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the Australian Composites Industry

Edencraft International
Drawing delegates nationwide, Edencraft unveiled its new cutting-edge CNC machining centre. Thanks to Josie & Paddy Eastman and Grant & Kerri Maher.
Issue 62 of the Connection magazine is now available..
This edition of the Connection magazine focuses on two industrial clusters, the companies within which are growing by accelerating automation initiatives and capitalising on technological innovation networks.
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2023 Composites Australia Conference – Its A Wrap!
The Composites Australia conference held in Adelaide in early June at Morphettville was a great success. Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, sponsored and exhibited. You made the event. Australian sovereign manufacturing was palpable during our tour of the mighty RPC Pipe Systems Pty Ltd.
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Issue 61 Connection magazine is now available
This 61st edition features articles on manufacturers' increasing market share of fiber-reinforced composite technologies in civic applications that once relied on legacy materials. ‘Saving the Futuro House’ is a must-read that communicates how the aspirations of the early sixties against a backdrop of a postwar shortage of building materials, were enabled by fibreglass.
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Report on the Australian carbon fibre composites sector
Carbon fibre has been described as the world’s structural ‘wonder material’ and as the most defining material for 21st century manufacturing. We recently mapped Australian companies, enterprises and institutions and their specific capabilities with carbon fibre composites.
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ISSUE 60 OF THE CONNECTION MAGAZINE IS NOW AVAILABLE
FRP tanks and pipes have long been the workhorses that serve the resources, defence, utilities (water and sewage treatment and energy) and food processing sectors providing safe, lightweight, non-combustible, non-corrosive storage and passage, often for decades in harsh and unforgiving conditions.
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Issue 59 of the Connection magazine is now available.
There was a time when fibreglass was the new material of choice for progressive automotive manufacturers. Read about how petrol-heads shed weight and built performance in suburban garages; and how auto-entrepreneurs developed nifty fuel-savers – all out of fibreglass.
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This comprehensive databank connects buyers with companies that manufacture or fabricate a product or components; provide commercial or consulting services including training and education, and/or supply materials and equipment....
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Continuous Filament Glass Fibre and Human Health
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Did you know that Australia has the highest rate of pools per capita in the world?
Of the new inground pools built each year across Australia, 65 to 70 per cent are now made of fibreglass. In addition to large purpose-built factories, Australian pool manufacturers have built a sophisticated network of well-trained builders and solid dealer networks.
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Research and Development
Australian industry is fortunate to be served by a national network of R&D and testing agencies and Universities that advance the science and technology of composites materials across raw materials, manufacturing processes and end use products and applications.
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Sovereign capability in polymer solutions
Gel coats provide a magnificent flawless appearance and contribute to durability. A typical gel coat formula contains between 15 and 25 different components all of which have to work symbiotically. Learn more about the chemical inputs and high quality resins that create pure clarity, deep luster, and a brilliant shine.
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Composites Australia exists to increase awareness of the capabilities of the Australian composites industry and the adoption of composites technologies by Australian manufacturers, engineers and designers.

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