The most direct route into a composites workforce is vocational education and training (VET). A Certificate III apprenticeship combines structured off-the-job training with paid, supervised work in a manufacturer’s own facility, which means the employer trains staff in their own processes from day one rather than hiring blind.

Inside Summertime Pools’ Dandenong South facility, Composites Australia members explored high-volume fibreglass manufacturing, automation, lean processes, and engineering-led design that drive productivity, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Australia’s engineering capability is a national asset. Composite engineers, in particular, link advanced materials with practical outcomes, enabling the creation of lighter, stronger, and more sustainable structures. Their expertise supports exports, builds sovereign capability and opens new frontiers.

Prof. Murray L. Scott, Chair of ACS Australia, is a leading international composites authority. He served as President of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, chairs the Joint Board for Aerospace Engineering, and was recently awarded Engineers Australia’s rare Honorary Fellowship. He is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Achieving the status of ‘Tier 1 OEM supplier’ at the performance and premium end of the market, Carbon Revolution has climbed to the top of the global automotive supply chain pyramid in less than two decades.

Wheel evolution spans over five to six millennia, with its humble inception in the 4th millennium BC.

First published June 2012:The dictionary defines an opportunity as an “advantageous combination of circumstances”, and that’s exactly what evolved for LSM Advanced Composites when the project design and management teams for James Cameron’s submersible DEEPSEA CHALLENGER approached the Toowoomba based company to manufacture the carbon fibre internal lining of the Pilot Sphere.

Over the course of 2021, as part of a broader analysis of the Australian composites sector, we’ve mapped Australian companies, enterprises and institutions across their specific capabilities with carbon fibre composites.

Fear struck the nation in March this year with the realisation that our critical supply lines for healthcare products could be overwhelmed as COVID-19 spread through our communities.

The Pinkenba Wharf is a world first – using composite fibre technology and Wagners’ proprietary Earth Friendly Concrete® (EFC) decking system for bridges, jetties and wharfs.

“From my perspective, Australian manufacturing has a strong future. We can mass produce high quality, cost efficient products and back our products with excellent customer service. We just need to step up and do what we do well, better.” Frank Cristiano, General Manager Tricomposites

An eight-metre high sculpture by artist Jon Tarry unveiled by St John of God Murdoch Hospital this month. Entitled Elevación, the sculpture stands at the hospital entrance, part of a multi-million dollar redevelopment project.