July 13, 2021
Projects at ACS Australia typically start with concept development and engineering, followed by the manufacture of prototypes to demonstrate and validate the product. Over five years ago, the company expanded into series manufacture and the assembly of low-volume, high-value, composite products, and has made strategic investments into advanced manufacturing equipment including automated machining and additive manufacturing. Today, ACS Australia stands out from its competitors by providing its customers with a “one-stop-shop” for the development and supply of new composite-related products, providing a fast-track path to market. The talented engineers and technicians at ACS Australia are continuously being challenged by a diverse range of projects where advanced composite materials are being applied. Recently they have manufactured three unique products utilising carbon fibre composites with the support of in-house Industry 4.0-based manufacturing tools. Aircraft aerial imaging camera housing ACS Australia manufactured a carbon fibre composite camera housing for attachment on a light aircraft for in-flight aerial imaging. The camera housing required one front-facing dome port and two downward facing…