The UK’s composites research and development facility, the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol, has unveiled the latest of its state-of-the-art capabilities in the form of a new automated AFP-ATL cell. The cell, created in partnership with Electroimpact, combines both AFP and ATL in a single system. Notably, the dual system can be used individually or together to collaborate and create large, complex structures with minimal downtime. NCC’s new cell is the final piece in a £36.7m jigsaw of 10 fully digital automated composite manufacturing capabilities to arrive in the last 18 months.

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