Equipment from four leading Australian manufacturers is headed for Ukraine in a new $20 million aid package announced by the federal government. De-mining equipment, portable x-ray machines, a 3D metal printer, and counter drone systems from DroneShield, Micro-X, Minelab and SPEE3D are in the latest package. A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has…
SPEE3D’s fast metal additive manufacturing printers have become the latest Australian defence equipment to be introduced to Ukraine to help it resist its invasion by Russia. According to a report in Forbes magazine, co-founder Steven Camilleri and staff just visited Jasionka, Poland, to train the Ukrainian military on 3D printing metal parts on demand and…
Metal 3D printing company SPEE3D has broken into the Japanese defence market through a contract brokered with the Japan Ministry of Defense. The machine manufacturer will supply WarpSPEE3D and XSPEE3D (pictured) printers for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), furthering its penetration of defence markets among Australia and its allies. The WarpSPEE3D enables significantly faster,…
Melbourne cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) machinery manufacturer SPEE3D has successfully participated in Annual US Marines Corps Integrated Training Exercise 4-23 (ITX), printing on-demand parts in the field to support critical defense operations. The event was a live-fire exercise combining infantry, artillery, aircraft, combat logistics, and all the supporting elements to train battalion and squadron-sized…
Metal additive manufacturing company SPEE3D has broken into the field of sustainment of US Navy submarines, announcing that the USN had chosen its technology to develop materials as a part of a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) project. The project is related to Expeditionary Maintenance and Sustainment that achieves Submarine Safety Program (SUBSAFE) quality standards.…
SPEE3D has been named a winner at the recent US Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) “Point of Need Challenge”. SPEE3D is an Australian-based company specialising in cold spray additive manufacturing technology. This uses metal particles shot out of a nozzle at supersonic speeds, fusing together to build near-net shape components.…
Additive manufacturing technology business SPEE3D announced that it conducted a successful hot fire test of its prototype rocket engine in Darwin in September. The company – which sells machines based on a variety of additive manufacturing known as cold spray – said the test was the first in a series of rocket engines and components…
Metal additive manufacturing technology company SPEE3D is demonstrating its WarpSPEE3D printer at Project Convergence, showcasing the benefits of Additive Manufacturing technology to several nations, including the company’s partner the British army. Running until November 9, the U.S. Army Future Command’s Project Convergence 2022 is a multi-national military display that will evaluate approximately 300 technologies, focusing…
Australian fast metal additive manufacturing machine manufacturer SPEE3D has successfully printed metal parts at sea during trials aboard a US Navy ship. While SPEE3D has not revealed details of the tests which took place as a part of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX), US 3D print media has already covered…
Metal additive manufacturing technology company SPEE3D has announced selection by the US Navy to participate in the upcoming maintenance technology exercise (MaintenX.)
