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Aerospace Australia Limited has announced the finalists in its prestigious Industry Innovation Awards for 2015.

It has shortlisted listed 12 Australian-based civil and military innovators.

The awards recognise and reward local companies and individuals at the forefront of aerospace innovation and carry with them a total of $40,000 in cash prizes.

They will be presented in the following categories:

• Defence Industry National Innovation Award

• Civil Industry National Innovation Award

• Defence Industry SME Innovation Grant

• Civil Industry SME Innovation Grant

• Young Innovator Scholarship for Defence Industry

• Young Innovator Scholarship for Civil Industry

The winners of the National Civil and Defence Industry Innovation Awards will be presented with a trophy, while the winners of the SME Innovation Grant and the Young Innovator Scholarship will receive cheques for $10,000 each.

All 12 Australian innovators shortlisted will be featured at Avalon 2015 in a dedicated Innovation Awards Showcase adjacent to the Avalon 2015 Innovation Theatrette.

Defence Materials Technology Centre Ltd (DMTC), VIC – new, cheaper manufacturing tools and processes for Titanium components

Quickstep Systems Pty Ltd (NSW) – Quickstep rapid manufacturing process for composite materials

BAE Systems Pty Ltd (SA) – Implementation of Lean and Continuous Improvement philosophies

Rosebank Engineering (VIC) – Supersonic Particle Deposition

Bower Aero (VIC) – Bower Bond plastics repair technology

Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation Inc (IICA) (VIC) – National Course in Pyrometric requirements for Thermal processing

The Jacobson Flare Pty Ltd (VIC) – Jacobson Flare App to teach landing techniques

Trakka Corp Pty Ltd (VIC) – A800 helicopter searchlight

AvSoft Australia Pty Ltd (VIC) – AvPlan Electronic Flight Bag for tablet computers

Gamechanger Technologies Pty Ltd (VIC) – VForce Morphing aerofoil technology

• Ms Vanessa Claire Lussini (Queensland University of Technology) – Sensors to monitor the breakdown of aircraft and aerostructure surface coatings

• Mr Abdulghani Mohammed (RMIT University) – Phase-Advanced Sensing to reduce effects of turbulence in flight

“The specially created Innovation Awards Showcase is the perfect platform to present the best of Australian innovation to a global audience of aerospace and defence professionals,” Ian Honnery Aerospace Australia CEO said.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday 24th February during the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition at Avalon Victoria.

 

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