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The Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC) has brought together 33 partners in a $250 million program under Australia’s Cooperative Research Centres program.
Australia is entering a decade of transformation with the arrival of intelligent manufacturing automation and emergence of new high-value industries. SoMAC CRC will address these opportunities and strengthen current industry with digital-export-ready, cost-competitive, high-quality platform capability.
SoMAC CRC’s vision is to transform Australia’s established composite technologies capability into Sovereign leadership, creating a world-class, highly automated, digitally-enabled, network of designers, manufacturers and service providers.
Recognising the critical role of engineering excellence, intelligent automation and advanced technology implementation in accessing an international industry valued at $100 billion, SoMAC will underpin a next generation of manufacturing industry supporting a forward-looking Australia, including:
Hydrogen economy
EV cars and buses
Space and low-earth-orbit vehicles
Onshore and offshore infrastructure
Aircraft and future defence industry
Future defence industry
Consumer goods including sporting and solar
Recycling industry