Colin Austin (Moldflow)

For Britishn scholar of ancient Greek, see Colin François Lloyd Austin.

Colin Austin (born 1940) is an Australian award-winning researcher, engineer, and inventor of Autodesk product Moldflow Plastics design software.[1][2]

Biography

Colin graduated from Sheffield University in 1963. He worked as an R & D Manager for Johns Hydraulics then worked as lecturer for RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.[3]

In 1978 Colin Austin founded company Moldflow (currently a subsidiary of Autodesk) devoted to simulation of injection molding.[4] Colin developed Moldflow Plastics design software that transformed the international design of plastics moulds using scientific principles rather than 'gut feel'. After many years he became the most successful exporters of technical software in Australia, and more than 48 countries in the world used his software.[3]

1n 1997 Colin Austin founded a company named Waterright devoted to simulation of irrigation and producing soil sensors and software to fix common irrigation problems.[5][6][7]

Award

He received numerous awards, including:[8]

Books

References

  1. ↑ Blanch, Desley. "Colin Austin - Moldflow And After". http://www.radioaustralia.net.au. Radio Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "MR COLIN AUSTIN".
  3. 1 2 "Colin Austin’s story". Water Right. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Moldflow Corporation". Encyclopedia of Business.
  5. ↑ "Colin Austin’s story". Waterright.
  6. ↑ Austin, Colin (4 June 2013). "My Mission".
  7. ↑ "Waterright-soilprobe".
  8. ↑ "Colin Austin’s Awards". Retrieved 19 December 2010.


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