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Sep 2021
Brand New Look for Geelong’s Sykes Rowing
Australia’s leading rowing boat manufacturer, Sykes Rowing, has launched their fresh new re-brand ahead of the 2021–2022 Rowing calendar. Building on the strong foundations of Australian proud heritage instilled from their previous logo, the new Sykes Rowing brand retains a similar but stronger typeface, and fast-moving kangaroo graphic with stylised...
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Sep 2021
Big Day in September for AFCG Founding Board Member!
We’re breaking from our traditional business and advanced fibre technology news with this update that’s been 57 years in the making! Congratulations to AFCG Director, Jeff Lawrence (and all the other over the moon Melbourne fans) on seeing the Dees win in the West over the weekend. Jeff, a founding...
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Sep 2021
Carbon Revolution Could Give EVs the Range Boost They Need
Jake Dingle, CEO of Carbon Revolution, recently spoke with Forbes magazine about the benefits that carbon fibre wheels bring to EVs. “In a world where range is really the battle ground and the desire for people to go as far as possible, being able to deliver in the order of a...
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Aug 2021
AKD Softwoods Calls on Cluster Member Expertise
“It’s a big pile.” David McGinness, Risk Manager at timber processor AKD Softwoods, and director of their woodchip export facility in Geelong, is describing 250,000 tonnes of timber residue produced each year from the conversion of logs to solid timber product at its Colac facilities. Structural timber is the mainstay...
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Aug 2021
BAE Systems Maritime Australia’s Innovation Team Seeks Expressions of Interest
BAE Systems Maritime Australia’s Innovation team is seeking Expressions of Interest from industry to support the Hunter Class Frigate Program (HCFP) Industry support can include: Investigate manufacturing technologies, materials, coatings, and processes with the potential to improve the sail away performance of the nine Hunter class frigates; Investigate infrastructure, the...
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Aug 2021
Quickstep Readies for ‘Third Revolution’ in Aerospace
Cluster member and leading composite component manufacturer, Quickstep, has named Waurn Ponds as the site for the development of the company’s centre of excellence in manufacturing drones. Quickstep Advanced Air Mobility (QAAM), which includes a focus on drones and other eVTOL aircraft, a sector recognised as the “third revolution” in...
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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...