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£8.2 MILLION COMPOSITES CERTIFICATION AND EVALUATION FACILITY The Northwest Composites Centre has been successful in its bid to secure funding from the Northwest Regional Development agency, to support a new Composites Certification and Evaluation Facility (CCEF). The £4.7 million funding allocated by the NWDA is backed by additional funds and in-kind support provided by the university and Industry that will bring the value of the programme to £8.2 million. This money will provide a resource for equipment and manpower and allow the Centre to work directly with industry to allow the qualification of flight critical parts by companies with limited resources and possibly limited experience in working with composite materials. A full range of mechanical testing and NDT equipment will be purchased which will complement the already extensive processing and analytical facilities at the Centre The need for such a facility had been identified in a number of forums, and in particular by the Northwest Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) which is looking to bolster the aerospace supply chain as it makes the transition from metallic manufacturing to composite manufacturing to meet the needs of future aircraft build programmes. Increasing the major aircraft primes are devolving design responsibility out to the supply chain and with it the responsibility for certification of components. An objective of the new facility will be to work with overseas partners in the development of multi-user databases to streamline the qualification process and to reduce cost to the industry as a whole. The NWCC is one of the leading centres for the development of 3D textile composite components and developing routes to the qualification of such parts will be an important priority area for the Centre. Further details on the capabilities of the new facility will be forthcoming soon and interested companies are invited to contact the Executive Director of the Centre, Professor Paul Hogg on: tel: +44 (0) 161 275 8162 |
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Old skills weave smart future for the North West FT.com / World - Old skills weave smart future for north-west Manchester launches £2.1m aerospace composites centre University of Manchester Netcomposites |
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Quickstep Advances with New European Showcase Centre |
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Composites News Super Site |
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JEC Composites http://www.jeccomposites.com/composites-news/1883/Manchester-launches-£2.1m.html |
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Northwest pioneers science ‘firsts’ Northwest Development Agency |
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Composites 101 Date: Monday 19th January 2009 Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom Programme: please click here for further information Can't miss it? Add to your calendar |
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Annual Conference The third Annual Conference will take place on 26th January 2009. Venue: The Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester. Programme: please click here for further information. To register your interest, please contact laurence.carraz@manchester.ac.uk. Can't miss it? Add to your calendar |
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