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Light Metals Research Centre is one of the main partners of $9.6 million 4-year funding University of Auckland-led materials development programme that aims to transform New Zealand's manufacturing sector through partnerships between research and industry.
The program, Materials Accelerator, brings together scientists and engineers from seven research organisations into a "one-stop shop" to help New Zealand manufacturers develop high-value materials and enter new export markets.
The development will focus on developing high-value products that incorporate multiple materials, such as plastics, metals, composites, ceramics, conducting polymers and coatings. "A central aspect of the Materials Accelerator is the creation of a virtual prototyping and evaluation facility that will accelerate commercial product development and greatly reduce the cost and risk for firms."
The Materials Accelerator seeks to build on existing linkages between research organisations and industry. The concept was developed in consultation with four industry sector associations representing approximately 1,000 New Zealand companies – the Heavy Engineering Research Association, Plastics New Zealand, the Composites Association of New Zealand, and the Packaging Council of New Zealand. .Please refer to press  news release also see UniServices website for detailed information.
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