additive manufacturing

Amaero International Limited (Amaero) has announced an update on the company’s patent applications for its high-performance aluminium alloy “Amaero HOT Al”. The company has applied for broad international patent coverage, for the new heat treatable aluminium alloy, which has entered its final approval stage, the national phase of the patent co-operation Treaty (“PCT”). International patent … Continue reading Amaero’s new high-performance aluminium alloy enters final approval stage of the PCT →

The first AmPro SP500 and SP100 machines are being commissioned at Amaero’s new facility in El Segundo, California. The additive manufacturer, which has exclusive distribution rights for the sale for AmPro machines in North America, has begun selling the machines and their ancillaries. Amaero CEO, Barrie Finnin said the commission marked a significant milestone. “Having … Continue reading New Amaero US facility commissions AmPro machines →

Australian industrial scale metal additive manufacturing company Titomic has entered a  strategic partnership with US-based technology Triton Systems to implement Titomic’s Kinetic Fusion capabilities for validation through research and development (R&D) projects with the US Department of Defence (DoD). Under the agreement, Triton will execute DoD programs to manufacture prototypes through their 3D metal printing … Continue reading Titomic and Triton agree to partnership →

A new  partnership agreement will see Titomic, the Australian metal additive manufacturing company, produce tooling products for US company Ascent Aerospace’s customer base. Ascent is a provider of aerospace tooling systems, assembly automation and factory integration for the aerospace, defense and space industries globally. As part of the two-phase partnership, Titomic will first deliver an … Continue reading Titomic signs partnership deal with Ascent Aerospace →

In what is Australia’s largest defence deal in metal additive manufacturing, local company Titomic will provide two metal additive manufacturing (metal 3d printing) machines to global defence supplier Composite Technology for $25.5 million. “Composite Technology is pleased to partner with Titomic to introduce Titomic Kinetic Fusion systems into its current manufacturing process,” Composite Technology founder, … Continue reading Titomic lands $25.5 million deal with global defence supplier →

The Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering has received $140,000 towards an Additive Manufacturing Capability, through a NSW Infrastructure grant scheme. “This capability will be a world first and will greatly assist NSW with its intent in becoming the leading advanced manufacturing state in Australia,” ACNS leader, Dr Jamie Schulz, said. Neutron scattering is a technique … Continue reading NSW grant to bolster additive manufacturing →

A new approach to additive manufacturing has been proposed by researchers from the University of Birmingham. The team says their work was inspired by human prenatal development. “Although we refer to it as additive manufacturing, traditionally engineers learn to design parts based on a long history of subtractive manufacturing. This leads to well-acknowledged constraints in … Continue reading Researchers propose new approach to 3D printing →

Titomic have unveiled the world’s first 3D printed high-performance titanium rocket. Demonstrated at FormNext, a 3D printing trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, the rocket is a scaled version of Australian rocket company Gilmour Space’s ERIS-S rocket. Titomic created the rocket using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) 9000 platform. The manufacturing process was undertaken in Melbourne … Continue reading Titomic launches 3D printed rocket →

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 →