additive manufacturing

Swinburne University has extended the capabilities of Australian-grown advanced manufacturing with the installation of a LightSPEE3D printer at its Factory of the Future. The LightSPEE3D printer is an Australian-developed metal 3D printer and is the first 3D metal parts printer to apply supersonic deposition, which involved firing metal particles faster than the speed of sound, … Continue reading Swinburne acquires fast metal 3D printing device →

Australian digital manufacturing solutions company Titomic Limited has delivered five prototypes of defence soldier systems products. Completed in six months, the soldier systems were manufactured with the Titomic Kinetic Fusion AM process (TKF AM). The quick turnaround of this project in only six months demonstrates the potential of metal additive manufacturing in sensitive applications. The … Continue reading Additive manufacturing speeds up defence project delivery →

Australian advanced manufacturing company Titomic Limited has recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Boeing to deliver additively manufactured test parts for airplanes. The initial agreement is worth $170,000 for test parts. According to the agreement, Titomic will be delivering Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) additive manufactured parts for Boeing validation. The Titomic press … Continue reading Titomic to deliver additively manufactured test parts for Boeing →

Industrial metals and polymers 3D printing company, EOS, showcased its portfolio of additive manufacturing systems and software solutions as well as materials and a range of services and consulting at this year’s formnext trade show – held in Frankfurt/Main from November 13 to 16, 2018. With LaserProFusion, EOS introduced a technology for polymer additive manufacturing: with … Continue reading EOS showcases new polymer technology and metal 3D printing production cell →

Metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic, has announced signing an agreement with TAUV to commence an up to $1.8 million exclusive defence program to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), soldier systems and soldier sensors for TAUV. The two companies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following the launch of a ruggedised drone prototype by Titomic … Continue reading Titomic signs $1.8m defence MoU with TAUV →

The use of laser deposition in additive manufacturing for repair and re-manufacture of components in industries such as aerospace and automotive can become more reliable and durable thanks to a new study findings. The research, carried out in collaboration between Australia’s Nuclear Science ad Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, … Continue reading ANSTO research helps improve laser deposition in additive manufacturing →

Soon, robots could make decisions on how to build more effective 3D printed parts, thanks to research being carried out by the US Navy in collaboration with Lockheed Martin. A two-year contract between the global aerospace company Lockheed Martin and the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research will explore how to apply artificial intelligence to train robots to … Continue reading Lockheed Martin looks to combine machine learning with 3D printing →

Additive manufacturing company, Titomic, has launched what it refers to as the world’s largest and fastest 3D metal printer. Tara Hamid looked at the revolutionising metal printing technology, in conversation with Titomic founding director and CTO, Jeffrey Lang. The world’s largest 3D metal printer has a build area 9 metres long, 3 metres wide, and 1.5 … Continue reading Breaking the boundaries of additive manufacturing →

Australian metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic has announced that it has signed its first Material Science Testing (MST) agreement with Fincantieri Australia, the Australian division of Fincantieri S.p.A. This MST agreement follows the ASX announcement on 14 May of Titomic’s MoU with Fincantieri as the first step in the defined roadmap to evaluate the potential … Continue reading Titomic signs MST agreement with Fincantieri Australia →

A new research project at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has set out to revolutionise the manufacture of precision-engineered mineral separation and mining equipment. UTS’s Rapido – an advanced technology development unit –  has entered a research alliance with Downer business Mineral Technologies and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC  (IMCRC) to explore 3D printing for manufacture … Continue reading UTS, Downer and IMCRC to work on 3D-printed mining equipment →

Australian manufacturer Titomic has launched what it refers to as the “world’s largest and fastest 3D metal printer,” allowing the company to print large industrial parts, from airplane wings to submarines. Titomic’s 3D metal printer, unveiled in Melbourne yesterday, measures 9mx3m and can print beyond its size, using Titomic’s exclusive Kinetic Fusion technology. The technology draws from a 2007 study by … Continue reading Titomic launches world’s largest 3D metal printer →

Deakin University and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras are planning a new centre of excellence in metallurgy and additive manufacturing following the announcement that Indian software group Ramco Systems is also opening an innovation hub in Victoria. Ramco has confirmed it will set up a Workforce Innovation Centre, based in Melbourne, geared towards the development of artificially intelligent … Continue reading VIC university’s additive manufacturing centre cements ties with India →

The most advanced commercially available metal 3D printing facility in Australia, the Australian Advanced Materials Manufacturing facility (AAMM), is now open. The facility which is located in Edinburgh Parks, Adelaide North, was officially opened on Friday 16th February with local companies now able to manufacture parts for a variety of industries, including a range of … Continue reading Metal 3D printing facility, AAMM, opens →

The most advanced commercially available metal 3D printing facility in Australia, the Australian Advanced Materials Manufacturing facility (AAMM), is now open. The facility which is located in Edinburgh Parks, Adelaide North, was officially opened on Friday 16th February with local companies now able to manufacture parts for a variety of industries, including a range of … Continue reading Metal 3D printing facility, AAMM, opens →

French car manufacturer Bugatti has developed a new titanium brake caliper manufactured using 3D-printing technology. Working with Hamburg-based Laser Zentrum Nord, the feat becomes the world’s largest of its kind – establishing the role 3D-printing and additive manufacturing can offer the automotive industry. Vehicle trials for the use of the component are due to start … Continue reading Bugatti builds world’s largest 3D-printed titanium brake →

Despite the restructuring in the automotive space, manufacturing continues its competitive streak with a few bright spots indicating a gradual uptick, according to IBISWorld’s Top 100 Manufacturers List for 2017. Syed Shah reports. Recently, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) stated in its report: Advanced Manufacturing – A Definition for a New Era, that the … Continue reading Full list: Top 100 manufacturers 2017 →

Australian innovator Aurora Labs has signed a binding term sheet with Sydney-based WorleyParsons to distribute its 3D printing technology across various infrastructure and resource industries. A specialist in the development of advanced 3D metal printers, powders and digital parts, Aurora delivers its technology to major infrastructure, mining and resource companies. As part of the deal, … Continue reading Aurora Labs, WorleyParsons establish Additive Manufacturing Solution Centre →

According to the South Australian state government, Adelaide will soon be home to the Southern Hemisphere’s “most advanced, state-of-the-art” metal 3D printing facility thanks to a $1.4 million State Government grant. The grant will be provided to the University of Adelaide to establish the Additive Manufacturing Applied Research Network, which will create jobs and provide … Continue reading $1.4m grant to help establish Additive Manufacturing Applied Research Network →

Last month, Lockheed Martin announced that it is partnering with the University of Sydney and RMIT University on Research and Development (R&D) projects to develop advanced technologies that will have significant implications for both defence and commercial space-based applications. Speaking in Adelaide at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Rod Drury, managing director – Australia, Lockheed … Continue reading Lockheed Martin partners with two Australian universities for advanced manufacturing R&D →

Metal additive manufacturing is on the march, but despite growing interest, technologies remain slow, expensive, and limited in what they can produce. Brent Balinski spoke to Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jack Beuth about what’s being done to change this, and what to expect from 2017.