Australian manufacturing operates more effectively and efficiently in the global business environment as CSIRO helps industry develop smart manufacturing business systems, offering lower unit costs and better performance.
With oil prices at an historic high and global concern about vehicle emissions, consumer demand - and the focus in car manufacturing - is shifting to lightweight, low-fuel consumption cars.
Cutting-edge wool textile technology developed by CSIRO for industrial air filtration systems has found its first lucrative commercial application in the manufacture of respirators for the personal protective equipment (PPE) market.
This two-day workplace training program in carding technology will be tailored to the requirements of textile companies to improve process efficiencies and textile end-product.
The Light Metals Flagship is researching new technologies that will improve the cost and performance of light metal components, focussing on developing improved alloys and treatments, manufacturing processes and surface and anti-corrosion treatments.
CSIRO's instrument and machine prototyping team combines with our engineering workshop to rapidly prototype and modify instruments for a range of projects and industry needs.
A video clip illustrating the capabilities of the CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Textile and Fibre Technology Research Program, operating at Belmont, Geelong and Clayton, Victoria, Australia. (3:06)
In a world first, Mr Ken Atkinson, an Australian scientist, has spun yarns from minute fibres of carbon, without the need for a binder to hold the yarn together.
CSIRO is developing textile arm and leg sleeves for preventing skin tears in the elderly and bed-ridden. Nearly 15 per cent of people in high-care nursing homes have a skin tear at any one time, according to research at the Victorian College of Pharmacy.
