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Mar 2021
Cluster Promotes Shift to Local, New Member Fibre-Tech Solutions
Avalon-based Fibre-Tech Solutions has just joined the Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong and says collaborating with other members will help advance a trend toward sourcing materials and manufacturing locally. Fibre-Tech, which supplies the Department of Defence with high-quality fittings for aircraft made from lightweight, gel spun fibre, aims to use 95%...
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Mar 2021
FormFlow awarded Judges Finalist in Season 4 of Australia by Design
New cluster member FormFlow has been awarded Judges Finalist in Season 4 of Channel 10’s “Australia by Design: Innovations” television series for its reimagining of the use of the nation’s beloved corrugated metal. The FormFlow Bend — a one-piece joint in corrugated steel that does away with the need for...
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Feb 2021
Match-Making Platform Helps Companies Extract Value From Waste
Cluster members looking for ways to recover value from their industrial waste can access an online marketplace which matches businesses with potential remanufacturers or other buyers and recyclers of waste resources. Calling itself a “match-making platform for business,” the Advisory System for Processing, Innovation & Resource Exchange (ASPIRE) digital platform...
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Feb 2021
Deakin University’s Challenge to Design Out PPE Waste Showcased in Geelong Design Week
Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks may be vital for human health and safety – but what is PPE waste doing to our environment? What if PPE could be designed to not only protect us, but also have a positive impact on our planet? Deakin University’s Institute for...
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Feb 2021
Quickstep Ramps Up Expansion Strategy into EV and UAV Markets
Australia’s largest independent aerospace advanced composites manufacturer, Quickstep Holdings Limited, has ramped up its expansion strategy in recent months with the signing of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), following a major acquisition announced late last year. Vaulta, the new Australian battery casing technology company, and Quickstep, announced on February 2 they...
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Jan 2021
Hanwha and Victorian Government get Behind Jobs for Region
A billion-dollar manufacturing project set to create hundreds of local jobs in the Geelong region has moved a step closer after the Victorian Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding this week with Hanwha Defense Australia. Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Martin Pakula was at Laverton North on Tuesday where...
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Jan 2021
AFCG Members get an Inside Look at Innovative Textile Effects Company
HeIQ Australia CEO, Dr Murray Height, will host an in-depth look at the HeIQ journey from start-up in Switzerland to global textile innovation company with its R&D headquarters in Geelong. HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation, creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile effects in the market today....
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Jan 2021
Godfrey Hirst develops product stewardship with fellow Cluster members
Local carpet maker Godfrey Hirst is seeking ideas from fellow Cluster members on innovative ways to repurpose waste as it manufactures 27 kilometres of carpet a day in Australia and New Zealand. Australia’s largest carpet manufacturer and a major importer of hard surfaces, Godfrey Hirst sees “product stewardship as a...
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Jan 2021
Australian-Led Loyal Wingman Passes High-Speed Taxi Test
The uncrewed Loyal Wingman program – involving more than 35 Australian suppliers including members of the Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong –reached a significant milestone recently ahead of the prototype’s first flight. The Boeing-led Australian team and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reported in late December that the Loyal Wingman...
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Nov 2020
JUC Surf Wins Prestigious Composites Start-Up Competition
Innovative Australian company, JUC Surf, this week took out the popular award as one of six finalists in the world’s largest global startup booster competition for composites and advanced materials. The competition was part of a three day prestigious Asia-Pacific conference, JEC KOREA for 2020. JUC Surf was started by three Deakin University graduates...