Introduction to the Northwest Composites Centre
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Established in February 2006, the Northwest Composites Centre received a £2.1 million grant from the Northwest Science Fund, administered by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).The Northwest Composites Centre was formed by collaboration between the following Universities:-
- Bolton
- Lancaster
- Liverpool
- Manchester
Mission
The Northwest Composites Centre’s mission is to:-
- Undertake applied research leading to the development of new, cost effective, low energy, low cycle time composite processing routes for making real components and demonstrators
- Establish the effect of these production routes on composite structure and performance and thereby optimise their fitness for purpose
- Act as a regional centre of expertise supporting, evaluating and introducing innovation in composite manufacture and design
