Austal USA buys AM machine from SPEE3D

Cold spray additive manufacturing company SPEE3D has shared that shipbuilder Austal USA has purchased a WarpSPEE3D AM unit for application development purposes. In a statement on Wednesday (Melbourne time), SPEE3D said Austal USA’s Advanced Technologies division is “a leader in cutting-edge technology implementation for defense and maritime applications” and heads a team of industry partners…

SPEE3D’s new machine to make Australian debut this week

Cold spray additive manufacturing business SPEE3D will showcase its new Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU) at this week’s Land Forces expo, which runs from Wednesday to Friday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. In a statement on Monday, the company said EMU, a “complete on-site mobile additive manufacturing solution” combined an XSPEE3D expeditionary printer with…

Australian team wins Society of Manufacturing Engineers award for anti-viral copper research

A piece of research from the early days of the pandemic, involving a team including Swinburne University researchers and additive manufacturing company SPEE3D, has received recognition from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in the United States. According to a short statement from the university on Friday, Director of Swinburne’s Manufacturing Futures Research Platform Professor…

Titomic in biggest-ever sale of 3D printers – destined for Ukraine

Additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer Titomic has announced its largest-ever order for D523 cold spray metal printing systems to the Royal Netherlands Army, the Koninklijke Landmacht. The order comprises 10 units of the D523 low pressure system with a total sale value of $1.28 million, marking a significant milestone in Titomic’s expansion in the defence sector.…