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Celebrating high achievers: Project team delivering capability improvements

Capability Improvement Award – Winner: Sustainment of Emergent Materials team

This collaborative team (working under the auspices of DMTC Project Team 5.77) has worked extensively on the development of laser additive deposition (LAD) technology for the past 10 years and has achieved significant outcomes for commercial and Defence customers.

Smiles all-round for members of the team awarded the DMTC Capability Improvement Award for 2020

For defence customers, innovative approaches to, and adoption of new technologies for, sustainment of fleets is crucial, especially in light of the cost pressures associated with life cycle support on military platforms. Through this project and previous enabling research, DMTC has been an integral partner in helping to generate a sovereign industrial capability in Australia in laser repair technology. RUAG Australia has shown repeatedly that repairing components, rather than replacing them, enables Defence to achieve the desired structural performance rates and fleet availability results at a fraction of the cost, and in fractions of the time.

“RUAG Australia continues to be a top performer in innovation in Australia. Working together with DMTC has directly proven that this passionate pursuit of innovation and collaborative research and development ensures solid benefits for all stakeholders,” Neil Matthews, Chief Technical Advisor & Senior Manager Additive Technologies, RUAG Australia said.

This project has not only demonstrated the successful geometrical restoration of actual aircraft components, but also the viability of LAD technology for repair of Defence-grade materials. Researchers from RUAG, Swinburne and RMIT developed and supported the establishment of state-of-the-art sustainment and repair laser cladding facility at RUAG which is now fully operational through the funding of the Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. The work carried out by research partners, RMIT and Swinburne, ensured that the restored Defence components meet certification, operational and design requirements.

Risk and reward in industrial innovation

Writing for the Australian Financial Review, DMTC CEO Dr Mark Hodge discussed the importance of getting the macro, national policy settings right as an enabler of successful innovation and technology development activities in Australia’s defence and national security sectors.

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DMTC 2020 Annual Conference

DMTC’s 2020 Annual Conference will be held on 11-12 March at The Realm Hotel in Canberra.

Our Annual Conference and Awards Dinner has become a key event for the DMTC community, providing the opportunity to highlight the relevance of our work in the context of developing sovereign industrial capabilities within the defence industry sector.

The 2020 conference is expected to feature keynote presentations from prominent Defence and industry guest speakers, and include outlines of the technological challenges and priorities across the defence and national security sectors.

More details will be available here as they are released.

The Fine Print

Numbers are strictly limited and will be managed on an invite-only basis, with preference given to DMTC project team members and partner representatives.  Some presentations may include DMTC-in-confidence technical details. For both of these reasons a public call for registrations will not be made, however expressions of interest in attending can be submitted and may result in you receiving an invitation to attend.

Support from our sponsors

DMTC gratefully acknowledges the support we have received from a number of organisations in making the 2020 Annual Conference a reality.

Contacts

For enquiries about registration or sponsorships please contact the DMTC Head Office on (03) 9214 4447 or send an email to information@dmtc.com.au.

For enquiries from media outlets or organisations please contact Harry Baxter on 0401 516 734.

Release of our 2019 Annual Report

DMTC’s achievements in collaborative projects across a range of technical disciplines have been celebrated in its 2019 Annual Report. (more…)