Brunel Composites Centre sits between the knowledge base and industry, supporting partners in industry by transferring academic research in novel composites processing and joining technologies into industrial applications. Our core research areas include composites modelling and manufacturing, novel simulation methods, and life cycle analysis of composites.
Last update: Wed, 27 September 2023
Trading Name: Brunel Composites Centre – Brunel University London
Address:
TWI Ltd., Granta Park, Great Abington,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
CB21 6AL
Website: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/centres/brunel-composites-centre
Email: nithin.jayasree@brunel.ac.uk
Membership: Composites UK
Organisation Activities
- Business Support/Knowledge Transfer
- Research & Development
- Testing
Organisation Markets
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Cross Sector
- Defence
- Marine
- Oil & Gas
- Renewable Energy
- Space
- Wind Energy
Raw Materials Used
- ABS
- Aramid Fibre
- Carbon Fibre
- Epoxy Resin
- Glass Fibre
- Graphite Fibre
- PEEK/High Value Thermoplastics
Semi-finished Materials Used
- 3D Woven Fabrics
- Adhesives
- Braided Tubes & Tape
- Chopped Strand Mat
- Coatings
- Epoxy & Thermoplastic powders
- Non-Crimp Fabrics
- Self-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fabrics & Tapes
- Thermoplastic fibres
- Thermoplastic Prepreg
- Woven Fabrics
Equipment Used
- Abaqus
- CAD/CAM
- Catia
- Composite Ovens
- Composite Press
- Composite Tooling
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- Data Analytics
- Digital Image Correlation
- Hand Lay up
- Infusion
- Injection Moulding
- LS Dyna Suite
- Optical
- RTM
- Smart Intelligent Fixtures
- Thermal Conductivity
Equipment Produced
- Mechanical Testing
- Thermal Analysis
Sustainability
- Net-Zero Plans