Re: BHP Press Release

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

Good to see railway been part of R & D . I noticed most of the universities
in Melbourne are rather "Car oriented". Especially mine (RMIT) the whole
campus is full of race car fans. Whenever they talk about cars I went doss
off...........

Cheers
James



Chris Stratton <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au> wrote in message
8ibvgn$l1o$1@gossamer.itmel.bhp.com.au">news:8ibvgn$l1o$1@gossamer.itmel.bhp.com.au...
> BHP has just issued the following Press Release.
>
> Date 16 June 2000
>
> Number 58/00
>
> BHP AND MONASH ANNOUNCE RAILWAY & MAINTENANCE
>
> TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES
>
> The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) and Monash University
> (Monash) today announced the formation of two world-class research and
> development facilities.
>
> The BHP-Monash Maintenance Technology Institute and the BHP Institute of
> Railway Technology have been established to assist BHP and the broader
> industry to improve plant reliability, safety, and undertake railway
> research and technology development activities.
>
> The institutes will be located at Monash's Caulfield and Clayton campuses
> and will be staffed primarily by former BHP Research employees,
supplemented
> by university personnel.
>
> BHP Managing Director and CEO Paul Anderson said the new facilities were
> designed to address the current and future needs of Australian industry at
a
> time of great change.
>
> "The partnership with Monash University and the formation of the two
> institutes represents a collaborative approach to R&D and recognises
growth
> opportunities in Australia and overseas that go beyond those being pursued
> by BHP," Mr Anderson said.
>
> "The new entities will combine the technical resources of BHP and Monash
to
> provide a world-class facility servicing the railway, mining and heavy
> manufacturing industries."
>
> "These commercial R&D activities will deliver value to BHP and the broader
> industries involved and represent a win-win outcome which will strengthen
> the relationship between industry and academia."
>
> Both the BHP Institute of Railway Technology and the BHP-Monash
Maintenance
> Technology Institute will be operated by the University's Department of
> Mechanical Engineering and will be based on technologies developed by BHP
> over the past two decades.
>
> The new institutes will provide a portfolio of services to their
respective
> industries including:
>
> Contract and pre-competitive R&D to companies, State authorities and
> industry participants;
>
> Education services in the form of short and post-graduate courses and
> seminars;
>
> Consultancy services across the industry - similar to those currently
> provided by the university.
>
>
> Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department Prof Rhys Jones said prior
to
> the formation of the institutes, industry had been supported by internal
> efforts, the CSIRO and interested universities.
>
> "The positioning of the institutes within Monash has provided greater
> opportunities for the entire railway industry to utilise the institutes'
> internationally renowned services as well as draw upon expertise from
other
> related disciplines within the university," Prof Jones said.
>
> "Similarly, capital-intensive industries which are reliant on maintenance
> systems and technologies to capture greater efficiencies from their
> investments will also benefit from the institutes at Monash."
>
> BHP will support the establishment of the institutes by contracting R&D
> services for its major divisions (Minerals, Steel and Petroleum) through
> 2000/2001. The Company will also donate some of its current research
assets
> to support ongoing activities.
>
> This funding will be supplemented by other non-BHP research contracts,
> consultancy income and research and educational grants.
>
> Monash will support the institutes through the provision of dedicated
space
> and administrative support.
>
>
>
> ****
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
>
>
>