SPEE3D has launched the first phase of a new advanced manufacturing facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, as part of a plan to establish 50 rapidly deployable factories across the Asia Pacific region to produce critical metal components closer to industrial, mining, maritime and Defence operations.

Additive manufacturing is being tested for producing tungsten components for fusion reactors, with a research team successfully installing and exposing 3D-printed tiles to plasma conditions inside the DIII-D tokamak in the United States.

Flinders University will host a new South Australian node of the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), bringing together industry, research and government to support the development and adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies.

Finnish technology company Addcomposites has launched four free online courses covering composite design and manufacturing, offering 179 video lessons aimed at engineers, technicians and students.

The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has launched a South Australian Node at Flinders University’s Tonsley campus, aiming to connect manufacturers with research expertise and support the commercial development of additive manufacturing technologies.