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How additive manufacturing capabilities can boost Australian aerospace and defence industry growth

Manufacturer's Monthly

Matthew Hunter, national manager, emerging technology, Konica Minolta breaks down to Manufacturers’ Monthly the key opportunities and challenges in growing sovereign capability in Australia’s defence and aerospace manufacturing ecosystem. The aerospace and defence industries face several unique and complex challenges.

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Autonomous Manufacturing: AMFG Receives $8.5 Million in Funding Led by Intel Capital

Additive Manufacturing

We chose AMFG for its vast functionality and the ability to customize it to our needs.”. With this new funding, AMFG will continue to help companies scale their additive manufacturing processes, further solidifying AMFG’s position at the forefront of the autonomous manufacturing revolution. These include expanding into the U.S

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Innovation on a Larger Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

Those tools are making large-scale mold production, part machining, and process automation accessible to the broader aerospace, marine, and other industry sectors. Engineers from aerospace and other large-part sectors come to Ingersoll Machine Tools to collaborate on breakthroughs in additive and subtractive manufacturing.

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In "Hybrid" FIM Process, 3D Printing Complements Injection Molding

Mold Making Technology

Alpine Advanced Materials delivered 80 rapid prototype molded (RPM) parts (depicted above) for low-volume injection molding production within 10 business days using the freeform injection molding (FIM) process. Results: 80 rapid prototype molded parts for low-volume injection molding production delivered within 10 business days.

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Forging the future for additive manufacturing in Defence

Manufacturer's Monthly

Secure Bits acts as a ‘one stop shop’ for defence projects, sitting across composites, metals and rapid prototyping, but also CNC machining, sheet metal, plastics and electronics all in-house. In Australia, Sydney’s Garden Island Naval base has both composite and metal Markforged printers.

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Additive manufacturing: trends and opportunities

Manufacturer's Monthly

Aerospace companies have used AM to create lightweight and intricate parts, reducing costs and improving fuel efficiency on the way. Automotive businesses have adopted AM for rapid prototyping and parts manufacturing, expediting the design process. The result is an increase in structural integrity and quicker assembly times.