Australian Future Fibres Research & Innovation Centre
At a glance
Enhancing research through pilot manufacturing at the Australian Future Fibres Research & Innovation Centre increases the capacity of the fibre, textile, composite, automotive and aerospace industries and assists in the translation of research into end-user applications.
The challenge
Our response
A highly collaborative approach was central to designing a new research centre to be housed on Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus while meeting the needs of all project partners including Deakin University, CSIRO, and the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM).
The new research centre design also encompassed the Australian Carbon Fibre Research Facility, housing a carbon fibre pilot line, capable of producing 20 tonnes of aerospace quality fibre annually.
The complex project involved the design and development of the new research facilities, the co-location of the materials and fibres research group from CSIRO, the expansion of the existing research activities of Deakin’s Centre for Materials and Fibre Innovation and the construction of a carbon fibre research pilot plant in partnership with the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing.
The two buildings specifically designed to house the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM) and the CSIRO, meet Certified Physical Containment Level 2 compliance while mitigating glare and increased heat loads.
The impact
This project further enhanced the university’s research facility offering and collaborative research partnership model, bringing together many disciplines.