Equipment
Below is a list of major equipment that form part of the Optofab Adelaide facilities, enabling capabilities in Advanced Manufacturing, Glass and Fibre, and more.
A complete list of Optofab equipment across Australia can be found on the ANFF Optofab Website
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6m Fibre Draw Tower (Heathway/Controls Interface)
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4m Fibre Draw Tower (Heathway/Controls Interface)
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Glass Extruder 250kN (Custom)
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Glass Extruder 100kN (Custom)
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Fluoride glass controlled atmosphere melting facilities (Custom)
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Oxide glass controlled atmosphere melting facilities (Custom)
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Carbolite Gero vacuum furnace (TF3-1600)
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Carbolite Gero sintering furnace (AAF 1100)
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Carbolite Gero bottom loading furnace (BLF 1800)
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Open air melting and annealing furnaces (Various)
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Glass working lathe (Heathway)
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Struers High precision glass saw (Accutom-100)
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Struers High precision polisher (Tegramin-30)
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Metkon Polisher/grinder (Forcipol 1V)
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Imahashi glass saw (TS-200NSW)
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Retsch ball mill (PM 100CM)
