April 29, 2021
A research agreement was signed by Swinburne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) Professor Bronwyn Fox and Peter Sutton, Managing Director of Sutton Tools, on 26 April. The new centre will play an important role in training students, staff and industry end users and will pursue joint research and development activities through different funding bodies. The centre will also play a role in the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy through developing a digital and sustainable local supply chain with Sutton Tools. Features of the collaboration will include: The loan of equipment from Swinburne to Sutton Tools. The joint funding of three PhD scholarships as part of our industry and impact PhD program. The placement of undergraduate and postgraduate students with Sutton Tools as part of Swinburne’s Work Integrated Learning program. Professor Fox commented “This partnership builds on a longstanding relationship between Swinburne and Sutton Tools that dates back to the early 1990s and underscores Swinburne’s research strengths in the manufacturing sector. In recent times this relationship has been…