Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New industry-linked Swinburne research uses smart composite structures to help engineers detect structural defects in planes and rockets before they cause disaster. The industry-linked project with Sparc Technologies and Composite Materials Engineering is creating graphene-enabled smart composites for aviation, aerospace and renewable energy.

Composites 97

Composites Aerospace Advanced manufacturing Prototype  97

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 26, 2023

Omni Tanker has launched a world-first composite triple road train, able to move almost 100 tons of payload in a single haulage run, while significantly reducing operational costs for its customer Townsville Logistics. The post Australian composite innovator launches triple road-train tanker appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

Composites 98

Composites Logistics Aerospace Advanced manufacturing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 13, 2023

Billy Friend sat down with founder and director Joe Bryant to learn about the company’s ambitions to propel Australia into the upper echelon of advanced composites manufacturing. Fresh from university, Joe Bryant began his career as an aerospace engineer with Airbus, working on the company’s first composite helicopter, the ARH Tiger.

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

E&T

MARCH 23, 2023

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3D printing 59

3D printing Aerospace Composites Prototype  59

AU Manufacturing

APRIL 2, 2023

Quickstep , Australia’s largest independent aerospace composite company, has secured a $2.34 million contract with Carbonix for the production and supply of composite aerostructures for Carbonix’s latest long-range drone. Carbonix is one of Australia’s leading manufacturers and solutions providers for commercial UAV.

Composites 76

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 76

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Dassault Systèmes , its valued partner MEMKO and the University of Southern Queensland ’s (UniSQ) iLAuNCH Trailblazer program are collaborating to catalyse the development of Australia’s sovereign space manufacturing capabilities. Dassault Systèmes has been at the forefront of digital transformation in the aerospace and defence industry.

Composites 105

Composites Manufacturing Aerospace Value chain 105

Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With weight-reduction being a priority for industries such as motorsports and aerospace, many manufacturers have recently turned to the lightweight aluminum-silicon-magnesium based alloys, such as F357 and AlSi10Mg, when 3D printing parts for everything from race cars to rockets. What’s the Attraction?

Additive manufacturing 52

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Aerospace 52

AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 26, 2023

Weber State University is using 3D printing to advance its research on composite materials that support northern Utah’s aerospace and defence ecosystem. The machine creates composite materials that can be utilised to design pieces for various high-tech applications.

3D printing 81

3D printing Aerospace Composites Prototype  81

Plataine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Currently, manufacturing processes use roughly one-third of the world’s energy, and these numbers are only expected to rise. When it comes to composites, the situation is complex. Composites manufacturers are used to having their products evaluated based on quality, performance, pricing, etc.;

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing 52

MEM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Advanced Engineering Show announcement: New Aerospace Standard Composites Factory Operational in Morocco Rockwood Composites, the ‘out-of-autoclave’ composite components manufacturer, today (1 November 2023) announced that its 21,000ft 2 factory in Morocco is now operational.

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Automotive Manufacturing 52

Plataine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

implementations are focused on helping manufacturers meet the growing demand, increase productivity, and overcome supply chain challenges, all while dealing with workforce shortages. trends we forecast to be in the spotlight for the Aerospace composites industry in 2023: The post Industry 4.0 Today, Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Composites Aerospace 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Image: iLAuNCH Trailblazer A new project will see iLAuNCH Trailblazer, its three of its partner universities, and green innovation company Change Climate / BYOXY, explore the manufacture of sustainable bio-epoxy resin and highly durable composites for aerospace applications.

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Leading advanced manufacturing companies such as the aerospace composites maker, Quickstep Holdings, will boost production with backing from the Victorian state government. Victoria’s manufacturing industry is worth $30 billion to the state’s economy each year and creates over 27 per cent of the country’s manufacturing output.

Advanced manufacturing 97

Advanced manufacturing Composites Manufacturing Aerospace 97

Plataine

MAY 26, 2022

Many manufacturers are turning to Industry 4.0 software with AI-based algorithms, that’s tailor-made for aerospace composites, in order to deal with specific challenges. technologies, requires software to solve specific challenges that are part of the day to day work life in the Aerospace composites industry.

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

ABB’s new Ultra Accuracy feature opens a wide range of possibilities for the use of cobots in businesses including electronics, automotive, aerospace, and metal fabrication. mm supports accurate production in electronics, automotive, aerospace, and metal fabrication industries. . ” The Ultra Accuracy’s path accuracy of 0.03

Aerospace 52

Aerospace 3D printing Electronics Automotive 52

Plataine

AUGUST 9, 2022

Under pressure from global material and workforce shortages, the rising prices of raw materials, and the growth in demand, Aerospace composites factories today acknowledge the need for digital acceleration. manufacturing optimization implementation look like? manufacturing optimization implementation look like?

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

AU Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2023

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has added a new additive manufacturing machine by Continuous Composites to its campus in an effort to print large and lightweight structural composites like those used in aerospace structures.

Composites 52

Composites Additive manufacturing Manufacturing Aerospace 52

AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Bombardier , a global leading aircraft manufacturer, has opened its new Asia Pacific engineering operations headquarters in Melbourne. . The company is a world leader in aviation, with a focus on design, manufacturing, and servicing business aircraft. .

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Aerospace Composites 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It plays a key role in sectors such as manufacturing due to its ability to test and forecast safer, faster, and cheaper than doing it in ‘real life’. Lead researcher Dr Tristan Shelley said the ultimate goal was to achieve increased digitalisation of manufacturing processes for composite materials.

Composites 105

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing Automation 105

AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) at Swinburne University of Technology is partnering with the National Institute for Aerospace Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University. The partnership will focus on digitisation of aerospace composites, advanced manufacturing technologies and specialised simulation capabilities.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Composites Advanced manufacturing Cargo 59

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 15, 2023

Hypersonix is using scramjet technology and clean energy to form the basis for the manufacture of hypersonic vehicles. Waterhouse and Smart have now established a unique Australian aerospace engineering design and build company specialising in scramjets and hypersonic vehicles for Defence and Commercial applications.

3D printing 112

3D printing Manufacturing Composites Aerospace 112

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ebusco’s decision to set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Melbourne is a vote of confidence in our state’s nation-leading innovation and advanced manufacturing capabilities, as well as our leadership in cutting emissions,” Carroll said. battery electric bus for right-hand drive markets including Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Manufacturing 110

Manufacturing Composites Aerospace Advanced manufacturing 110

AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Northrop Grumman has signed a six-year contract with Quickstep Holdings for the delivery of Australian-made components for the F-35 aerospace program. . Northrop manufactures the centre fuselage section for all three F-35 variants. . Work will be performed in Quickstep’s headquarters in Sydney, New South Wales. .

Aerospace 93

Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing Composites 93

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 4, 2023

Markforged is collaborating with Australia’s brightest minds to push the envelope for additive manufacturing capability. Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke to Markforged’s CEO about how its platform creates digital inventory to build Australia’s sovereign production.

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Composites Additive manufacturing Aerospace 105

E&T

APRIL 17, 2024

Aerospace automation specialist Loop Technology will take delivery of seven FANUC robots, including four of the largest industrial robots ever ordered in the UK, as part of a new aerospace project looking to solve composites manufacturing challenges.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Robotics Robotics Composites 59

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The furnace allows UQ researchers to make the next generation of ultra-high temperature composite materials for hypersonic flight. That’s where UQ and our new furnace at the Research Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing – or AMPAM comes in,” he said. “We

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Composites Aerospace 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Australian composites manufacturer Omni Tanker , in collaboration with international aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and the University of New South Wales ( UNSW ), has developed a world-leading solution for the transport of cryogenic and liquid cargoes of hydrogen and helium, with support from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre ( AMGC ).

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace Advanced manufacturing Cargo 98

MEM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

CGTech, the developer of VERICUT verification, simulation and optimisation software, is announcing an exciting reseller agreement with Bristol-based iCOMAT, pioneer of the first-ever defect-free tape-steering process for composite component production. Together, we can push new frontiers in automated composite part manufacturing.”

Composites 52

Composites Manufacturing Aerospace Automotive 52

Manufacturing Management

JULY 2, 2024

Aerospace composites specialist Velocity Composites has been recertified for two quality management standards across all three manufacturing sites in the UK and US.

Composites 45

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 45

AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Leading aerospace composite company Quickstep Holdings has doubled the size of its Geelong facility to accommodate new orders from leading Australian drone companies. . The drone market is growing rapidly, and high-rate manufacturing solutions are a critical component of customer success.

Composites 92

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 92

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Australian manufacturers will gain access to a ground-breaking new composite 3D printer at Swinburne University of Technology, for the first time from global market leader Markforged. The Markforged FX20 printer is primarily designed for high-strength end-use parts in the aerospace, defence, automotive and energy industries.

Composites 98

Composites Supply Chain Aerospace Automotive 98

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

Recent advancements in metal-cutting technology, such as digital machining tools and advanced carbide grades, have revolutionised the manufacturing landscape. How is the industry adapting to sustainable manufacturing practices, and what specific initiatives are helping to reduce environmental impact?

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 22, 2023

Aerospace and composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings has secured a purchase order for F-35 vertical tail components from Melbourne-based Marand Precision Engineering. Quickstep Holdings Limited is Australia’s largest independent aerospace and composite business, with facilities in Sydney, Geelong, Melbourne and Dallas.

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 98

AU Manufacturing

APRIL 21, 2023

Article by Oleg Yermanok, Application Engineering Manager, Massivit 3D Additive manufacturing (AM) has the ability to disrupt industrial processes and to facilitate the achievement of innovative, cost-effective, and speedy outcomes when compared to traditional production processes.

Composites 52

Composites 3D printing Manufacturing Additive manufacturing 52

AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Boeing is hiring Australian companies to provide components for the manufacturing of AH-64E Apaches. Australia-based companies Cablex and Thomas Global Systems will manufacture cabling, and design and manufacture cockpit avionics components for the global fleet of Apaches, respectively.

Supply Chain 81

Supply Chain Manufacturing Aerospace Composites 81

AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Australian UAV manufacturer Carbonix has ventured into a partnership with aviation company H3 Dynamics to begin the development of Australia’s first hydrogen-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). .

Composites 108

Composites Value chain Aerospace Manufacturing 108

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

Another remarkable innovation is hybrid machining systems, which seamlessly combine additive and subtractive processes, creating unparalleled opportunities for precision manufacturing. 2) How is the industry adapting to sustainable manufacturing practices, and what specific initiatives are helping to reduce environmental impact?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Lean manufacturing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52