Australia’s biggest manufacturing research centre has signed a $2.6-million deal to finalise the development of a system that will provide faster and safer repairs for military aircraft.
The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre will work with Titomic, a Melbourne-based metal additive manufacturing company, to create global industry safety standards for the Australian technology.
The process, known as Titomic Kinetic Fusion, sprays titanium or titanium alloy particles onto a scaffold to produce a load-bearing structure. It is faster than conventional 3D metal printing and produces stronger structures.
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