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Centre for Future Materials (CFM) has gained a reputation for pioneering research and development in engineered fibre composites. CFM prioritises R&D in advanced composite manufacturing, civil composites, smart materials, and geopolymer & concrete. CFM operates a dedicated industry test service for more than 1000 business clients across multiple sectors both nationally and internationally. Testing in compliance with national and international standards, ranges from materials characterisation, polymer analysis, mechanical testing and large scale structural testing.
Current industry led research demonstrations
- Composite pultrusion machine: the one and only research facility in Australia for novel low-cost composite production (in collaboration with Wagners)
- Filament winding composites for lightweight commercial rockets, in collaboration with Gilmour Space Tech
- Composite repair facility to demonstrate new approaches in aerospace structural repair, in collaboration with Defence Science and Technology
- Resin transfer moulding technology, in collaboration with Boeing Aerostructure Australia
- Composite railway sleeper production and testing, in collaboration with Austrak
- Shape memory composites in action, in collaboration with US Air Force
Key composites capability
- Fire tests for composite materials
- Thermomechanical tests of polymer composites
- Computer modelling capabilities of composites
