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Jul 2021
New Cluster Member Platform Now Available (with video walkthrough)
The AFCG Member platform has undergone a revamp. The new Member area includes additional features, easy access to resources and a collaboration forum to help Members easily collaborate and troubleshoot within the Cluster network. A video walkthrough of the new platform is available via the Member login area. The AFCG...
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Jul 2021
Functional and Sustainable Fibres Among Industrial Research Hubs Announced
Geelong’s world-leading excellence in fibre research received further confirmation this week with the announcement of a new $5 million Industrial Transformation Research Hub, one of only eight awarded across the country in 2021. Deakin University’s ARC Research Hub for Functional and Sustainable Fibres, led by the Institute for Frontier Materials’...
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Jul 2021
Carbon Fibre Study Drives Industry Capability
A new study into Australian carbon fibre capabilities will help drive sovereign manufacturing development for future defence projects. Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong members were among more than 50 leading firms, academics and industry groups interviewed for the comprehensive report. The study, commissioned and supported by DMTC, concludes there are impressive...
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Jul 2021
Carbon Composite Craft at “Vanguard of New Space Age”
VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft made entirely from carbon composites, has notched up the first rocket-powered flight to space with a full crew. Stronger and lighter than its metal counterparts while eliminating corrosion, the composite material is proprietary and comes after a large investment in research. Billionaire founder Sir Richard...
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Jul 2021
The Gordon Strategy Day for Industry 4.0
The Gordon Institute of TAFE held an Industry 4.0 Skills Development Discussion recently to understand the future of skilling the advanced manufacturing workforce in Geelong. The event brought local leaders together to discuss training needs and how best to build a stronger, capable and highly skilled workforce. Keynote speakers included...
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Jul 2021
New Cluster Member Innovync is Bridging the Service Gap
Premium advanced manufacturing machine supplier and servicer Innovync is bringing its expertise in composites and carbon fibre to the AFCG, helping fellow members become more efficient, productive and innovative. Servicing machinery used by leading aerospace, automotive and renewables producers, Innovync says it is bridging the gap between Australia’s advanced manufacturers...
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Jul 2021
Australia-Germany Series Advances Collaboration
Around 30 Australian and German industry representatives last week joined the 6th event in the AFCG-MAI Carbon-hosted online series of Australia-Germany discussions. Expert speakers in July included Carbon Revolution’s R&D Program Manager Rod Macaulay, Deakin University’s Professor Russell Varley, Benno Böckl from Technical University of Munich and Arne Muncke from...
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Jun 2021
Hanwha Takes SME Development to the Next Level
Hanwha Defense Australia’s Tim Pickford (left) signs landmark MoU with Deakin University Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin. Hanwha Defense Australia – a subsidiary of one of the largest business conglomerates in South Korea with more than $US 70 billion revenue annually – draws on a strong global record of engagement...
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Jun 2021
Victorian Grant Supports New Technology for Elite Rowing Boat Maker Sykes
Geelong’s Sykes Racing team welcomed State Member for Geelong, Ms Christine Couzens MP, to their “toolbox meeting” and hosted a factory tour last Friday after the company was awarded a $50,000 Victorian Government grant in support of manufacturing technology development. Sykes has won a Technology Adoption and Innovation Program grant...
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May 2021
Australian Made Lightweight X-Ray Machine Earns National Innovation Award
Congratulations to Micro-X on winning the Land Forces 2021 National Innovation Award for its lightweight, ruggedised x-ray machine for field hospital deployment. The 95 kg Rover improves on regular x-ray machines, which can weigh between 400 – 600 kg and are power-hungry and hard to manoeuvre. The Rover’s lightweight composite...