Researchers have spent decades trying to figure out the secret of Rome’s ultradurable ancient construction material, used in the famed Pantheon as well as aqueducts and seawalls that endured especially harsh environmental conditions. Now, a team of investigators from MIT, Harvard University, and laboratories in Italy and Switzerland, has made progress in this field, discovering […]
Nupress and SPEE3D partnership brings patented cold spray technology to Australian manufacturers
SPEE3D, Australia, announced its WarpSPEE3D printer will be hosted at Nupress headquarters in Australia. Meaning local Australian manufacturers and businesses will be able to access the machine through a subscription without having to lease or purchase it. This unique subscription model will provide Nupress’s existing clients in the mining, building, aerospace, defense, and medical industries, […]
Titomic successfully raises $5.1 million
Cold spray additive manufacturing company Titomic, Australia, announced it raised $5.1 million through a share placement, including $2.2 million from its existing strategic investor and joint venture partner Repkon. Titomic Directors Herbert Koeck and Dag Stromme were also significant investors in the round, it said. Managing Director Koeck told investors that the new funds would […]
Oerlikon invests in its Surface Solutions business with a new state-of-the-art assembly and production site in Switzerland
Oerlikon, Switzerland, a global leader in surface technology, polymer processing, and additive manufacturing, is planning a new state-of-the-art assembly and production site for its surface solutions and equipment businesses. The Group’s current locations in Wohlen, Dottikon and Winterthur will be merged at the Reichhold Campus in the canton of Aargau. With this investment, Oerlikon is […]
Augmented reality-enabled cold spray robot from AFRL wins defense tech award
The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute won the Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for leading a development of a cold spray robot used in aerospace equipment refurbishment. Dubbed ARRI, the augmented reality-enabled cold spray robot was created at AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. ARRI functions with the Microsoft Hololens […]