Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Image: Prime Creative Media This morning marked a milestone in the journey towards the opening of Bradfield’s Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), a hub that accelerates innovation by providing businesses with advanced technology, expertise, training, and networks to grow faster, reduce risks, and compete globally.

Advanced manufacturing 98

Advanced manufacturing Composites Manufacturing Aerospace 98

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

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

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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 97

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 97

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 96

Advanced manufacturing Composites Manufacturing Aerospace 96

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

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

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

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 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

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 108

Manufacturing Composites Aerospace Advanced manufacturing 108

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 109

3D printing Manufacturing Composites Aerospace 109

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plastics Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Additional investment in simulation software boosts Carbon ThreeSixty's composite manufacturing capabilities for automotive, aerospace, energy, and defense applications.

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Automotive Robotics 52

Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

The nonprofit ARM Institute said it intends to be an honest broker between robotics and manufacturing stakeholders. Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today selected six new technology projects for funding. Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of the ARM Institute. competitiveness.

Apparel 119

Apparel Robotics Robotics Aerospace 119

AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Designed and created by Brisbane aerospace company Aeromech , the “drone” – known as SARGO (Search and Rescue Go) – is an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is set to revolutionise the way search and rescue operations are performed in life-threatening conditions. . “The Media Release by Aeromech. ABOUT AEROMECH .

Aerospace 97

Aerospace Composites Cargo Manufacturing 97

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Townsville’s defence and aerospace industries will reach new heights with a new manufacturing plant set to get off the ground with Queensland Government support. The project will create 14 jobs and position the Indigenous-owned company to grow its supply chain into defence and aerospace industries in North Queensland.

Advanced manufacturing 105

Advanced manufacturing Supply Chain Manufacturing Aerospace 105

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Companies in the aerospace industry are actively identifying and pioneering advanced materials that enhance aircraft performance, fuel efficiency, and durability. As the industry shifts to lightweight, high-strength composites, demand for materials like carbon fiber, titanium alloys, and ceramics is rising. Why Act Now?

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Composites Manufacturing 59

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 12, 2023

Markforged is combing innovation culture with real manufacturing capabilities to make an impact on Australia’s Defence industry. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with one of the company’s partners to learn why additive manufacturing is being adopted by defence on land and sea. Part of this journey, in a big way, is Markforged.

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing Manufacturing Composites Rapid prototyping 98

Plataine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Composite materials are increasingly popular in various industries, including aerospace and construction, due to their durability, strength, and lightweight properties. However, their use also generates composite waste materials, which pose a challenge in terms of waste disposal.

Composites 52

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 52