DMTC is delighted to be joining forces with RMIT University in organising the 1st Pacific Additive Manufacturing Forum being held across Australia in June.
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
Posted by DMTC on May 23rd, 2011 Dr Paul Colegrove of Cranfield University in the UK will present a seminar on Additive Manufacturing today at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales.
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.
Posted by DMTC on May 31st, 2010 A seminar on Nanostructures via Thermal Spray: Processing, Properties and Modelling will be held on 12 May at DSTO by the Defence Materials Technology Centre and AVD DSTO.
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.”
Posted by DMTC on May 7th, 2010 Titanium alloys are now playing an increasing role in the aerospace industry and in particular the defence because of their superior properties such as high strength, lightweight and corrosion resistance.
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
Posted by DMTC on April 30th, 2010