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Western Sydney University receives over $2.5 million for industry-research 3D printing projects

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill April 29, 2025

Western Sydney University researchers have scored a manufacturing hat-trick, securing more than $2.5 million in funding to supercharge Australia’s additive manufacturing capabilities – otherwise known as 3D printing. The funding, announced on Monday, will power collaborative research between the university and industry partners as part of the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), an initiative…

Additive manufacturer Conflux expands to UK

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill April 29, 2025

Australian heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology has announced the establishment of its first European business hub in the United Kingdom, marking a significant expansion for the Melbourne-based advanced manufacturing firm. The new facility, announced on Monday, will initially focus on research and development, materials certification, and local supply chain support, with plans to develop into…

AML3D highlights US momentum in quarterly update

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter April 28, 2025

Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has reported breaking even in operating cash flow terms for the quarter ending March 31, benefiting from strong US market growth underpinning $2.5 million in customer receipts for the period. According to a statement from the machine builder on Monday, it also “more than doubled investment in its US…

Albanese government commits $158 million to back three new CRCs

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill April 24, 2025

The federal government announced $158 million in funding for three new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) on Thursday, with a major focus on manufacturing life-saving medical treatments for diseases including cancer. Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic (pictured) revealed the funding package, which includes $65 million over ten years for the newly established SMART CRC. This…

AML3D installs largest custom machine at Austal USA-run AM Center of Excellence in Virginia

Defence, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter April 16, 2025

Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D said it has delivered its largest custom ARCEMY machine, with this set up and operated by shipbuilder Austal USA at the US Navy’s AM Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia. Austal USA leads and operates the AM CoE, which currently operates a large scale ARCEMY 6700 system…

3D printing wizards AML3D land £450k UK defence deal with BAE

Defence, Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill April 15, 2025

Adelaide’s metal 3D printing pioneers AML3D are taking their Aussie-made tech expertise to British shores, securing an $830,000 contract with defence giant BAE Systems. In an announcement released to the ASX on Tuesday, AML3D revealed it will source 8.5 tonnes of Nickel Aluminium Bronze wire feedstock for BAE as part of a material feasibility program—enough…

MicroTau’s fuel-saving film to be tested in the US by Delta Air Lines

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter April 10, 2025

Sydney-based MicroTau, which is commercialising sharkskin-inspired riblet films designed to reduce both drag and fuel use for planes, will have its technology tested on Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 767 fleet. According to a statement from the US carrier on Wednesday (US time) MicroTau has been added to Delta’s Sustainable Skies Lab innovation incubator. “[The program]…

Conflux Technology, AMSL Aero partner on long-range hydrogen EVTOL aircraft development

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter March 27, 2025

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) aircraft maker AMSL Aero and heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology have shared details of a new partnership, the first phase of which saw Conflux develop hydrogen fuel cell cooling concepts for AMSL Aero’s Vertiia craft. In a statement on Wednesday, Conflux said they had developed “three innovative heat exchanger…

Metal powder startup EntroMat gets $1 million investment from Swinburne University, Breakthrough Victoria

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter March 27, 2025

Breakthrough Victoria and Swinburne University of Technology are each investing $500,000 in EntroMat, a company specialising in High Entropy Materials (HEMs.) HEMs are made by combining five or more main elements and possess “unique chemical and microstructural complexity” and can have useful properties such as high strength and hardness, corrosion and wear resistance, and thermal…

Aurora Labs completes next-gen micro gas turbine for drone market

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill March 24, 2025

Aurora Labs has completed the design, build and test phase of its AU4 micro gas turbine engine, paving the way for commercialisation by mid-202. The 40 kilogram thrust engine, designed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), leverages 3D printing technology to achieve significant advances in lightweighting, parts consolidation, fuel efficiency and simplified assembly. “Our mission is…

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