months ago

Reclaimed continuous carbon fibres successfully recycled

Engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC), the UK’s centre of excellence for advanced composite applications, along with British SME partners B&M Longworth and Cygnet Texkimp, have successfully reclaimed continuous carbon fibres from a whole pressure vessel and re-used them to manufacture a new pressure vessel.

1 year ago

NCC completes hydrogen pressure vessel digital design trials

The National Composites Centre (NCC) says it has successfully completed a proof-of-concept project that demonstrates the transformative impact of digital tools on the design process for the complex engineering industry.

1 year ago

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NCC and UK Atomic Energy Authority sign collaboration

NCC announces Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Construction results

European first for CMC automated fibre placement

New design techniques target net-zero

NCC launches initiative to industrialise UK’s continuous carbon fibre reclamation

NCC wild water champion spearheads UK’s first sustainable kayak project

NCC supports marine industry in bid to tackle recycling challenge

NCC collaborates to optimise wing aerodynamics

Reclaimed continuous carbon fibres successfully recycled

NCC completes hydrogen pressure vessel digital design trials

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