2010 Conference: 29th - 30th April 2010, at The Stamford Grand Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia

Composites Australia and the Composites CRC are proud to announce the
2010 annual conference.

Details are now available on the conference website: www.compositesconference.com

Reserve these dates in your diary! Have a look at some of the presentations which will be given – and register now at the Early Bird Rate here

Plan to take the time:
• to learn about the latest developments in composites, meet and mingle with your
• industry colleagues 

Composites Australia is now on Twitter
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Media release – Vacuum Resin Infusion – A Brief History (PDF)
Mike Leggett, Oceania Composites Engineering

Resin infusion is one of the most popular processing methods, yet there many are still reluctant to adopt it over open mould processes. Is it a “black art”, surrounded in mystery, and only understood by a few? There is a substantial amount of information about this process, and in this article Mike Leggett, Managing Director of Oceania Composites Engineering and CA Board Member, looks at the history and some of the mechanics involved.

Media Release – King’s Fibreglass named National Winner of the 2009
Australian Small Business Awards. (PDF)
Dec. 8. 2009 – Melbourne-based fabricator King’s Fibreglass provides inspiration for others with its standards of customer service, innovation and leadership.

Notice of Funding Available for Businesses – MSA (PDF)
Manufacturing Skills Australia is offering businesses the opportunity to access training subsidies of $750 per person to upskill existing workers in skills for sustainability. Read more to take advantage of this funding.

Composites CRC wins bid for renewal
Congratulations to the Composites CRC, which won its bid for its funding to be renewed for an additional five years. Composites Australia sent representatives to Canberra to support this bid, and we are extremely pleased and proud that our collaborative partner has been so rewarded. See more.

Media Release – Chem -Trend (PDF)
Dec. 8. 2009 - Chem-Trend, a global manufacturer of release agents and other process chemical specialties, is promoting its system-based approach to provide cleaner release and to prevent mold scumming in the Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) process.

Media Release – Magnum Venus Plastech (PDF)
Dec. 16. 2009 - MVP Designs Innovative Winding System
MVP Advanced Design Group worked closely with a customer to design an innovative filament winding system to shorten production time. The results prompted the customer to remark, “This is almost science fiction”.

Opportunity for Australian Companies in the SE Asian Defence and Security Markets (PDF)
New options have been announced for joining Team Australia AT DSA 2010 ( Kuala Lumpur, 19-22 April). DSA participation provides a great way to access these markets. But hurry – the cutoff date is mid January!

I believe we all agree that the 2009 Composites Australia & Composites CRC Conference and Trade Show was a great success! The results of the post conference survey uniformly praise the content and themes of the presentations, the calibre of exhibitors and the organisation of the event. Defying the Global Economic Crisis, the event held its own attracting over 400 attendees.

This event exemplified the goal of bringing composite practitioners across the full supply chain face-to-face to share knowledge and experiences, and to learn more about new materials and technologies, as well as about new production methods for using existing materials and technologies. As a fabricator myself, I too came away with new insights from many fruitful discussions and scientific interaction. I was honoured to attend and to meet such wonderful people.

I thank all sponsors for their generosity and support for the conference. Of course it would not have been possible to have such a great result without our main event partners, the Composite CRC, the Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, SAMPE®.

Fun, laughter and geniality themed the conference dinner as colleagues and old friends caught up; watched the firedancers while enjoying a drink, and had a dance or two to the Caribbean Calypso band’s music.

I’m proud of what we accomplished at the conference and the associated trade show. We now look forward to the 2010 event, a two-day Conference, in Adelaide, SA. Details soon, or contact info@compositesaustralia.com.au

Sharon Swan
President, Composites Australia

Click here to view the happy snaps of the Event