The
National Composites Centre (NCC)
is a world-class research centre, where companies of any size and across industry sectors can access cutting-edge technology and specialist engineers, to drive innovation in the design and manufacture of composites. NCC is one of seven centres that form the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult
(HVMC). It works globally to accelerate the adoption of high-value, sustainable engineering solutions in composites by providing products and services to the UK’s aviation, automotive, renewable energy and other high-tech industries. For the 5G-ENCODE project, the NCC will host the UK’s strategic 5G testbed and demonstration facility for industrial technologies. NCC will commission and manage infrastructure for this pioneering capability, coordinating industrial use cases. Running in parallel is the Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation
(DETI)
programme which will develop tools, technologies and processes for smart manufacturing and design, underpinned by the 5G-ENCODE network.