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Multi-metal 3D printer to boost Australia’s aerospace manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Nick Rains/CSIRO The commissioning of a new multi metal 3D printer in Melbourne as part of the iLAuNCH Trailblazer initiative is set to make space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster and more robust aerospace components. and weight reduction of 31 per cent with ASCO, a Belgian aerospace company.

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How AI is Solving Knowledge Transfer Challenges in Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

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The aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturing sector is approaching a pivotal moment. A Shifting Workforce in A&D Manufacturing Recent research shows that over 29% of the A&D workforce is over the age of 55, signaling an impending wave of retirements, projected to persist for the next 10 to 20 years.

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TAE Aerospace to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force’s F414 Engine Test Facilities

Manufacturer's Monthly

On 13 July, TAE Aerospace and the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Air Combat and Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (ACEASPO) signed a contract for the upgrade of the General Electric F414 Engine Test Cells at RAAF bases Amberley and Williamtown. It is expected that the upgrades will be complete in early to mid-2025.

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How additive manufacturing capabilities can boost Australian aerospace and defence industry growth

Manufacturer's Monthly

Matthew Hunter, national manager, emerging technology, Konica Minolta breaks down to Manufacturers’ Monthly the key opportunities and challenges in growing sovereign capability in Australia’s defence and aerospace manufacturing ecosystem. The aerospace and defence industries face several unique and complex challenges.

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Stäubli Tool Changer Helps TPR’s Aerospace Project Take Off

MEM

It would be essential however, that any tool changer system used would be able to not only deliver the different media and services required, but crucially provide consistent functionality, precision, and performance. We can take that for granted as we have full confidence in Stäubli’s solution.”

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Conflux joins forces with Rocket Factory Augsburg for 3D-printed aerospace heat exchangers

AU Manufacturing

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. This effort is also critical to the agency’s mission of transforming and growing the Australian space sector.

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Honeycutt Cuts Machining Steps; Drives More Business from Aerospace Customers

Fabricating & Metal Work

Honeycutt Manufacturing , a Mukilteo, Washington (Seattle) job shop in service to the aerospace, marine and general industrial markets, made a major investment recently in a GROB G550T 5-axis universal machining center. Typical aerospace and other parts produced by Honeycutt Manufacturing.