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Research led by Flinders University at ASC’s deep submarine maintenance facility in Adelaide has shown how electrically charged surface coatings can eliminate marine bio-fouling, or sea organism growth, to potentially improve naval vessel operation and maintenance. 

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has visited the construction site for Stage One of the Line Zero – Factory of the Future facility, to see first-hand, some of the advanced technologies and processes that will be supported by the state. The Line Zero – Factory of the Future will be a world-class manufacturing accelerator embedded within South … Continue reading South Australia’s Factory of the Future to accelerate growth of advanced manufacturing →

A new Commonwealth-funded course at Flinders University has opened as part of a $35 billion digital upskilling program to provide further training for ship builders. The Diploma of Digital Technology will combine theoretical approaches to Industry 4.0 technology with hands-on experience to prepare students for work at the state-of-the-art Osborne Naval shipyard in South Australia. … Continue reading Australia launches first digital ship building course →

Last week, it was announced that a five-year, $5 million initiative to develop and sustain Electronic Warfare (EW) related skills in the defence sector is being established at Flinders University, enhancing South Australia as a Centre of Expertise in EW. The partnership between Defence and Flinders University will result in the establishment of a chair … Continue reading $5m national Electronic Warfare centre →

A total of $2.9 million in funding will help Bae Systems Australia’s shipbuilding business, ASC Shipbuilding, develop and pilot Industry 4.0 manufacturing technologies to build the Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy at the Osborne shipyard in South Australia. The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) will contribute $1.45 million in grant funding … Continue reading $2.9m to drive digital manufacturing in Hunter Class frigates →

Defence prime contractors have signed agreements to ensure that the latest technological advances are brought to bear on the manufacture of the Future Submarines and Future Frigates. In separate agreements signed as part of PACIFIC 2019, Flinders University announced that it will work with Naval Group Pacific, the local subsidiary of French company naval Group, … Continue reading Agreements signed between primes and university →

Nine Flinders University students have been awarded Embassy of France in Australia internships under the 2019 Nicolas Baudin student mobility grant. The grant is designed to encourage Australian university students to undertake a research internship in a French laboratory in collaboration with an industrial partner in France. “We’re very pleased to see so many of … Continue reading Defence interns head to France →

France and Australia’s brightest students will have the opportunity to be immersed in the latest engineering technologies in both countries under a new Memorandum of Understanding between Flinders University, the French Embassy and technology firm Thales. The MoU launches a reciprocal program for French students to be based at Flinders University for periods of up … Continue reading Partnership between France and Australia strengthens engineering capabilities →

Advance material company, First Graphene and Flinders University have jointly launched a nanoscience firm with focus on making clean, super-strength carbon materials for use in the plastics and electronics industries. The firm, named 2D Fluidics, is owned 50-50 by First Graphene and Flinders University’s new named Finders Institute for nanoScale Science and Technology and will focus on commercialise the … Continue reading First Graphene and Flinders University launch nanoscience firm →

  In yet another example of collaborations between multinational companies bidding for defence projects and the Australian universities, BAE Systems Australia, one of three companies bidding to build nine Anti-Submarine Warships for the Royal Australian Navy, has signed an agreement with the Flinders University. The new agreement will see students and industry working together to … Continue reading BAE Systems, Flinders University to collaborate on workforce training →

Adelaide has become home to one of only a few Future Factories in the Southern Hemisphere with the opening of the state-of-the-art Tonsley Manufacturing Innovation (TMI) Hub. The centrepiece of new TMI Hub is the modular Future Factory. Made in Germany by technology giant Festo, it showcases the latest automation, sensor, monitoring, robotic and cobotic … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing facility opens in Adelaide →

A new Flinders University project that will enable autonomous underwater vehicles to launch and recover themselves without the need for human aid has won an award. The winning entry for the inaugural Fincantieri-Flinders-CETENA Maritime Innovation Challenge was announced at an Adelaide ceremony attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Angelino Alfano. The successful project will … Continue reading Flinders underwater robot wins maritime challenge →

Northrop Grumman Australia and Flinders University have signed of a new co-operative agreement to explore opportunities for internships, work experience and graduate programs. The agreement also encourages the participation of Northrop Grumman staff in education and training programs offered by Flinders. Defence industry minister Christopher Pyne said the partnership promoted closer collaboration and co-operation between … Continue reading Northrop Grumman and Flinders University sign research MoU →