Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has been awarded a $1.12 million grant from South Australia’s Economic Recovery Fund, which will support half the cost of an R&D project to increase the deposition rates of the company’s printers. The project is named “ARCEMY Increase Deposition Rates” (AIDR) project, is scheduled to begin in August and…
Linda Dobe appointed D-D of Queensland Manufacturing department The Queensland government has announced the appointment of three new Directors-General, each with a wealth of experience, to lead key departments. The appointments include: Linda Dobe as Director-General for the Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (DRDMW), Peter McKay as Director-General of the Department of Employment,…
Silentium doubles down on US market entry with senior appointment Passive radar systems manufacturer Silentium Defence has announced further commitment to the US market, posting co-founder and Chief Experience Officer, Simon Palumbo to Virginia. Palumbo will assume the role, Executive Vice President, Silentium Defense Corporation, and be responsible for in-country customer support, business development, talent…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has announced receipt of a purchase order worth $US $1.01 million (approximately $1.54 million) to support qualification testing of copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) alloys for US Department of Defense applications. The original contract to develop and test AM Cu-Ni components for the US Navy’s submarine program was announced in September last…
AML3D expands scope of work for DSTG with new contract Wire arc additive manufacturing company AML3D has announced a contract with Toolcraft Australia to supply a six-part nozzle assembly for the Defence Science and Technology Group project. In a statement on Wednesday, AML3D said the $350,000 contract follows successful delivery of a four-stage nozzle assembly…
Metal 3D printer manufacturer AML3D has signed a contract with the Australian Government Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) to provide components for testing in defence marine applications. The $240,000 contract requires AML3D to 3D metal print two representative marine components using a Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB) alloy and high strength duplex steel alloy. Manufacturing…
AML3D 3D printer gets to work in US submarine programme AML3D’s industrial-scale ARCEMY ‘X-Edition 6700′ Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) metal 3D printing system has been commissioned and is in operation at the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia. The $1.1 million order for the machine was placed through…
Wire arc additive manufacturing specialist AML3D has announced its attainment of AS9100D:2016, an aerospace standard Quality Management System accreditation. According to a statement from the company on Tuesday, the accreditation will enable it to manufacture flight and non-flight components, certified for the aviation, space and defence industries. The QMS covers quality assurance and risk management.…
Six projects have received a total of nearly $900,000 in funding in the seventh round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) announced today. Aimed at supporting genuine collaboration across government, the university sector and industry, the CRF is a catalyst for defence-relevant research, development and innovation, according to Defence SA’s Acting Chief…
Wire arc metal additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer AML3D has reported the company’s second successive quarter of record quarterly cash receipts, reflecting the continuing strong momentum in the company’s US ‘Scale up’ strategy in the US defence sector. The strategy delivered over A$12 million of orders in CY2023 in support of the US Department of Defence,…