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Competitive advantage
- Advanced expertise in lightweight fibre-reinforced composites and polymer materials
- Expertise in design analysis, including computational modelling and optimisation
- Advanced manufacturing techniques, including autoclave, thermal oven, resin infusion, compression moulding, solution casting, and 3D printing
- Advanced testing facilities for static and fatigue loading, wear, impact, environmental (temperature) degradation, non-destructive evaluation, mechanical properties, durability
Impact
- Lighter, stronger materials for improved performance
Successful applications
- Flame-retarding composites
- 3D non-crimp fibre preforms for polymer composites
- Carbon fibre wheel to drive clean technology
- Structural health monitoring
- Aligning and chaining carbon nanofillers in fibre composites to improve damage tolerance and diagnosis
Structural batteries
- Electrically conductive polymer coating
- Nanocomposites for cryogenic hydrogen storage, Lockheed Martin, USA
- Stretchable sensors
Capabilities and facilities
- Comprehensive facilities for prototyping and testing including:
- Automated composite manufacturing robots
- Vacuum infusion devices
- Industrial-scale autoclave
- Extensive range of 3d printers
- Ultrasonic system, laser vibrometer, shaker, piezoactuators, wet-chemical, and three roll mill
Our partners
- GE Aerospace, CSIRO, Lockheed Martin, Australian Advanced Aerospace Technologies