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2 IPAS Teams part of the next CSIRO ON PRIME
Congratulations to Team Mirage Photonics and Team GLAS who are going to be part of the next CSIRO ON Prime program.
Team Mirage Photonics (comprising of Ori Henderson-Sapir, Ka Wu, Annetay Henderson-Spair, Michael Muthig & Piers Lincoln). This project will offer solutions using affordable mid-infrared moderate-power lasers to detect gases and organic compounds such as greenhouse gases and petroleum based chemicals in environmental monitoring, oil and gas development, transportation and medicine. The team hopes to identify and approach potential customers as well as progress from technology to business.
Team GLAS (comprising of Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Tim Zhao, Yunle Wei, Francois Duvenage, Elodie Janvier & Karen Cunningham). This project will develop a technique named GLAS (G:Green, L:Large-scale, A: All-in-one, S: Simple) which will endorse a range of color codes in glass via striking noble metal nano particles in a highly controllable manner instead of using toxic chemicals such as heavy metals. This program will bring academia and business/industry partners together to meet practical needs and solve real-life problems. It also helps to build up connections with partners and customers.
Congratulations to both team!
ON Prime: For Big Ideas Ready to Break out – three successful IPAS applications
Congratulations to IPAS researchers for gaining a spot in CSIRO ON Prime. This pre-accelerator program helps research teams validate their research and discover a real world application for it.
ON embraces a get-out-of–the-building approach to learning, by encouraging hands-on, practical learning and business model development.
The High Temperature Sensor, Sapphire Clock and Making better babies with light teams were successful in their applications and the research teams will head to Melbourne over the coming months to participate in the program.
We also wish to congratulate the Robinson Institute for their successful application Home Fertility Assessment.
Advanced Manufacturing for Submarines
Alastair Dowler with the 5 – Axis Ultrasonic and HSC Milling Machine located at The Optofab Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), University of Adelaide
The ASC Science and Technology Program undertakes activities in the research, design, development, and evaluation of new materials, products and processes in support of ASC’s work on naval ships and submarines.
In collaboration with ASC and CSIRO, development is currently being made at IPAS (Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing) at the University of Adelaide on world-leading 3D metal super-alloy printing and advanced machining technologies.
3D metal printing follows a similar process as home 3D printing, which creates objects layer by layer using plastic powder melted by a low power system. The major differences with 3D metal printing are the use of a metal powder and increased complexity of the physical processes used to create the specimen.
Printing of metal super-alloy components is especially complex due to the necessity for precise control over the metallurgical properties; however, once a prototype has been successfully printed, the same ‘recipe’ can be used time and again. The technology has been widely publicised as a new chapter in industrial revolution.
3D metal printing can potentially create a final product with superior mechanical properties than traditionally cast components.
It is particularly appealing to manufacturing of complex components and can overcome obsolescence issues, warehousing of ‘dead’ stock, and lengthy procurement delays.
Parts with internal superstructures, such as honeycombs, can require several complex and lengthy processes to build using traditional methods; however, 3D printing allows the parts to be built layer upon layer from the base up in a fully-integrated process.
“We are working towards a future in which operators are able to print complex spare parts from drawings or from 3D models of existing parts”, said ASC Senior Development Engineer Dr Laura Brooks.
“The goal is to develop a cost-effective in-country solution which will allow us to maintain product supply chain over a 25-30 year time period even if original manufacturers close down”, ASC Principal Development Engineer Mikael Johansson added.
The ASC Science and Technology Program works across a number of different projects and business areas with the aims of building on ASC’s high end engineering skills. They assist in complex problem solving, capability development, knowledge building, and the development of a strong technical support network.
Through the Adelaide Optofab Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) The University of Adelaide offers both metal and ceramic printing and 5-Axis Ultrasonic Milling. We work with industry partners from across Australia who can access this unique equipment via the ANFF network. “We are delighted to be working with CSIRO and ASC on this collaborative project” said Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Associate Director of the Adelaide Node said.
IPAS board member wins an ATSE Clunies Ross Award
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) Board member Dr Cathy Foley, Chief Research Scientist at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was a recipient of the prestigious ATSE Clunies Ross Award, Australia’s premier innovation commercialisation awards.
These awards were given to a select group of Australia’s pre-eminent innovators who persisted with their ideas to provide broad economic, social or environmental benefits. Congratulations Cathy. To who else sits on the IPAS board please visit our website.
Dr Cathy Foley
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing 