VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Sep 17, 2025 – Dassault Systèmes announced that NCC has adopted the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and is expanding its use to other centers within the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network in the U.K. NCC shifted to a cloud-based approach to place the 3DEXPERIENCE platform at the center of its R&D efforts, to address sustainability challenges in sectors like aviation.
As industries push for products that generate less waste and last longer, composites are becoming central to manufacturing. In aerospace, about 50% of new aircraft incorporate composite materials to achieve lighter, durable aerostructures, engines, and propulsion systems.
NCC sought to respond promptly to industrial and manufacturing sector customer requirements and to improve collaboration with its network centers to develop, scale, and implement technologies. It uses the 3DExperience platform to provide a shared workspace. The platform’s virtual twin tools support all aspects of the value chain, from design to manufacturing.
The platform gives NCC access to model-based systems engineering and virtual twin tools with full traceability, enabling faster design and validation. These capabilities support high-level demonstrators, shared research, and customer projects in next-generation wing structures, materials recycling, defense aircraft, advanced air mobility, and other industrial sectors.
“Moving to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, on the cloud, is a strategic step that improves how we collaborate, innovate and deliver. It will help us respond faster to industry needs, reduce development time, and scale new technologies more effectively. For NCC, this strengthens our role in driving industrial impact – supporting productivity, high-value jobs, and long-term economic growth in the UK,” said Mark Summers, CTO, NCC.
“The aerospace and defense sector is experiencing a paradigm shift that requires innovations, and new ways to create them. By adopting our 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud, NCC can connect teams, data and applications in one virtual experience for improved collaboration and composites innovation,” said David Ziegler, vice president, aerospace and defense industry, Dassault Systèmes.
Source: Dassault Systèmes
About Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes SE, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, is a global software company focused on 3D design, digital mock-ups, and product lifecycle management. The company develops virtual tools that enable real-world applications across industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer products. Its software portfolio includes CATIA for product design, SOLIDWORKS for mechanical engineering, DELMIA for manufacturing workflows, and SIMULIA for advanced simulation. These solutions are used in aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment, consumer goods, life sciences, and technology sectors. As of 2024, Dassault Systèmes employed approximately 24,000 people across 200 offices worldwide.
About NCC
The National Composites Centre (NCC) is based in UK and operates as part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Established in 2010, the NCC provides research, development, and engineering support to accelerate the adoption of composite materials and advanced manufacturing processes. Its services include materials research, digital manufacturing, sustainable engineering, specialist engineering consultancy, and workforce skills development. The NCC supports sectors such as aerospace, defense, energy, space, and other industries that use composite materials. It employs more than 400 staff, including engineers, researchers, and technical specialists. According to its most recent financial statements, the NCC reported annual revenue of about £31.6M. The organization serves as a national hub for industry and academia to collaborate on composites innovation and to bridge the gap between laboratory research and industrial-scale production.