Time lapse video of the relocation of our C661 Centrifuge from CEM building to our new home at the IOMRC.

Great work by Jake and his team from Titan Heavy Lift.

In April 2015, the NGCF Director and Manager Prof. Christophe Gaudin and A/Prof. Conleth O’Loughlin, along with centrifuge operator Manual Palacios and mechanical engineer Dave Jones visited the Actidyn Factory in Paris, France, to supervise the very first spins of the new 10 m diameter C72 beam centrifuge before it is shipped to Australia, for commissioning in August 2016.

The centrifuge spun very smoothly up to 5g, and the team got a first feeling of the size of the facility and its capability, and how this will complement the two existing facilities.

The NGCF team was  joined by a delegation from the IFSTTAR centrifuge, which welcomed us during the second week of our trip to show us how to operate a large diameter centrifuge.

The concrete has been poured for the walls of the new National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility.