About Us
The Victorian Vernier Society was formed in 1942 when the government was unable to get the manufacture of necessary wartime supplies to the requirement of time and volume.
The government asked a number of prominent engineers to advise them how to achieve the required results to satisfy the war effort.
The group of engineers met over lunch over a period of time until they came up with the solutions to the manufacturing problems. While solving the problems they also enjoyed the company of other engineers and the opportunity to talk over their own problems in an excellent arena and to keep in touch with industry outside their own firm. Hence the group decided to form a society to meet monthly, a constitution was written and the Vernier Society came into being. We now have 68 members from the engineering fraternity.
The English Engineering Council started us thinking about interesting young people in Science and Engineering. The English Engineering Council ran a competition for kindergarten children to draw or paint something that was made by an engineer that they had used. The prize astounded us, because it consisted of a trip to “ANY” destination for the child and his family, British Airways was one of the sponsors. The recent prizes have been a trip to Europe Disneyland for 2 weeks for the child and their family.
The Society is named after the French mathematician Pierre Vernier, and uses the Vernier Scale as its symbol.
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Sutton Tools is a proud family business with 90 years of experience in tool making. The late Bill and Jim Sutton, both Vernier members, built upon the business their father established and have positioned the company so that the Sutton Brand is recognisable internationally. Now Peter Sutton, Chief Manufacture Officer, brings the next generation to Vernier. Phillip Xuereb, also a member Vernier, is Chief Engineering Executive at Sutton.
Sutton Tools has a vibrant and successful apprentice programme and currently works with local and state governments to encourage youth into manufacturing.
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Copamate is a company owned and run by Jo Hocking and her father Gary Hocking.
Copamate products scope of manufacturing includes components, parts, sub/full assemblies, product refurbishment and replacement, supply chain management
Our manufacturing philosophy is to provide Australia’s manufacturing in the niche market of low to medium volume and difficult to source product.
Copamate provides the industry with jobbing – general fabrications, manufactured components, parts, sub/full assemblies, refurbished/replacement parts manufactured from materials such as metals, rubber, plastic and other materials.
Services provided include: manufacturing services, design & development, project management, testing & validation, polishing, repairs & maintenance
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Lovitt Technologies Australia Pty Ltd owned and operated by Mike Ramsay
Lovitt Technologies Australia (LTA) was founded in 1954 as George Lovitt Manufacturing Pty Ltd. It commenced operation in the manufacture of cutting tools and components for the automotive industry.
Over the past 50 years, LTA has evolved with the demands of its customers, and embraced contemporary precision engineering technologies to offer enhanced capabilities in new markets.
Today, the company is a provider of precision machined tools, components, parts and assemblies to customer design and specification particularly within the aerospace and defence industries.
We recognise that customers need more than parts formed from metal, and offer the ancillary services of assembly, finishing and supply chain solutions to ensure customers gain maximum value from engaging Lovitts. http://www.lovittech.com.au/company/Company-History1.shtml
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Sintec Australia Pty Ltd. owned and operated by Ilio Perin. It manufactures sintered metal filtration products.
Some Other Vernier Members:
Ernest Rodeck: He established FLER Furniture in 1945, in partnership with Fred Lowen. http://www.smh.com.au/national/full-transcript-ernest-rodeck-20120408-1wj65.html http://www.modernistaustralia.com/index.php/tag/ernest-rodeck/ http://www.martinfeil.com/the-age/chairs-without-legs-by-ernest-rodeck/
David Adams: Engineer, Art Collector, Philanthropist http://voice.unimelb.edu.au/volume-8/number-3/sharing-love-art http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/musse/?p=1084
