- 19 May 2006 -
UK composites centre launched

THE NORTHWEST Composite Centre (NWCC) was officially launched at the University of Manchester, UK, this month. The £2.1 million centre will specialise in aerospace composites design and manufacture.

The NWCC is a joint collaboration between the UK universities of Manchester, Bolton, Lancaster and Liverpool.

“Current methods for producing composites are relatively inefficient which makes using these materials to construct aircraft an expensive option,” says Professor Philip Withers, Executive Director of the NWCC. “If we can speed up the production process, and create these materials more cost effectively, and through lower energy usage create a lower impact on the environment, then we have the potential to economically produce planes which are lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient.”

The NWCC is one of four centres in the world developing the Quickstep composite moulding technology.

NWCC; www.futurecomposites.org.uk

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