Cullinan Studio architects are working with Hyde Housing, the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick and Holovis International to develop an affordable mobile Immersive Visualisation suite for construction to improve communication of design data and help achieve Government targets of buildings delivered at lower cost, in less time and with fewer defects

A supply chain grouping working under the North West Aerospace Alliance's Aerospace Supply Chain Excellence programme has identified the commercialisation and industrialisation of 3D textile technology as a key priority for the advanced composite sector in the UK. INTERTEX is an Research and Development Project, supported by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), that aims to provide a step change in the competitiveness of the UK composites industry to produce high performance, high added value, hollow structural parts such as engine nacelles, UAV fuselages with tech transfer opportunities to other sectors such as wind turbine blades and bus/train carriages. The project consortium is being led by the NWAA, and includes industry partners Aircelle, Sigmatex, Kaman Composites, Hyde Group and Trelleborg Offshore UK, and the Academia Partner North West Composites Centre (through the University of Manchester).

NGCW will ensure that mature technologies are available to enable the design, development, validation, manufacture, equipping and testing of lightweight aerodynamically efficient and economic to produce wings which are optimised with the overall aircraft ensuring minimum environmental impact. HIVOL will investigate and develop low cost manufacturing technologies that will enable high volume wing manufacture for next generation aircraft.

NGCW will ensure that mature technologies are available to enable the design, development, validation, manufacture, equipping and testing of lightweight aerodynamically efficient and economic to produce wings which are optimised with the overall aircraft ensuring minimum environmental impact. INTEQ will develop simplified, reliable, wing system installation concepts and compact control surface actuation methods that would support high volume low cost manufacture.