Adelaide-based start-upAML3Dhas signed a contract with global shipbuilderAustal共同开发海军防御应用程序制造添加剂（AM）组件。
The partnership aims to update the current lifting device on-board commercial and defense naval vessels.
除了利用该项目突出其在全球防御市场中的能力外，AML3D还打算通过增强的负载能力提供人体工程学友好和较轻的解决方案。
“We’re excited to design and manufacture advanced solutions for quality counterparties such as Austal,” said Andrew Sales, Managing Director at AML3D. “To be identified by Austal as a leading Australian innovator is a testament to our technology platform and provides a great opportunity to significantly expand our presence in the Australian and global marine sector.”
AM3LD and Austal’s Collaboration
Austal executed a contract with AML3D in order to use the company’s AM technologies and design solutions in the project.
澳大利亚公司已合作制定了海上防御应用程序的共同开发组件。对于该项目，AM3LD正在使用其内部Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)platform to optimize the design of the existing lifting device. The proposed next-generation device is intended for installation on-board naval vessels constructed by Austal. AML3D is set to design a personnel lifting device to be manufactured with WAM.
WAM Technology结合了冶金科学和工程设计，以通过高级机器人技术自动化3D打印过程。2014年，AML3D在WAM和专有软件WAMSOFT下对其技术进行了商标。
The contract between Austal and AML3D evolved from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formed with Austal in August 2019. The initial design and development phase of the project is valued at less than $20k. The purchase order is a binding agreement for the delivery of optimization and structural engineering design and development by 30 October 2020.
“This is an initial step towards a much bigger goal to incorporate additive manufacturing methods within our business and we are proud to be able to pursue this exciting path with a fellow Australian technology leader in AML3D,” added Andrew Malcolm, Chief Digital Officer at Austal.
AML3D, Austal and WAM
Founded in 2014, AML3D is a start-up company currently operating out of its Adelaide Manufacturing Center. AML3D specializes in providing commercial large-scale Additive Metal Layering (ALM) 3D printing services to Defence, Maritime, Automotive, and Resources customers. Currently, the company’s main focus is commercializingWAMas at present AML3D has the only metals diversified large-scale WAM production facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
Both AML3D and Austal aim to implement the use of WAM into ship manufacturing projects in the future. The application of WAM in this project is in-line with AML3D’s long-standing goal to apply the technology to a plethora of future applications in shipbuilding. Furthermore, Austal is interested in exploring WAM’s robotic capabilities in large scale ship module constructions.
在接下来的两年中，AML3D计划将其服务和产品分配为CAD设计服务，扩展其市场范围，并生产移动3D WAM打印机。
Australian Army and the application of WAM
Austal was founded in 1988 and specializes in building commercial and defense vessels. Since 2017 Austal has designed and constructed over 260 vessels for defense forces such as the Australian Border Force and the Royal Australian Navy.
In February 2020SPEE3D和Charles Darwin Universityworked together to assist theAustralian Army in a $15 AUD million project.该倡议给了20名士兵在AM训练，指挥官1 CSSB凯恩·赖特上校说，该项目强调了该项目澳大利亚军队专注于跟上技术。
In the past, theAustralian Armyhas implemented other 3D printed techniques into its workforce. In June 2020 the Army carried out a field test ofmetal 3D printer manufacturer SPEE3D’sWarpSPEE3D AM systems. The three-day trial took place in various locations across the Australian Northern Territories to demonstrate the efficiency of metal 3D printed parts during field training. SPEE3D’s 3D printers were tested for 30 minutes in difficult conditions which highlighted the potential of AM for repairing damaged equipment during missions.
Following this in August 2020, the Australian Army carried out a second set of field exercises using SPEE3D’s WARPSPEE3D AM systems. The tests were carried out after the success of the Australian Army’s initial three-day field trials conducted earlier this year. The soldiers were given anupgraded machine to 3D print end-usecomponents at stifling temperatures of up to 37oC.
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