Swinburne University of Technology

Australian automotive aftermarket service provider, MotorOne Group, has embarked on a six-month, $295,000 research project to automate and digitalise its manufacturing and quality assurance processes. 

A spin-out Australian start-up from Swinburne University of Technology, mDetect, is using space particles to detect weaknesses in dams that secure highly toxic mining waste by-products, making them safer for the environment. 

A new $9.15 million MedTechVic project at Swinburne University of Technology will push the boundaries of the medical technology sector by enveloping the needs of users and carers in the product design process. 

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has appointed Swinburne Manufacturing Futures Research Institute founder Professor Bronwyn Fox as chief scientist – almost 30 years after she began her career with CSIRO as a research assistant.  As CSIRO’s fourth female chief scientist, Fox joins the agency from Swinburne University of Technology where she is deputy vice-chancellor for Research and Enterprise.   Fox will bring a great depth … Continue reading Swinburne Manufacturing Futures Research Institute founder joins CSIRO →

Swinburne University of Technology is partnering with Amaero International, metal additive manufacturer, and the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) to develop coatings for internal turbine engine surfaces and nozzles.  The aim is to advance Compliant Multilayer Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) that can be used in rocket engine components. The research outputs will have commercial applications in aviation, … Continue reading ANFF, Swinburne and Amaero to advance EBCs for rocket engines →

A research team lead by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has received $4.9 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for a new training centre for collaborative robots in manufacturing. The joint project between QUT, The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Swinburne University of Technology, and the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub (ARM Hub), … Continue reading Funding announced for new ARC Training Centre at QUT for collaborative robots →

Swinburne University of Technology has partnered with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to develop a Master of Financial Technologies (FinTech). The postgraduate course commenced in Semester One 2019, delivered through Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE). “We are very pleased to have Bendigo Bank on board for this new, bold collaboration that is based on … Continue reading Swinburne University partners with Bendigo Bank on new degree →

Swinburne University of Technology and its industry and research partners have been awarded $1 million of funding through the Global Innovation Linkages Program towards a $3.5m project focussed on Industry 4.0 manufacturing of high volume lightweight composites. The project will use a world-first process for 3D printing of industrial scale composites in Swinburne’s Industry 4.0 … Continue reading Swinburne project focusses on manufacturing of lightweight composites →

Swinburne’s Repairbot project has achieved a major milestone, using a robot to successfully 3D print a replacement lug on an automotive headlamp assembly. The Repairbot project is an industry collaboration with Tradiebot, AMA Group, and the Australian government’s Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre  (IMCRC). An in-house formulated polypropylene composite material, developed by Swinburne’s materials scientist Dr Mostafa Nikzad, … Continue reading Robot 3D prints replacement bracket onto automotive part →

Representatives from Swinburne, the Victorian Defence Alliances (VDA) and the Australian Defence Alliance have signed a letter of agreement at the Avalon Airshow to explore Industry 4.0 opportunities. The agreement was signed in late-February by Swinburne pro vice-chancellor Professor Alan Kin-tak Lau, Victorian Defence Alliances manager Charlotte Morris, and Australian Defence Alliance CEO Claire Willette. … Continue reading University and defence industry collaboration boosts Industry 4.0 capabilities →

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $950,000 in funding to two Swinburne research projects – one aimed at detecting and preventing data leaks and another on optimising innovation in large organisations within the global marketplace. The ARC’s Linkage Projects funding was announced by the Minister for Education Dan Tehan, allocating a total of $6 million in … Continue reading Swinburne receives funding to stop data leaks →

Swinburne University of Technology has launched a global blockchain Centre of Excellence in partnership with Capgemini, a technology services and digital transformation business. The centre will focus on advancing blockchain technologies, platforms, assets and systems to develop industry understanding and implementation of blockchain technologies. Blockchain technology uses the power of a distributed ledger to allow … Continue reading Swinburne University launches global blockchain centre →

Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), Swinburne University of Technology and Sleep Corp have formed a joint partnership to advance manufacturing in Australia. With a planned move to fully automated manufacturing, this partnership with Swinburne, with assistance from the IMCRC, will analyse Sleep Corp’s business and see what improvements can be made as they move … Continue reading Joint partnership helps advance Industry 4.0 in Australia →

Swinburne has debuted in five new subjects in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by subject. Of the nine subjects Swinburne featured in overall, the five areas in which the university placed for the first time in the world university rankings include computer science, business and economics, psychology, education, and clinical and health. … Continue reading Swinburne subjects debut in World University Rankings →

A new corrosion-resistant coating that halves the build-up of algae and barnacles on ship hydraulic components is now the subject of on-ship trials aboard HMAS Canberra, one of the Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock ships. Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are collaborating with experts from MacTaggart Scott Australia, United Surface Technologies and Defence … Continue reading Swinburne researchers develop new protective coating for ships →

Swinburne University of Technology has launched a new research hub focused on advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 at its Factory of the Future facility. The Advanced Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Hub will work with local manufacturers to develop digitalisation strategies for their business, increase their digital maturity and provide training to help them use Industry 4.0 … Continue reading Swinburne University of Technology launches Industry 4.0 hub →

CSIRO and Swinburne  have launched a new partnership in Silicon Valley as part of a strategic move to increase Australia-US research, innovation and commercialisation. Swinburne will reportedly become the first Australian university to partner with CSIRO in its newly-established office in Northern California. The CSIRO-Swinburne strategic partnership, which was announced during the G’day USA San … Continue reading Swinburne partners CSIRO to launch Silicon Valley presence →

Siemens has announced an industrial software grant of $447 million commercial value of Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software to the University of Western Australia (UWA).  This grant is part of a broader program of what is expected to amount to about $1 billion in hi-tech Siemens PLM industrial software grants to select universities across … Continue reading $1b of grants to prep students for digital economy →