An automotive engineer who was made redundant a few years ago has turned to making personal protective equipment (PPE) for Australia’s essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mat Bowtell, who owns
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RMIT researchers explore use of ultrasound in 3D printing
A study by RMIT University researchers has shown that sound vibrations can be used to improve the micro-structure of 3D printed alloys.
The researchers found that high frequency sound waves can have a
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Research collaboration exploring 3D-printed mining products
A research alliance of the University of Technology’s Rapido prototyping unit, Downer’s Mineral Technologies, and the Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC) has reached the
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Cairns-based 3D printing company gets government funding boost
A 3D printing company in Cairns and 19 other businesses will share in over $850,000 under the latest round of the Queensland Government’s Business Growth Fund.
Minister for Training and Skills Development
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RMIT 3D steel printing research wins at Endeavour Awards
Industry-led research to 3D print steel tools has won the Endeavour Award for best technology application.
PhD student Jimmy Toton’s prize-winning collaboration with DMTC and Sutton Tools is the
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UTS opens new advanced 3D printing facility
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has today opened Australia’s most advanced 3D printing facility, ProtoSpace, to help grow advanced manufacturing in Australia by providing access to high-end
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Collaborative project enables robotic 3D-printing of automotive parts
A collaborative project at Swinburne University has successfully used a robot to 3D-print a replacement lug on an automotive headlamp assembly.
The Repairbot project is an industry collaboration with Tradiebot,
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Researchers develop faster 3D printing process
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Germany have developed Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (SEAM), a system and process that is eight times
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Partnership will help kick-start Australia’s 3D printing future
A boost has been given to additive manufacturing/3D printing in Australia’s engineering and manufacturing sectors, with a new partnership established between GE Additive and The University of Sydney
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Researchers developing eco-friendly IoT sensors
An international team of researchers are developing an eco-friendly, 3D printable solution for producing wireless Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that can be used and disposed of without contaminating
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