27-28 June, 2012 Advanced Manufacturing Precinct RMIT University
DMTC is proud to be sponsoring the 2012 Manufacturing Innovations in Laser Additive Manufacture.
Laser additive technology is providing profitable solutions to today’s manufacturing challenges in a range of industries such as aerospace, medical, automotive and defence. These stem from the many and unique properties that lasers offer compared to other additive technologies in terms of their power, wavelength, power density and nature of operation.
This workshop aims to bring together industry professionals, engineers, researchers and equipment and material suppliers to hear the latest developments and trends in laser additive technology and applications such as Selective Laser Melting, Laser Metal Deposition and Laser Sintering from invited academic, research and industry speakers.
Sessions will focus on laser technology for manufacture of functional components, repair/refurbishment for re-manufactured parts, materials used, design for the manufacture, testing and evaluation of manufactured components.
Who Should Attend? – Manufacturing Engineers and Managers – Process/R&D Engineers – Applications Engineers – Maintenance Supervisors – Precision Parts Specialists
FURTHER INFORMATION Email Prof Milan Brandt, Workshop Coordinator at Milan.Brandt@rmit.edu.au
Dr. Shoujin Sun, RMIT academic and DMTC researcher, was awarded the 2012 Gordon Dunlop Award for Scientific Excellence in Research Leading to a Technological Achievement during the 2012 CAST annual conference for his work in the area of laser assisted manufacturing.
The CAST CRC’s Gordon Dunlop award, named after Professor Gordon Dunlop, is awarded to an individual researcher in recognition of their significant contribution to scientific excellence in research leading to a technological achievement which has been utilised for an industrial outcome. Dr. Shoujin Sun is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT University. Dr. Sun is now working with Prof. Brandt on a DMTC project involving the additive manufacture of small scale JSF components using selective laser melting technology.
Dr. Shoujin Sun receiving the award from Professor Gordon Dunlop.
Two of our University of Wollongong researchers have won prestigious awards from the Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA).
Dr Zengxi (Stephen) Pan has received the Chris Smallbone International Award which will fully sponsor his attendance and participation at the International Institute of Welding Annual Assembly in Denver Colorado in July this year. Stephen is the Project Leader of DMTC Projects 2.4 Lean Automation Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing of Marine Defence Components and Assemblies and 3.5 Lean Automation for Advanced Manufacturing of Armoured Vehicles. He has led pioneering work at the University of Wollongong on automated off-line programming and advanced welding technology for both maritime and armour platforms.
Lenka Kuzmikova has won the Sir William Hudson Memorial Award which will provide support for her chosen area of research. Lenka is nearing the completion of her PhD and has produced some new insights into the role of hydrogen diffusion in multiphase steel weldments. She will be the first DMTC sponsored student to complete her PhD degree.
Both Stephen and Lenka have made significant contributions to the DMTC program through the University of Wollongong and these are well deserved awards for both of them. Please join us in congratulating them for their efforts and the WTIA Awards.
Manufacturing, Exports and Trade Minister, Richard Dalla-Riva has announced support for Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) to manufacture new body combat armour.
The body combat armour was developed as part of a collaborative project involving ADA, Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC), Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM) and CSIRO.
“It will be manufactured using leading edge production techniques and will enable ADA to respond far more rapidly to the ever-changing demands of the Australian Defence Force by quickly developing new designs or ramping up production to meet surges in demand,” Mr Dalla-Riva said.
