Tag: Additive Manufacturing

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.

Australian industrial technology company Aurora Labs has secured an initial sale of two turbojet engines to a UK-based partner, establishing a potential pathway towards larger-scale propulsion manufacturing for defence applications.

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.

Western Australia's manufacturing sector has been recognised in the 2026 WA Innovators of the Year Awards, with a new Advanced Manufacturing category introduced as nine winners and two runners-up shared more than $310,000 in prize money.

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.

An Australian research collaboration is developing a laser-based repair process for high-value military aircraft components, with the project aiming to support local manufacturing capability and reduce reliance on international supply chains for aircraft sustainment.

Aurora Labs has secured its first US order for three Australian-designed and manufactured AU4 turbojet engines, with the US$42,000 deal supporting an experimental aircraft program for a US-based aerospace and defence company.

Weld Australia has announced it has joined the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) as an Associate Partner, linking Australia's welding and fabrication industry with a $57.5 million Australian Government-backed research initiative focused on advanced manufacturing, skills development and domestic production capabilities.