AML3D installs largest custom machine at Austal USA-run AM Center of Excellence in Virginia
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…
Flinders to hold free “AI for Manufacturing Productivity” event in Adelaide’s CBD
A free, 45-minute event focussing on “how artificial intelligence tools are being used to increase productivity in industry” will be held in Adelaide’s CBD on Friday, April 11, from 2 — 2:45 pm. Flinders University’s City Campus will host the Innovation Bytes session, titled AI for Manufacturing Productivity. The session is part of the Innovation…
RMIT pyrolysis process promises cheaper, more sustainable catalysts for bio-oils
RMIT University says a new pyrolysis method developed with South East Water, Intelligent Water Networks and other water authorities could enable better-priced, more sustainable bio-oils for industrial use. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, the PYROCO process can turn biosolids (treated sewage) into biochar with the right properties to act as a…
MicroTau’s fuel-saving film to be tested in the US by Delta Air Lines
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]…
Gravitas Technologies awarded $1.6 million grant to commercialise “Vulloy” material
Materials engineering specialist Gravitas Technologies has been awarded a $1.6 million grant under the federal government’s Industry Growth Program, which the company says will accelerate the commercialisation and scaling of its Vulloy product. According to a statement from Gravitas on Tuesday, Vulloy is “an advanced high-performance material” with applications in sectors including defence, aerospace, and…
UQ-led Trailblazer develops texture toolkit for food and beverage R&D
The Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) Trailblazer has developed a texture toolkit that they say can assist food companies with “product renovation”. According to a statement from the University of Queensland – which leads FABA – on Thursday, the FaBA Texture Library Toolkit can help food and beverage developers understand and adjust a product’s…
Boral awarded $24.5 million grant for decarbonisation project at Berrima
Construction products company Boral has been awarded a $24.5 million grant from the federal government to assist in a new cement kiln infrastructure project, which it says will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. Boral said in a statement on Friday that the kiln feed optimisation project at Berrima Cement…
Conflux Technology, AMSL Aero partner on long-range hydrogen EVTOL aircraft development
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
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…
Harnessing AI for anomaly detection in automotive manufacturing
Sponsored article By Stéphane Marouani, Country Manager ANZ at MathWorks The automotive manufacturing sector has struggled to balance high product quality while minimising operating expenses. AI-based anomaly detection, an approach that identifies irregular patterns in machine data to predict potential problems before they occur, is an emerging strategy that should be considered by all auto…
Building the future of space propulsion: How we developed our in-house test facility
By Shane Albances In the competitive landscape of space technology, agility and speed of innovation are paramount. At Space Machines Company, we made a strategic decision to invest in developing our own satellite propulsion system as well as establishing a propulsion test facility — a capability that has already proven instrumental in accelerating our product…
A quantum computing startup says it is already making millions of light-powered chips
By Christopher Ferrie, University of Technology Sydney American quantum computing startup PsiQuantum announced on February 26 that it has cracked a significant puzzle on the road to making the technology useful: manufacturing quantum chips in useful quantities. PsiQuantum burst out of “stealth mode” in 2021 with a blockbuster funding announcement. It followed up with two…