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FormFlow seeks new frontiers with Industry 4.0 research
Geelong’s innovative manufacturing start-up FormFlow is set to optimise its metal-bending, thanks to Industry 4.0-enabled manufacturing technology and Deakin expertise.
With national and global markets in their sights, FormFlow is drawing on cutting edge technology and expertise to upscale its production capability. Established only three years ago, the company has captured strong commercial interest, particularly through producing “tiny homes” and in eco-friendly construction.
After relocating from Deakin’s ManuFutures innovation hub to larger Geelong premises last year, the company’s founders are confident a new research project will remove the main barrier for much wider application of their technology. They will work with Deakin University researchers and the Innovative Manufacturing Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) to set up a smart, Industry 4.0-enabled manufacturing cell to control and optimise FormFlow’s corrugated steel-bending process to enable high volume manufacturing of building products consistent in quality and shape.