April 22, 2008 - by Craig Mounsey
Nano Composite Technology Seminar
Just recently CMD director Craig Mounsey was asked to give a workshop seminar at the QCAT (Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies) facility in the CSIRO complex in west Brisbane. The focus of the seminar (over 80 delegates attended) was the avenues for commercialisation of emerging nano composite technologies, specifically regarding plastic materials.
The thrust of the discussion was that Industrial design and product design practitioners are key factors in the early adoption of emergent technologies. It is in the specification and utilization of new technologies at a design level that opportunities for commercial applications, and hence market acceptance, are provided to companies producing nano composite materials.
CMD has several such projects under its belt and was well placed to provide an overview of product examples and case studies. Highlighting the triumphs and pit falls of design with nano composite materials. It was a lively seminar, with much interest from the floor during question time.
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