VEEM wins new Singapore shipbuilder customer

Marine systems manufacturer VEEM has signed an agreement with Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine for the exclusive use of VEEM gyrostabilisers in the vessels it constructs. VEEM manufacturers stabilisers for the global luxury motor yacht, fast ferry, commercial workboat and defence sectors at its Perth facility. Under the agreement, VEEM will supply its VG70, VG100 and…

SoMAC CRC launches with Gilmour into spacecraft composites

The new Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC) has launched its first-ever research collaboration which could lead to the development of a new cost-effective solution for protecting space launch vehicles and spacecraft against extreme heat and pressure. Space vehicles can experience temperatures exceeding 3,000°C during launch and atmospheric re-entry. A common solution is…

Luerssen spruiks corvette for the navy

Shipbuilders are lining up to supply a new class of smaller warship to met the needs of the Royal Australian Navy with German shipbuilder Luerssen Australia the latest to spruik its solution. The company, whose Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) are under construction in Adelaide and Perth, is offering a design based on its…

AML3D makes $1m Arcemy 3D printer sale

Additive manufacturing technology company AML3D has sold an enterprise-level Arcemy 3D printing system (pictured) to Curtin University in Perth for $1 million for installation in its new Additive Manufacturing Microfactory Facility. While the university will use the new wire additive manufacturing (WAM) system to expand its teaching and research activities, AML3D can utilise the system…

Gravitas Technologies links with researchers for new alloy components

The University of Wollongong will work with engineered materials company Gravitas Technologies to develop additive manufacturing systems for fabricating advanced alloy components following the award of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects grant to the New South Wales university. Gravitas, which provides engineering and materials solutions for extreme environments, will work with a team…