Tag: 3d Printing

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and BVN Architecture have received the Australian Sustainability Awards' Green Building Material/Product Award for their 3D-printed air diffusion system dubbed, “Systems Reef 2 (SR2).”

Australian 3D-printed heat exchanger manufacturer Conflux Technology is partnering with Rocket Factory Augsburg to develop aerospace heat exchangers as part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative.

Microfabrication start-up Horizon Microtechnologies has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that adds functionality to plastic micro-AM parts, and is finding use in microelectrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) packaging.

While the printers serve as its workhorses, the post-processing and dispatch division at London-based 3DPRINTUK is the “beating heart of the company” because of its operating system created in-house to enable a quick sorting of components and to indicate to users which part has what finish, says order manager Rebecca Wilkes.

Manufacturers using welding techniques suffer from limitations in realising complex structures because of the limited process of building one layer at a time – this is because subsequent layers are laminated after complete solidification preventing the molten metal from flowing down. As a result, a cooling period is necessary, and the circumstances that can be laminated are restricted to certain examples.

Aerospace company Sidus Space has recognised additive manufacturing’s capability as a highly effective tool to optimise weight in systems designed to reach space, with the development of a 3D-printed satellite set to launch in 2023.

Victoria-based additive manufacturing company SPEE3D is delivering its cold-spray metal 3D printing technology XSPEE3D printer to the British Army to boost its unplanned repair capabilities. 

Western Australia-based company SQP Engineering has joined various industrial companies that turned to Markforged’s FX20 3D printer to produce specialised parts that would otherwise be too expensive or outright impossible to machine. 

The market for additive manufacturing (AM) and materials could reach USD 183 billion (AUD 275 billion) by 2032, a 21.2 per cent spike in CAGR, as a result of the growing popularity of 3D printing, according to a market report from Future Market Insights.

A group of researchers, including scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), has discovered a means to consistently manufacture 17-4 PH steel using 3D printing processes while keeping all of the material's high-value properties.