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.

GE has agreed to acquire metal additive manufacturing company Concept Laser for 549 million euros after a bid for Concept Laser’s rival German company SLM Solutions fell over.

Major industrial companies have been making serious acquisitions lately, seeking to strengthen their capabilities with metal additive manufacturing. Brent Balinski spoke to Mark Cola, co-founder and CEO of Sigma Labs, about what it all means.

Developments in 3D printing and associated software will empower hospitals and communities to fabricate, rather than buy, many of their solutions.

Local medical applications using various methods of 3D printing have gained global attention, and some are arguably world-leading.

Autodesk has announced the availability of Autodesk Within, a set of generative design software solutions to help engineers create and 3D print lightweight designs.

The Aachen, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology will partner in the new Innovative Manufacturing CRC. It is the only German research organisation to do so.