Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing
The Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM) was constituted specifically to address the needs of the Manufacturing Industry and has contributed significantly and directly to the industry. Formed with the assistance of the Victorian Government's Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Initiative Round Two funding, VCAMM supports innovation in the field of new and advanced materials and manufacturing processes and works to deliver technology solutions to the Manufacturing Industry to enhance its performance. VCAMM encompasses:
- The combined research and technical capabilities of its Consortium Members - Deakin University, Monash University, La Trobe University, Swinburne University of Technology, and CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology.
- Liaison with Industry, the Science and Technology community, State Governments, and a range of Industry associations and representative bodies (such as, the Tooling Australia, the Federation of Automotive Parts Manufacturers (FAPM) & the Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia).
- Membership of the Advanced Manufacturing Action Agenda.
The VCAMM network provides a ‘one-stop-shop' that allows Industry an opportunity to access and leverage, via a single interface, the skills and resources of its Consortium Members, key infrastructure and world class expertise in disciplines such as engineering, physics, metallurgy, polymer science, chemistry, information technology and applied mathematics.
Capabilities
Being positioned at the nexus of science, government, industry and the investment community, VCAMM is well-positioned to offer a range of services and opportunities to business. In summary, these include:
- Project management
- Research and development
- Equipment and testing
- Expertise broking, knowledge transfer and skills networking
- Access to public funding
- Finance
VCAMM operates on a project basis with its personnel managing and marketing its activities to deliver value to the Manufacturing Industry by helping it identify, develop, demonstrate and commercialise new materials related technologies. VCAMM also helps its Members and Industry identify appropriate government funding mechanisms.
VCAMM has to date delivered technology solutions in the following areas: light metals processing and characterisation, the thermo-mechanical processing of all metals and the subsequent shaping and product performance, quality measurement and control; integrated physical and computer simulation; and composites.
In providing an integrated approach and coordination for materials and manufacturing research, VCAMM plays an important role in assisting the Manufacturing Industry in its strategic development and makes an important contribution to the competitiveness and sustainability of one of Australia's most important sectors and as a result has been a success receiving broad Industry support.
| Brochures | |
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| VCAMM Brochures (780.15 KB) | 28th Jun 2007 |
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