FLASH:
You can now view our stellar line-up of speakers and presentations for the 2012 Composites Australia & CRC-ACS Conference here!
We have NASA, the White House, the Centre for Composite Materials Engineering, making smart composites and cars cars cars!
Register AND book your accommodation NOW so as not to miss this premier event
in the Blue Mountains in March.
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Nominations for Composites Australia's Industry Award are now open
This year, Composites Australia is offering two Industry Awards:
one for the best student or newer employee, and one for the more experienced employee who has been seen as a driving force behind their company’s ability to remain competitive.
Both awards recognise the successful candidates as leaders in their respective fields. Composites Australia encourages all member employers to consider their apprentices, staff and associates for the award.
Nominations close 1 February 2012 - apply now! Download information and application form here.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Briefing to be held Tuesday 20 December in Melbourne
on new R&D Tax Incentive.
For more information and to register, click here.
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INDUSTRY OPEN DAY HELD AT MARKY
An Industry Open Day was held on Friday 9 December 2011 in Crestmead, QLD, at Marky Industries, composites specialists for over 30 years. More than 150 participants celebrated composites technology – and the end of the year - at an afternoon on composites, factory tour, networking & refreshments. See full report and photos by clicking here and a media release from the Queensland Government by clicking here.
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RECENT NEWS RELEASES
IMCD Expands
Composites Australia member IMCD announced a recent expansion, acquiring Infineum Australia Pty Ltd. Read more here.
Diversity in the West - Report from CA's October Trade Night in Perth
New tools & technology, training & funding, and fabricating art with boatmakers's skills. Read all about it here.
Announcements from the Queensland Government:
The winners of the "What's Your Big Idea, Queensland?" awards have been announced, and a composites company is a winner! This particular award was given to Vonact, a local composites company manufacturing modular bathrooms for the mining industry. Congratulations to Vonact!! Read more here
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The Queensland Government has also announced that Sikorsky Helitech has signed a $5 million contract with Flightsafety International to provide maintenance training across the Asia Pacific. Read more here
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CA Member Teakle Composites has partnered with the University of Queensland to develop Scramjet technology for high-speed space transportation. Such technology naturally has flow-on benefits for future industries with composites. Read more here
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"App" for Composites: The Laminates Calculator!
(Available now at the iTunes Store!)
Empowering Businesses to select and price composite laminates from their iPhone.
Just released is a free iPhone App called TLC – The Laminates Calculator. This is the world’s first App designed to promote the composites industry and make business easier for manufacturers worldwide.The App, which is free to download from the Apple App Store, was developed by Colan Australia, Oceania Composites Engineering and Pacific Resins.It is believed to be the first of its kind in allowing users to build laminates from over 30 pre-loaded resins and reinforcement records. It also allows unlimited user defined material records. Laminates built from ply layers can be amended dynamically when needed and can be saved or e-mailed, making it simpler to construct and cost actual laminates.
It's ideal for mainstream fabricators. This App is very easy to use and comes complete with worldwide contact information, to allow users to contact their local material supplier directly from the application.
READ MORE HERE.
For further information please contact: Mike Leggett
Oceania Composites Engineering Pty Ltd
E-mail: engineering@oceaniacomposites.com.au
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Rik Heslehurst first Australian SAMPE Fellow
Congratulations to CA’s own Rik Heslehurst on being elected a SAMPE Fellow – well-deserved recognition for his long-standing contributions to SAMPE and its objectives. Rik is the first Australian to be named a SAMPE Fellow. Rik is a regular contributor to Composites Australia’s “Connection” magazine, as author of the popular “Composite Engineer’s Viewpoint” series. Rik has also presented tutorials and talks at the annual Composites Australia & CRC-ACS Conference.Read more here.
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Swarbrick & Swarbrick Yachts (Henderson, WA) helped create the colossal new sculpture representing St George & the Dragon, which is now installed on St George's Terrace in Perth (photo below).
The sculpture's billow-form cloak is made from the same hybrid composite technology used to make aircraft, and was sculpted by CNC router robots at Glenn Swarbrick’s factory.
The cloak was so big (18-metres) it had to be created in four sections using robot-cut polystyrene moulds. The full story is featured in the October issue of the Composites Australia "Connection" magazine, and the presentation given by Glenn Swarbrick at CA's September Trade Night about the making of this cloak can be seen here.
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PREVIOUS CONFERENCE REPORT:
The 2010 Conference (29th - 30th April 2010, at The Stamford Grand Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia) was a great success.This was the first year of the new timetable for this event, wherein a stand-alone conference is held in alternating years with the conference plus trade show format. For 2010, practical demonstrations, workshops, tutorials and a factory tour made up the programme along with presentations. The number of attendees was almost identical to the number of delegates in 2009. It is clear the event has support from industry and continues to serve a worthwhile purpose for those who attend. The delegates represented some 100 companies or organisations, from all states of Australia and from eight other countries. Photos and a full report were published in the June 2010 Composites Australia magazine, and will also be available on the conference website: www.compositesconference.com
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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)
Melbourne-based fabricator King’s Fibreglass provides inspiration for others with its standards of customer service, innovation and leadership.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.
Composites Australia
Composites Australia Inc., formerly known as Composites Institute of Australia, is a separately constituted corporate association tailored to benefit the members of Composites industry and their customers. The association represents suppliers of raw materials, fabricators and providers of services within the composites industry. With nearly 200 corporate members it provides a forum for the industry to exchange information and promote the development new markets.
Activities include the provision of:
• Industry Briefings & Conferences
• Composites Australia Magazine
• OH&S and Environmental Codes of Practice
• Assistance with training and employment
• Assistance with finding products, suppliers, fabricators and technical advice
Try a free sample of our quarterly magazine – here’s the September 2005 issue. When you become a member of Composites Australia you will receive the magazine free, along with many other benefits (JOIN NOW). For advertising rates, available to members and non-members alike, and/or to submit an article, please contact info@compositesaustralia.com.au
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