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CASTdesign specialises in research into product designs, which utilise, or would benefit from the use of light metals. CASTdesign can add value to products by providing design research and collaborative design research services utilising Australia's leading light metals technology and know how to enable industry to maximise their opportunity to gain market advantage by the use of light metals.

CASTdesign Services
CASTdesign offers the following services:

  • Consulting design research services including:
    - Weight saving assessments
    - Feasibility studies
    - Design optimisation research
    - Appraisals of existing product designs

  • Product design research and development assistance in two main sectors:
    Automotive and transportation sector:
    - General lightweight automotive components
    - Lightweight crash structures
    - Heavy road vehicle and rail systems and vehicles
    - Marine and aerospace applications
    - Lightweight goods packaging and protection

    Consumer products:

    - Sporting and lifestyle products
    - Household appliances
    - 3C's

  • Collaborative research and product development

  • Product prototyping (real and conceptual) and testing

  • Product production assistance for all forms of casting and fabrication

Contact Us

Mr Peter Beggs
Chief Design Engineer
Industrial Research Institute Swinburne

Ph: +61 3 9214 5053
Fax: +61 3 9214 5050
E-mail: pbeggs@groupwise.swin.edu.au

Dr Greg Morwood
Senior Product Design Analyst
QMI Solutions

Ph: +61 7 3364 0734
Fax: +61 7 3364 0786
E-mail: gdm@qmisolutions.com.au