THE HON GREG COMBET MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement
Friday, 29 Aug 2008
048/2008
COMBET OPENS ULTRA PRECISION
CENTRE IN MELBOURNE
Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today officially
opened Rosebank Engineering’s Ultra Precision Centre in Bayswater in Victoria.
The Ultra Precision Centre is a leading edge metal engineering facility with the
capability to support military platforms including the F-111, F/A-18 Hornet and AP-3C
Orion aircraft, as well as helicopters and emerging capabilities such as the Global
Hawk and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
“Rosebank Engineering is an Australian-owned high technology small-to-medium
enterprise that provides Defence with specialised services in fine mechanisms and
precision hydraulics used in aircraft mechanical and structural components,” Mr
Combet said.
“Rosebank Engineering’s precision grinding and hydraulics skills have allowed
Australia to keep its F-111 aircraft flying. Rosebank’s investment in the Ultra
Precision Centre with the latest sophisticated precision capabilities will allow the
company to support the newest and latest technologies being introduced by the
ADF.”
The Ultra Precision Centre has the capability for sub-micron machining and finishing
down to tolerances of approximately 1/300th of a human hair.
It incorporates:
High-specification clean rooms with temperature and humidity environmental
controls and air pressure/filtering to keep the rooms dust free;
A unique under-floor, pneumatically supported, concrete inertia beam designed to
provide a vibration-isolated platform for precision machine tools; and
Facilities for analysis and testing of hydraulic flight controls.
Another of Rosebank Engineering’s state-of-the-art capabilities is Supersonic Particle
Deposition. This is an advanced technique for applying corrosion protective coatings
whereby metal alloy coatings are deposited onto metal substrates at supersonic
speeds without significant heating of the spray powder or the substrate.
Media contacts:
Rod Hilton (Greg Combet):
02 6277 4771 or 0458 276 619
Defence Media Liaison:
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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