Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures
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| Company type | Not For Profit Cooperative Research Centre |
|---|---|
| Industry | Composite Material, Aerospace, Marine |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Website | CRC-ACS Website |
The Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) [1] is a research organisation partially funded by Australia's Cooperative Research Centre Program (CRC).[2] CRC-ACS has been at the forefront of Australian research efforts into advanced composite materials/structures since its inception in 1991. The purpose of the Composites CRC is to bring together research providers and businesses using composite materials to provide competitive technology for the Australian industry. CRC-ACS conducts core research activities considering advanced composite manufacturing and design with associated program members along with a large portfolio of commercial activities with local and international companies.[3][4] CRC-ACS has forged a spin-off company, ACS Australia [5] which now employs the core staff contributing to the CRC-ACS research program.
The organisation has offices in three cities on the east side of Australia, which are provided by Australian companies as contributions to the program:
- Melbourne (head office): provided by DSTO, Fishermans Bend
- Melbourne: provided by Boeing Aerostructures Australia [6] (formerly Hawker de Havilland), Fishermans Bend
- Sydney: provided by Boeing Aerostructures Australia, Bankstown
- Brisbane: provided by Australian Aerospace,[7] Australia TradeCoast [8]
The core research activities are broken down into research programs which are undertaken in collaboration with both core and supporting participants. Each program relies upon collaborative research efforts between CRC-ACS, local and international universities and businesses invested in composite materials.
CRC-ACS has produced a number of commercialised technologies that have been developed from conception to finished article.
Notes and references
- ^ "CRC-ACS website".
- ^ "Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program website". Archived from the original on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Airbus press release".
- ^ "CRC-ACS Newsletter" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "ACS Australia Website".
- ^ "Boeing Australia Website". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Australian Aerospace website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Australia TradeCoast website".
- ^ "Regina Glass Website".
- ^ "CRC-ACS Newsletter" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "TCW article". Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
