AML3D sale brings Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to Western Australia university
July 5, 2023
AML3D Limited, Edinburgh, Australia, has announced the sale of an Arcemy Additive Manufacturing machine to Curtin University, near Perth, Australia. Valued at AUD $1 million (US $667,000), the Arcemy utilises Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) – a form of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) – and will complement the existing R&D capabilities in Curtin’s new Additive Manufacturing Microfactory facility.
The sale is expected to support the growth of wire-based Additive Manufacturing at educational and research institutions, a development that is hoped to play a critical role in upskilling Australia’s defence manufacturing capabilities.
As part of the deal, AML3D will provide three years of software licensing and technical support. Additionally, the Curtin Microfactory will reportedly act as a satellite R&D platform for AML3D to demonstrate Arcemy’s capabilities to potential customers across Western Australia’s mining, agriculture, oil & gas and defence maritime industries.
Under a separate partnership agreement, AML3D will collaborate with Curtin on a research programme utilising the new Arcemy machine, including contributing AUS $100,000 (US $67,000) per annum over three years to support a full-time research fellow and a PhD candidate. This research is set to focus on new alloys and materials science, with a bias towards the needs of defence customers.
