In the 18 workshops held since 1984, the MISG has worked on 126 projects from 85 different industries and businesses covering cars, railways, mining, metal processing, oil and gas, high technology, general manufacturing, food processing and service sectors.

This is a selection of the projects.

Cars

• Principal moments of inertia of a vehicle engine assembly (Ford, 1986)

• Resonant whirling of two-piece propshafts in rear-wheel-drive cars (GM-H Automotive, 1989)

• Thin-walled beam optimisation (GM-H Automotive, 1990)

• Use of available storage to improve scheduling in an automobile assembly plan (GM-H Automotive,1991)

Railways

• Optimal train schedule/train length (Mt Newman Mining, 1986)

•  Modelling the effects of coupler slack in long coal and ore trains(Railways of Australia, 1988)

•  Management of interstate rolling stock (Railways of Australia, 1989)

•  Inventory for electric train wheelsets (Queensland Railways, 1990)

•  Assessing viability of conversion of DC locomotives to AC(National Rail Corporation, 2000)

•  Analysis of train wheel-rail noise (Australian Rail Track Corporation, 2000)

•  Efficient loading of intermodal container trains (National Rail Corporation 2001)

Mining

•  Strategic planning and optimisation in an open cut coal mine  (Capricorn Coal, 1985)

•  Statistical comparison of dragline buckets  (BHP Australia Coal, 1993)

•  Moisture movement in stockpiles(CRA, 1995)

•  Modelling barriers for coal dust suppression (Warkworth Mining, 1995)

•  Blending methodologies in talc operations (Western Mining Corporation, 1996)

•  Copper ore heap leaching(WMC Nifty Copper, 1997)

•  Product stabilisation for visual processing systems (Bob Harland and Associate, 1998)

•  Optimisation of cavity formation and entrainment in deep submerged water jets (Centre for Mining Technology and Equipment, 1999)

•  Using fractals and power laws to predict the location of mineral deposits (WMC Resources 2001)

Iron and steel: metal processing

• Pre-heating in aluminium alloy block (Comalco Research and Technology Centre, 1984)

• Production life of tube swimmers (Bundy Tubing Co Pty Ltd, 1991)

• Heat transfer in a continuous bloomcaster (BHP Rod and Bar Division, 1991)

• Zinc dust atomisation  (Pasminco Australia Limited, 1992)

• Rolling mill performance (Industrial Systems Pty Ltd, 1992)

• Stratification of molten steel in ladles (BHP Research Newcastle Laboratories, 1993)

• Slag ladle insulation (Pasminco Metals - BHAS, 1994)

• Plasma bevel cutting (Farley Cutting Systems, 1995)

• Efficient design of tall tapered feeders (Toowoomba  Foundry 2001)

• A comparison of bearing life in new and refurbished railway axle boxes (Toowoomba Foundry/Koyo 2001)

High technology and biomedical

• Mechanical characteristics of carbon fibre yacht masts(Carbon Design, 1995)

• Droplet formation inside a Venturi liquid mixer (Kodak Australasia, 1997)

• Optimisation of an ultrasonic nebuliser (Sheiman Ultrasonic Research, 1998)

• Biological data compression (AD Instruments, 2000)

• Inferring eye movements on the basis of head and visual target position (SOLA International 2001)

General manufacturing

• Modelling and optimisation of low solids waste treatment processes (Dulux Australia, 1997)

• Washing machine balance (Email Washing Products Division, 2000)

• Fracture testing of spectacle lenses (SOLA International, 2000)

• Drying and curing of stains and lacquers used in furniture finishing (Nexus 2001)

• Scheduling the charging of batteries (Exide Technologies, 2002)

• Grease recovery and dirt removal in wool scouring (G H Michell & Sons, 2002)

Food processing

• Wet gum labelling of wine bottles (Southcorp Wines, 1996)

• Modelling the cooking process of a single cereal grain (Uncle Tobys, 1996)

• Rice gelatinisation for beer production (Brewtech, 1998)

• The application of pesticides to grape bunches (GWRDC 2001)

• Modelling of open vat red wine fermenters (Beringer Blass Wine Estates, 2002) 

Oil and Gas

• Blending of lubricants (Shell Australia, 1993)

• Gas field scheduling (Woodside Offshore Petroleum, 1994)

•  Terrain-induced slugging (Santos Ltd, 2002)

Organisational Efficiency

• Optimising quarry production and delivery (Boral CMG SA, 2000)

• Identification of future ADF vehicles and trailer fleets for Project Overlander (DSTO, 2002)

• Relating electricity supply disruption and designated causal factors (ETSA Utilities, 2002)