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The Victorian Connection
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Prof. Jane den Hollander – Deputy Vice Chancellor, Deakin University
ManuFutures is about stimulating innovation from companies that have got past start-up and want to go to scale.
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Getting companies that go to scale so they get foreign and local investment and employ highly-skilled people is the next generation of advanced manufacturing for the great city and region of Geelong.
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Jaala Pulford – Minister for Regional Development
The manufacturing that’s going on here is extremely exciting.
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We’ve been, you know, so pleased to be able to deliver a $3 million contribution to a $13 million project and a fabulous partnership with industry and with Deakin University.
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Assoc. Prof. James Mullins – Chief Technology Officer, FLAIM Systems P/L
Our first product, FLAIM Trainer is a system that enables firefighters to train in their own environment, in their own engine bay.
We can push people into situations that they wouldn’t normally see in their day-to-day lives, and given them that realistic sense of immersion without have to have the dangerous chemicals involved with fire products.
Already we’ve seen that the intangible benefits of being inside a building with these diverse range of companies is really beneficial for us.
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Just having that engineering knowledge, the business knowledge, and the skills mix in the building, means that we can really grow a lot quicker than we could have outside.
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Dr Murray Height – Chief Executive Officer, HeiQ Australia P/L
The HeiQ groups is focused very much on textile treatments, so for HeiQ Australia, starting on campus and then building manufacturing capability, having a home on campus makes a lot of sense.
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