aerospace

The Queensland state government will partner with a Sunshine Coast aerospace company to deliver a large-scale, state-of-the-art aircraft manufacturing and modification facility at Caloundra. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said HeliMods would accelerate the $10.3 million expansion of its current facility by almost five years thanks to support from the state government’s Jobs and Regional Growth Fund. … Continue reading New aerospace facility to boost jobs on the Sunshine Coast →

Researcher at MIT say that they have developed a new approach to manufacturing complex aerospace components without the massive and expensive infrastructure necessitated by traditional manufacturing. “If you’re making a primary structure like a fuselage or wing, you need to build a pressure vessel, or autoclave, the size of a two- or three-story building, which … Continue reading MIT says there’s a cheaper, faster way to manufacture airplanes →

French aerospace manufacturer Airbus has purchased industrial automation company, MTM Robotics, located in the US. Airbus already utilises MTM’s light automated robotics systems at its manufacturing facilities, however, the purchase will enable a closer collaboration said MTM founder, Mike Woogerd. “We are pleased and excited to become a part of the Airbus family and look … Continue reading Aerospace manufacturer pursues robotics integration →

Australian 3D printing company, Amaero International, has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with a market capitalisation of $35 million. In its initial public offering (IPO) Amaero raised $8 million at 20c a share. The company hopes to take a bite out of the expanding 3D printing market, which is valued to grow from … Continue reading 3D printer lists on ASX →

The role of Australian manufacturing in producing the 1,000th Boeing 787 Dreamliner was celebrated on November 29, with Victorian Minister for Economic Development, Tim Pallas, visiting Boeing’s site in Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. At the plant, wing components for the premium commercial aircraft are manufactured. The site is also involved in design, engineering, and advanced … Continue reading Australia’s role in aerospace manufacturing celebrated →

3D printing manufacturer, Amaero Engineering, has announced a new shareholder offer, with the hope to raise at least $6 million. The additive manufacturing company grew out of Monash University and the Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing. The company made headlines in 2013 for 3D printing a jet engine and Aerospike rocket, the first worldwide. In … Continue reading 3D printing company begins IPO process →

A multi-stakeholder partnership to inspire the next generation of manufacturing kicked off at the 2019 Edinburgh Air Show on November 8. The Royal Australian Air Force, along with Boeing, BAE Systems Australia, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, SAAB, universities and vocational education providers, will run the program, named Astro-STEM. 600 students participated in the program … Continue reading Airshow inspires next generation →

China’s largest commercial aerospace manufacturer will invest $10 million to establish a research and development centre at the Monash Technology Precinct in Clayton. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) was established 11 years ago, and is currently producing more than 800 c919s, a 168-seater plane, for 28 customers globally. Already, COMAC and the Monash Centre … Continue reading Monash extends partnership with Chinese aircraft manufacturer →

Australian company Nupress Tools has won the contract to provide engine component manufacturing the the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Announced by the Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, the $250,000 contract involves the purchase of a machining centre, staff training and systems development to support the manufacture of the complex components. The contract is awarded … Continue reading Local companies share in F-35 contracts →

The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) will continue its work supporting industrial capability with a $3.8 million contract with the Defence Innovation Hub. The contract will involve four projects of technology development, which will enhance land vehicle design and build, additive manufacturing of aerospace and space components, and the development and sustainment of emerging materials. … Continue reading Investment in future defence technologies supporting industry →

The University of Sydney’s Rocketry Team is the first Australia team to attend and compete in the 2019 Spaceport America Cup, an annual university competition held from 18 to 23 June in New Mexico, United States. This year’s competition has attracted more than 100 university teams from around the world, with each launching their student-built … Continue reading Sydney University competes in Spaceport America Cup →

Thales Australia has officially opened its new World Trade Centre offices in Melbourne, which will be the base for its new OneSKY team developing the new Civil Military Air Traffic Management System for the Department of Defence and Airservices Australia. The offices had undergone a $12 million redevelopment for the OneSKY project, which will eventually … Continue reading Thales Australia opens OneSKY office in Melbourne →

Brisbane will host the inaugural aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) exhibition in the Australasia region in 2020, which will focus on the region’s growing role in the aerospace industry. Titled Australasia MRO, the inaugural event was announced by Aviation Week Network at the Queensland Pavilion at MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, the largest annual conference and exhibition in the … Continue reading Brisbane to emerge as Australasia’s aviation hub →

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is inviting innovators in the aviation, space and aerospace domains to nominate for the Avalon 2019 Innovation Awards. The awards recognise innovation by Australian individuals and organisations at the forefront of innovation in these domains. There are six awards for aerospace and aviation innovators, including SME innovation grants … Continue reading Nominations open for Avalon 2019 Innovation Awards →

Fifteen companies from Victoria and South Australia have been named as recipients of nearly $19 million worth of grants under the second and final phase of the government’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund. Recipients of the grants include BNNT Technology, which will receive a $1.4 million grant to help produce its boron nitride nanotubes on an … Continue reading Fifteen manufacturing businesses to share $19m in government funding →

The department of defence has announced plans by TAE Aerospace to develop a Turbine Engine Maintenance Facility (TEMF) in Bundamba, south-east Queensland, which will support in-country sustainment of Australia’s fifth-generation F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. The TEMF will enable deeper-level maintenance, where JSF F135 engine modules are disassembled, repaired and reassembled for testing. Defence minister, Christopher Pyne, … Continue reading New Joint Strike Fighter maintenance facility in Queensland →

Researchers at the RMIT University are working with industry partners to investigate ways to integrate the mental states of air pilots with machine learning and decision-making. The Cognitive Human-Machine Interface and Interaction (CHMI) system analyses data inputs to determine the pilot’s state of mind and decide how much computer support is required to fly the … Continue reading New RMIT research explores pilot-machine interaction →

Australian carbon fibre specialist Quickstep has signed a partnership agreement with a fellow advanced composites manufacturer in Italy. The ATR Group, based in Colonnella, manufactures and supplies composites across nine plants for the automotive, aerospace and industrial markets, marrying its traditional and innovative production processes. Based in Bankstown and Geelong, Quickstep is billed the largest … Continue reading Australian carbon fibre manufacturer signs European automotive, aerospace partnership →

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is anticipated to fly in 2020 following a comprehensive ground test campaign, provisionally on a BAe 146 flying testbed, with … Continue reading Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens partner to take next step in hybrid-electric propulsion development →

Boeing announced in a press statement its investment in Valencia, California-based Gamma Alloys,a producer of aluminium alloys focused on developing advanced metal-matrix composites for use in aerospace, automotive and other industries. This investment by Boeing HorizonX Ventures, which was established earlier this year, is its first in advanced materials and machining development and applications. “The wear, … Continue reading Boeing HorizonX invests in advanced materials producer Gamma Alloys →