Cygnet Texkimp technologies to be benchmarked Project will demonstrate the damage tolerance and impact resistance of composite parts. 5th May 2021 The Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC), which is part of the University of Manchester’s Department of Materials in the UK, and composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp have embarked on a major new research project to benchmark the Multi Axis Winder (MAW) and 3D Winder technologies against their two closest alternative technologies – braiding and traditional filament winding. The research will be undertaken by the NWCC’s commercial arm which provides independent, accredited testing and qualifying services to the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, marine and wind energy industries, including all major primes and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers.