DMTC will be presenting a 4 part briefing series to better inform the Defence community on the outcomes and objectives of the DMTC program, including technical achievements and enhancements to Australian industry capability.

The briefings are open to all, however will be targeted towards CDG and DMO representatives. Discussion and questions after each briefing will be encouraged.

For further information, please contact information@dmtc.com.au.

Briefing 1: Capability through Collaboration: An introduction to DMTC

Date: 24 February 2012

Location: Canberra

Presenter(s): Dr Mark Hodge, CEO

Seminar Details:

• Understanding the benefits of the DMTC business model; -
• Air, Land and Sea domain Program briefings;
• Planned activities and opportunities for engagement.

Briefing 2: The DMTC Air Platforms Program: A Sustainability Focus

Date: May, tbc

Location: Canberra

Presenter(s): Dr Mark Hodge – CEO, Dr Suresh Palanisamy – Air Platforms Program Leader, Dr Matt Dargusch, Technology Manager.

Seminar Details: A detailed technical and program briefing on DMTC’s Air Platforms Program.

Briefing 3: The DMTC Maritime Platforms Program: Achievements and Opportunities

Date: August, tbc

Location: Canberra Presenter(s): Dr Mark Hodge – CEO, Dr Stephen van Duin – Maritime Platforms Program Leader, Jim Arthur – Commercialisation and Security Manager.

Seminar Details: A detailed technical and program briefing on DMTC’s Maritime Platforms Program. DMTC’s IP and commercialisation model will also be discussed.

Briefing 4: DMTC Land Programs: Armour technologies for Land vehicles, New Concepts in Personnel Survivability

Date: November, tbc

Locations: Melbourne and Canberra.

Presenter(s): James Sandlin – Armour Applications Program Leader, Deepak Ganga – Personnel Survivability Program Leader.

Seminar Details: A detailed technical and program briefing on DMTC’s Land Programs.

This workshop will be conducted by lecturer Dr Lex Mulcahy from Pacific ESI.  Dr Mulcahy is a long time user of virtual prototyping and is involved in several DMTC projects, as well as several CRC-ACS projects, and one ARC project with UNSW.

Please contact Damian McGuckin on 02 8571 0847 for further details.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC) at Boeing and the Defence Material Organisation (DMO), training programs are scheduled to take place on:

September 21st–23rd – Automated Inspection & Reverse Engineering via Robotics

October 26th–28th – Automated Feature & Part Picking, Inspection & Reverse Engineering via Robotics

For further information, and to register for either of these workshops, please visit swinburne.edu.au/engineering/ausamrc/robot/

Robot Training Workshop Flyer

Additive Manufacturing, also referred to as 3D printing, is now playing an ever increasing role in a range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical and defence because of the many benefits it offers compared to traditional subtractive technologies.

The 1st PAMF forum aims to bring together industry professionals, engineers, researchers and equipment and material suppliers to hear the latest developments and trends in Additive Manufacturing technology from international speakers and local industry players.

PAMF will be in Melbourne on 7 June, Adelaide on 9 June, Sydney on 14 June and Brisbane on 15 June.

For further information and registration please visit www.pamf.org.au

Additive manufacture (also referred to as Rapid Prototyping, Near Net and Direct Manufacturing) is a technique for converting CAD data into a solid three dimensional object.

The Welding Research Group at Cranfield University pioneered a version of this technique using offline programming and robotic weld metal deposition in the early 1990s.

Its feasibility was established for the manufacture of complex components for aero engines in high temperature nickel alloys.

Considerable interest is currently being shown in the use of similar techniques as an alternative to forging and extensive machining for the fabrication of titanium alloy parts for aircraft.

Dr Colegrove will describe the activities in this area and the current status of the research at Cranfield.

Dr Paul Colegrove’s main research interest is welding and the modelling of welding processes.

Beginning as lecturer in Welding Engineering at Cranfield University with a focus on projects on Stress Engineering, Friction Stir, Laser and Arc Welding, he is now the course director of the Welding Engineering MSc course.

Professor Chris Berndt, Professor of Surface Science and Interface Engineering, will present the seminar from 11.00am to 12.00pm at David Warren Auditorium, Building 22, DSTO, Fishermans Bend.

Prof Berndt is an active DMTC contributor and an internationally recognised authority in his field.

“The concept of producing nanostructured materials via thermal spray processes, although intuitive, is neither routine nor reliable. There are many technical challenges necessary to transition the science to an engineering reality,” Prof Berndt said.

“Some strategies to overcome these barriers will be presented from the viewpoint of integrating more fully the materials science into the materials engineering so that manufacturing processes can be consistent and of statistical relevancy.”

The Defence Materials Technology Centre has secured the kind support of Enterprise Connect’s Defence Industry Innovation Centre and the CSIRO to run one-day workshops with the aim of providing the latest developments in titanium research, technology and processing in Australia and overseas in order to assist SMEs in the defence sector improve their productivity, competitiveness and efficiency. 

Sessions will focus on titanium machining technology, benchmarking and hybrid machining, additive and joining technology.

A range of academic, research and industry speakers have been invited to present at the workshop.  These include: BAE Systems, SECO Tools, Sutton Tools, Millatec, RMIT University, DMTC, CSIRO, University of Wollongong, CAST CRC and Swinburne University of Technology.

Where and When?

MELBOURNE: Tuesday 1 June
Ian Wark Laboratories
Main Conference Room
Bayview Avenue,
Clayton VIC 3168
9:30am – 5pm

BRISBANE: Thursday 10 June
QMI Solutions
Training Rooms A/B
33 McKechnie Drive
Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113
9:30am – 5pm

WOLLONGONG: Tuesday 15 June
University of Wollongong
Innovation Campus
iC Central – Ocean Room
Squires Way, Fairy Meadow
9:30am – 5pm

ADELAIDE: Tuesday 22 June
Mawson Lakes Hotel and Conference centre
10 Main St,
Mawson Lakes SA 5095
9:30am – 5pm

Who Should Attend?

• Manufacturing Engineers and Managers
• Process/R&D Engineers
• Applications Engineers
• Maintenance Supervisors
• Precision Parts Specialists 

Registration fee: NIL

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contact : Prof Milan Brandt workshop coordinator at Milan.brandt@rmit.edu.au or Dr Viktor Verijenko at viktor.verijenko@dmtc.com.au

TO REGISTER, please phone Bronwynne McPherson on (03) 9214 4447 or email bronwynne.mcpherson@dmtc.com.au

The conference will interest members from industry and research sectors who have a generic interest in the potential development and exploitation of new and advanced Australian technology that may have potential application to JSF. It is also a forum for industry and researchers to identify shortcomings and new capabilities required to present a more competitive package of opportunities.

The Conference is to be formally opened by The Hon. Greg Combet AM MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science.

The first two days will be held at Hilton On The Park, Melbourne, in a formal conference format focused on advanced technology relevant to JSF.

The third day, Wednesday 5 May, will be sponsored by the Victoria Department of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development, and will be in the form of Industry Technology Workshops that address specialist industry areas and how best to provide a focus for JSF activities at the national level.

In an invitation to interested parties, Air Vice-Marshal J.P.Harvey, Program Manager for New Air Combat Capability, said the Conference aimed to build on the success of the three earlier Conferences and the strong ongoing support from Australian industry and R&D organisations.

“This year we plan to build on our theme of ‘Advanced technology for a future JSF’ to extend to ‘From ore in the Ground to Parts on the Aeroplane’.

“A key objective of the Australian Government in joining the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Project is to achieve a significant involvement by Australian industry and research organisations throughout the production life of the JSF Program.

“To that end, and with the objective of better positioning Australian industry and research organisations to be able to engage in the JSF Follow-On Development and Sustainment programs, the New Air Combat Capability (NACC) Project has been working to identify a national R&D base which we believe will be needed to support long term involvement in future JSF development activities.

“The Australian JSF Advanced Technology and Innovation Conference is a key part of this initiative.” The Conference will encompass national and international perspectives and include advanced technology presentations from Australian industry, universities and other R&D organisations.

Registrations: secure online registration facilities at www.jsfconference.gov.au

Further information: www.jsfconference.gov.au

The seminar is entitled ‘Carbon fibre, carbon nanofibre and diamond reinforced copper and copper alloyed composites: elaboration, physical properties and applications’.

It will be delivered by Dr Jean-François Silvain, Institute de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Bordeaux (ICMCB) and Professor Jean-Marc Heintz, Director of ENSCBP at the University of Bordeaux.

DMTC participants and associate members are encouraged to attend the seminar, to be held at 3:30pm in the Seminar Room on Level 3, Building 170, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne.

The event will be held on the 18^th and 19^th of February at Hilton on the Park in Melbourne and will update members on the company’s activities and the progress of individual projects.

DMTC is a joint venture that brings together defence industry, universities and government research agencies to develop new materials and manufacturing technologies that will enhance Australia’s defence capability.