Cornelis van Niekerk
- Industry Partner
- Weld Australia
Cornelis Van Niekerk is a Partner Investigator at the Australian Cobotics Centre based at industry partner, Weld Australia.
Cornelis returned to Australia in 2022 and rejoined the Weld Australia team in the role of Business Manager Defence Welding, before being promoted to Advanced Manufacturing Manager in 2024. Cornelis will work to build and expand the capabilities of Weld Australia in this sector, and grow the current business with regards to the distribution and integration of new technology, including robots, cobots and Soldamatics.
An experienced researcher and educator in materials engineering, Cornelis initially joined Weld Australia in March 2020 as Assistant Training Manager. Prior to this, Cornelis spent five years at the University of Wollongong’s School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering Department. H provided training and lecturing for the International Welding Engineer program and was an Academic Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator for materials engineering and manufacturing subjects, including Materials in Design.
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