The suite of equipment available to researchers and industry through the Advanced Fibre Cluster member companies and organisations is unparalleled. Please find a downloadable version at the link below. Contact the Advanced Fibre Cluster for further information.
| Organisation | Type | Category | Description and Manufacturer | Specifications | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | FAK 10 inch Circular | 4 > 29 | Range of gauges |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | FAK 3.5 inch Circular | 8 > 38 | Range of gauges |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Harry Lucas circular | 10 needles | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Falmac | 24 | 30 inch, Gauge |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Wildt Mellor Bromley | 22 | 30 inch, Gauge |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Runyuan Warp Knitter | 28/32 | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Karl mayer Warp Knitter | 16 inch | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Shima Seiki Whole Garment | 14 | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Shima Seiki First | 21 | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Knitting | Shima Seiki NSIG122 | 7 | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | Somet Weaving Loom | 1600mm | weaving width |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | CCI Evergreen loom | weaving width | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | CCI Studio loom | weaving width | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | CCI Lutin Warper | 10 – 300m | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | CCI sample warper | 3 m | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | CCI Sample single end sizing | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | Spool Winder | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Weaving | Inspection Table | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Winding | Fadis hank/cone winder | 5 head | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Winding | Calvani fancy Winder | 4 head | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Winding | SSM Dye cone winder | 4 head | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Winding | Semi Worsted Spinning tester | single head | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Rieter Hydro Spunlace | 500mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Bonino Air lay | 400mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Sample Card | 250mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Sample Card flexi wire | 400mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Fibre Locker (Needle loom) | 300mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Dilo – Opener/card/crosslapper/needle loom | 2000mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Non-Woven | Jetlow Furnaces | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Brown side paddle | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Gaston system pad coaters | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Pilot scale stentor (Erast Benz) | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Unimac Garment dyer (small) | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Rousselet Hydro extractor | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Scholl Subtilos Pressure jet dyer | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | J.C Brown Winch | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Package press | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Single cone Hydro extraction | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Thies Package pressure dyer | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Autoclave (Dyson) | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Gyson Oven | 2000mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Bach wash | 3 bath | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Sliver Top Treatment plant | 5 bath | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Ewex Pressing machine | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | Kannegiesser Electric Press | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Dyeing and Finishing | AMBA Stentor – Lamiating/coating/pad/blade | 450 > 600mm | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Lyco press Dominator | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Trutzschler DK 903 Card | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Trutzschler HSR 1000 Draw frame | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Vouk Lapper | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Vouk Comber | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Zinser 660 Roving frame | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Zinser 350 ring spinner machine | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Schlafhurst Autocoro (open end) spinner | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Schlafhurst Autoconer (winder) | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Shirley Analyser | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Platts sample Card | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Platts sample draw frame | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | Ser.Ma.Tes.Spintester | 3 spinners | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | DSOp-02 opener | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | DSCa-01 Card | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | DSDr-01 Draw frameDSCo-01 Comb | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Cotton Processing | DSRo-11 Roving | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Carbon Fibre Manufacturing | MAE Wet Spinning Line | 500 Filaments | Joint with Deakin University |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Carbon Fibre Manufacturing | Polymer batch reactor | 25L | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Rolanda rotary Guillotine | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Piece cutting frame | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Brabender Extruder | Twin screw | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Axon Extrtuder | Single screw | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Axon sample Extruder small, Haake Minilab | Thermo | |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Bi-Component Extruder | Large | Busschaert |
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Hopper Dryer | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Bushi Rotavapor R-250 | ||
| CSIRO | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Shinko Summit SR400 | Fusing Machine | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Mechanical testing | Universal tensile tester, Instron 5567 | Load cell: 30kN Crosshead speed: 100-500mm/s Extensometer: non-contact (video) Location: ni 1.200 | Various sample jaws may be fitted |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Mechanical testing | Impact tester, falling weight | Impactor weight: XX g Impactor radius: 8mm (approx) Maximum drop height: XXX mm Maximum energy: XX J Location: nj 1.123 | Falling impactor drops in an acrylic plastic tube. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | 3D printer, Markforged Mark Two | Printing bed width (X): 320 mm Printing bed depth (Y): 132 mm Printing height (Z): 154 mm Z-layer resolution: 0.1 mm Material: Nylon 6 with continuous Carbon Fibre Location: nj 1.123 | Must use Eiger software (cloud-based, www.eiger.io) to slice models and operate the printer. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Alpha FTIR Spectrometer (Fourier Transfor InfraRed), Bruker | Transmission 7500-375nm, Six bounce ATR Zinc Selenide 7500-375nm (For Corrosive Liquids / Pastes), Single Bounce Diamond ATR 7500-375nm, Single Bounce Germanium ATR 5500-500nm (For carbonised material) Location: nj 1.117 | (details of crystals here) |
| Deakin University | Equipment | UV Weatherometer, Atlas | UV-B Tubes (Peak 313nm), Humidity Control for weathering of samples Location: nj 1.127 | UV-B, Broad Spectrum, Humidity | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Polyma Differential Scanning Calirometer (DSC), Netzsch | Differential scanning calorimetry, or DSC is a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature. Useful for polymers, metals and resins. Location: nj 1.117 | -70 – 650 degrees. Gives information on reaction and cure kinetics at controlled ramp rates. Aluminium Pans. Nitrogen and Instrument Air. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Hyperion Thermo Mechanical Analyser (TMA), Netzsch | TMA is utilised for identifying dimensional changes in solids, liquids and pasty materials. Varying measurement modes for wide range of applications. Location: nj 1.117 | On order – Due Dec |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | DEA Ionic Dielectric Analyser with 10kN Lab Press, Netzsch | Dielectric thermal analysis, or dielectric analysis, is a materials science technique similar to dynamic mechanical analysis except that an oscillating electrical field is used instead of a mechanical force. Location: nj 1.123 | On order – Due Dec |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Libra Thermo Gravimetric Analyser (TGA), Netzsch | Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis is a method of thermal analysis in which the mass of a sample is measured over time as the temperature changes. Location: nj 1.117 | 10-1100 degrees. On Order – Due Dec. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Favimat Single Fibre Tesnsile Testing, Pneumatic, Textechno | FAVIMAT+ is worldwide the first and only single-fibre tester which combines six test methods in one instrument, for the determination of the following fibre properties: Linear density, Tensile properties, Mechanical crimp properties (percent crimp, crimp removal force and crimp stability), Geometrical crimp structure, Fibre-to-metal friction, Bending stiffness Location: nj 1.117 | Two load cells – 1200cN and 210 cN |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | MCR 92 Rheometer, Anton Parr | A rheometer is a laboratory device used to measure the way in which a liquid, suspension or slurry flows in response to applied forces. It is used for those fluids which cannot be defined by a single value of viscosity and therefore require more parameters to be set and measured than is the case for a viscometer Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | OmniScan SX Non-Destructive Flaw Tester, Olympus | Nondestructive testing (NDT) is the process of inspecting, testing, or evaluating materials, components or assemblies for discontinuities, or differences in characteristics without destroying the serviceability of the part or system. In other words, when the inspection or test is completed the part can still be used. Deakin’s system uses ultrasound to detect flaws. Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Force Tensiometer, Kruss | Our universal Force Tensiometer – K100 performs high-precision, automatic and reliable measurements of surface tension and interfacial tension, critical micelle concentration CMC and contact angle on solids, fibers and powders. With high-quality components and a uniquely wide range of methods, the instrument carries out many tasks in the field of surfactant analysis and wetting measurement for your quality assurance or research. Location: nj 1.117 | Capable of doing single fibre measurements |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Ultra Pycenometer, Quantachrome | Gas pycnometers for measuring the true density and volume of powders, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, carbons, building materials, rock core plugs, etc. Location: nj 1.117 | Uses Helium gas. Non Destructive |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Density Column | A sample of fibre is immersed into a liquid column containing a known and calibrated density gradient and allowed to descend through the column. The position at which the sample floats due to its neutral buoyancy indicates the density of the sample. Location: nj 1.117 | For Carbon Fibre and Oxidised PAN Fibre |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | iGC-SEA, inverse gas chromatgraphy- surface energy analyser, SMS Systems | The iGC-SEA is based on Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC) methodology and is a gas phase technique for characterising surface and bulk properties of solid materials. The principles of IGC are very simple, being the reverse of a conventional gas chromatographic (GC) experiment.A cylindrical column is uniformly packed with the solid material of interest, typically a powder, fibre or film. A pulse of constant concentration of gas is then injected down the column at a fixed carrier gas flow rate, and the time taken for the pulse or concentration front to elute down the column is measured by a detector. A series of IGC measurements with different gas phase probe molecules then allows access to a wide range of phyisco-chemical properties of the solid sample. Location: nj 1.117 | BET and surface energy measurements |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Elemental Analyser, Perkin Elmer | The 2400 Series II CHNS/O Elemental Analyzer is one of the leading organic elemental analyzers. It is ideal for the rapid determination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen content in organic and other types of materials. Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Carbon Fibre Manufacturing | Carbon Fibre Production Simulator, Furnace Engineering | This instrument allows for the simulation of research and pilot scale carbon fibre production, allowing for small batch samples to be oxidised and carbonised under different controlled conditions. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Cotton Scope HD, CottonScope | Cottonscope Pty Ltd design and manufacture fully automated instruments for the measurement of cotton and ultrafine fibres. Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Carbon Fibre Manufacturing | Electro Spinning Apparatus | Electrospinning is a fiber production method which uses electric force to draw charged threads of polymer solutions or polymer melts up to fiber diameters in the order of some hundred nanometers. Electrospinning shares characteristics of both electrospraying and conventional solution dry spinning of fibers. The process does not require the use of coagulation chemistry or high temperatures to produce solid threads from solution. This makes the process particularly suited to the production of fibers using large and complex molecules Location: nj 1.125 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Dry Gas Permeability Tester | The GDP-C is designed for testing the permeability of dry gases on films and similar materials according to the manometric principle. Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | Haake PolyLab Extruder | The Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE PolyLab OS is a state-of-the-art measuring mixer and extruder system that is focused on the specific needs in research and development. The HAAKE PolyLab OS provides you with process-relevant material data including: Melting behavior, influence of additives, temperature stability, shear stability and melt viscosity. Furthermore, this measuring mixer and extruder system supports you in process modelling activities such as: Compounding polymers with additives to reduce flammability, viscosity, etc., scale-up extrusion processes by using different L/D ratios to extrapolate to your master process line, simulating master processes using only as little as 50g of material to optimize extrusion or mixing in respect to temperature and shear profile or extrusion of strands, profiles or films in combination with rheological or optical measurements. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | 5T Laboratory Press, McMillan Engineering | Heated Laboratory Press, 5 Tonnes, 300 x 300 mm plate size, maximum temperature 350 degrees. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | 10T Laboratory Press, McMillan Engineering | Heated Laboratory Press, 10 Tonnes, 500 x 500mm plate size, maximum temperature 250 degrees. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | HC103 Moisture Analyser, Mettler Toledo | For drying information of samples. 0.01 %MC (1 mg) readability, user guidance, real-time drying curve, multiple languages, standard and rapid drying program, method (20) and results (100) storage Location: nj 1.117 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | CNC Router, Multi Cam | Multicam Systems supplies CNC flat bed routers, routing machines and tables for woodworking, aluminium, point of sale, aerospace, metal, engraving and solid surface machining Location: LA Workshop | Diamond tooling for composite cutting |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | QuickStep E50 | The Quickstep Qure™ process uses a heat-transfer liquid in a unique mould bladder design to heat and cure composites under tightly-controlled conditions. This press is deisgned specifially for this process. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Carbon Fibre Manufacturing | Carbonisation Tube Furnace, Carbolyte | Maximum temperature 1200 degrees. Air, Vacuum, Nitrogen and Argon available on furnace. Location: nj 1.127 | 100m diameter tubes – suitable for carbonisation |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | BabyPlast Injection Molder | For the production of polymer and composite parts for mechanical testing. Location: nj 1.123 | We will use in house extruded polymers and composite materials. On order. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | Melt Fibre Extruder and Fibre Winder, Barrell Engineering | For the production and winding of extruded polymer based composite fibres Location: nj 1.127 | On order – Due Dec |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | Rheomix 600 | As an add on to the Haake Extruder, the HAAKE™ Rheomix Lab Mixers for the HAAKE™ PolyLab™ OS System torque rheometer platform are focused on batch testing of many highly viscous substances. Intelligent modular torque rheometer system for the simulation of industrial processes in the lab or pilot plants. In a small-scale customers can characterize materials like polymers, elastomers, additives and fillers to avoid problems in their production. Location: nj 1.127 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Additive Manufacturing | Three Roll Mill | Three roll milling is a dispersion technique that employs both shear flow and extensional flow created by rotating rolls of different speed to mix and disperse CNT, CNF, Graphene, or other nanoscale particles into polymers or other viscous matrixes. It is a very appealing process that benefits the environment by eliminating the solvent. Three roll mill is an extremely effective dispersion tool for nanocomposites containing fiber-like filler such as carbon fiber, glass fiber, carbon nanotube etc. Because of the powerful shear force, the mixer can reach a higher degree of intercalation/exfoliation within a short period of time. Location: nj 1.123 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Melt Flow Index Analyser | The Melt Flow Index (MFI) is a measure of the ease of flow of the melt of a thermoplastic polymer. It is defined as the mass of polymer, in grams, flowing in ten minutes through a capillary of a specific diameter and length by a pressure applied via prescribed alternative gravimetric weights for alternative prescribed temperatures. Polymer processors usually correlate the value of MFI with the polymer grade that they have to choose for different processes. Location: nj 1.123 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Secotom 60 Precison Cutter | Secotom-60 is ideal for cuts on a variety of workpieces that require changes to the clamping setup and cut-off wheel position. With features such as an 8.0 mm T-slot with exchangeable T-slot plates, a touchpad, a joystick and a turn/push knob, intelligent feed control, a laser light, ten stored methods, a database, and an optional automatic X-table. Location: nj 1.123 | Blades are suited for resin and composite cutting, but can be changed for other sample types. |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | HPLC 1260 with UV Diode Array and Refractive Index Detector, Agilent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a form of column chromatography that pumps a sample mixture or analyte in a solvent (known as the mobile phase) at high pressure through a column with chromatographic packing material (stationary phase). This is used as a quantitative method of purity. We have a UV Diode array detector and a refractive index detector, along with a range of columns suited for normal phase and reversed phase analysis. Location: nj 1.123 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Abbrasive Wear Testing machine (Koehler) | A tribometer is an instrument that measures tribological qualities, such as coefficient of friction, friction force and wear volume between two surfaces in contact. The pin-on-disk is a specific type of tribotester, which is the umbrella name given to a machine or device used to perform tests and simulations of wear, friction and lubrication which are the subject of the study of tribology. Tribotesters are extremely specific in their function and the pin-on-disk friction and wear tester is no exception. Location: NA | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Accutom 100-1 | Precision cut-off and grinding machine with variable speed (300 – 5,000 rpm). Variable automatic feed speed and motorized positioning system with digital readout with MultiCut function. Built-in specimen holder rotation and oscillation and vacuum pump connection for vacuum check. Location: na1.206 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Accutom 50-2 | Precision cut-off and grinding machine with variable speed (300 – 5,000 rpm). Variable automatic feed speed and motorized positioning system with digital readout with MultiCut function. Built-in specimen holder rotation and oscillation and vacuum pump connection for vacuum check. Location: na1.206 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Advanced Plasma System (PVD + PECVD) | The system combines the capability of magnetron sputtering, arc evaporation, HiPIMS (High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering), nanoparticle source, micro-wave generation together with advanced plasma diagnostics including optical and Langmuir probes. The system allows development of functional surfaces for automotive, aerospace, biomedical, healthcare, defence, agriculture, food, oil & gas, and packaging industries. A range of DLC (diamond-like carbon), nitride, carbon, and oxide coatings can be deposited with the system. Location: nd 1.006 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Agilent UTM | The state-of-the-art T150 employs a nanomechanical actuating transducer head to produce tensile force (load on sample) using electromagneticactuation combined with a precise capacitive gauge, delivering outstanding sensitivity over a large range of strain. Location: na 1.135 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | AGTEKS DirectCover | Fine Covering for Technical Yarns DirectCover is for cover any yarn type material tightly for greater protection and durability. Location: Ni workshop | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | AGTEKS DirectTwist | The most advanced multifunctional twisting machine in the world. It is compatible with any material in yarn form and serves technical textile industry for achieving the new and best solutions. Location: Ni Workshop | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Ahiba IR Pro Dyeing Machine | Datacolor AHIBA maximizes the efficiency of discerning dyeing laboratories. Units employ the latest heating technology for precise heating and temperature control. Manual dosing options for auxiliaries enhance correlation between laboratory and production processes. Programmable parameters accommodate many types of substrates for dyeing and testing procedures. Location: na 1.136 | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Miscellaneous | Air Jet Mill | The jet mill grinds materials by using a high speed jet of compressed air or inert gas to impact particles into each other. Jet mills can be designed to output particles below a certain size while continuing to mill particles above that size, resulting in a narrow size distribution of the resulting product. Location: Ni Workshop | |
| Deakin University | Equipment | Analytical testing | Anton Parr RheolabQC | RheolabQC is a rotational rheometer based on state-of-the-art technologies also used in R&D rheometers. It combines unrivaled performance with easy operation and robust design. From quick single-point checks over flow curve and yield point determinations to complex rheological investigations: RheolabQC sets new standards for carrying out routine rheological tests. This powerful rheometer is an excellent example of a modern measuring instrument utilizing all available technical possibilities to ensure flexible, reliable and simple operation. Location: na 1.209 |