Focus Group and Laboratory Tours Information

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Focus Group Tour Options: (Afternoon tea provided. Tours departs at 1.30 pm (location TBC), returning at approximately 5.00 pm.)

Clean Water – Sydney Water
Visit to major water utility ‘Sydney Water’ in West Ryde, which has water treatment plants around Sydney and a high quality water testing laboratory.
Energy Efficiency – PLUS ES
Visit to High Power Testing station, which serves customers in Australia and South East Asia.
Medical Metrology – Cochlear
Visit to Cochlear, a global leader in implantable hearing solutions.
Food Safety – UNSW
Visit to the University of New South Wales food allergen and food composition laboratory, including the newly established Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.

Laboratory Tour Options:

NMIA North Ryde Only
Visit to NMIA North Ryde includes chemical reference materials; chemical reference values; forensic drug testing and ultra trace laboratory.
NMIA Lindfield Only
Visit to Lindfield includes temperature; photometry & radiometry; acoustics, ultrasonics & vibration; force; mass & density; gas flow; impedance; high voltage; low frequency; time & frequency; nanometrology and pattern approval laboratory.
NMIA North Ryde and Lindfield
Visit to NMIA North Ryde and Lindfield includes bioanalysis; reference gas mixtures; chemical reference materials; chemical reference values; forensic drug testing; ultra trace laboratory.
ANSTO Lucas Heights (Ionising Radiation)
Visit to ANSTO includes the Radioactivity Standards laboratory, OPAL research reactor and Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering.
NMIA Londonderry (Liquid Flow)
Visit to NMIA’s liquid flow test facility, which will include two liquid volume proving loops.

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