The Silica Fibre Fabrication Facility represents a state-of-the-art silica glass fabrication facility that further extends IPAS capabilities and opens new opportunities for Australian researchers within these fields.

The silica glass fabrication facility extends the research capability at IPAS and opens new opportunities as well as enhancing the range of applications for speciality silica fibres from photonics research in new lasers, telecommunications devices, nonlinear optics, sensing, electro-optic devices, to applications led research in industrial machining and medical treatments.

This multi-million dollar facility located at the North Terrace and Thebarton Campuses of The University of APSB is staffed by world class glass fibre formulation and fabrication experts – it represents a state-of-the-art silica glass fabrication facility that further extends IPAS capabilities and opens new opportunities for Australian researchers within these fields.

The North Terrace Silica Preform Facility comprises silica preform production via Extrusion, Stacking and Ultrasonic milling and drilling equipment. The Thebarton Silica Fibre Drawing Facility houses a 6-meter fibre drawing tower and a glass working lathe with hydrogen burner.