China3D printingNet news on April 8th, Australian Metals3D printingMachine manufacturer Titomic has signed a “responsible person agreement” with machine tool manufacturer Repkon to jointly establish a new3D printingProduction facilities.
The plant will focus on using Titomic’s patented Kinetic Fusion (TKF)3D printingTechnology to manufacture weapons designed by Repkonbarrelsystem. According to Titomic, the beginning of the partnership is consistent with the company’s recently announced global strategy, which involves working with existing customers in additive manufacturing joint ventures.
Norbert Schulze, Titomic’s interim chief executive officer, explained: “We are delighted to work with Repkon to use our Kinetic Fusion technology to manufacture barrels in Australia, enhance the Australian manufacturing ecosystem, create jobs, and work with our partners to provide the best Service. First-class product.”
Repkon currently supplies the defense sector with conventionally manufactured products such as weapon barrels, bullet casings and artillery shells. The picture comes from Repkon.
Molecular dynamics fusion
TKF is a proprietary version of Titomic’s cold spray additive manufacturing process. The working principle of this technology is to spray metal powder from a nozzle onto a solid substrate below at supersonic speed-this can be a build platform or an existing metal part. Since no thermal energy is involved, the powder deposits only rely on the kinetic energy of the jet to fuse onto the solid part being manufactured. The result is to prepare a near-net-shape metal part for post-processing.
The technology was developed jointly with the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), although Titomic has the exclusive right to commercialize the method when used with titanium alloy powder. Therefore, TKF has been widely used in the aerospace and defense fields for applications such as flight-ready aviation components and high-performance rocket components.
Titomic’s cold spray technology is also known for its excellent manufacturing speed (up to 75kg per hour) and large part production capacity. The manufacturing capacity of TKF 9000 is 9 x 3 x 1.5m. According to the company, TKF customers can benefit from up to 80% of material waste compared with traditional processing, while reducing delivery time from months to days. In addition to titanium, the technology is also compatible with steel, copper, nickel, aluminum, etc.
Jeff Lang, Chief Technology Officer of Titomic, previously stated: “2020 is an important year for Titomic’s business development, with a focus on sales revenue and our strategic trajectory to become a major player in global metal manufacturing.”
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A 9 x 3 x 1.5m Titomic Kinetic Fusion 3D printingmachine.Filmed by Titomic
Advancing the Australian defense manufacturing industry
The new production facilities are expected to greatly increase Australia’s defense manufacturing capabilities and open up export opportunities for global weapons barrels. The partners describe it as “the most advanced”, and the factory will also create some highly skilled advanced manufacturing jobs for the country’s residents, thereby promoting local economic development.
Repkon CEO Ibrahim Kulekci added: “Titomic is a leading company with reliable reliability in the field of metal additive manufacturing. Therefore, using them as our joint venture partners will be extremely effective in the production and sales of Repkon-designed barrels. favorable.”
Just last year, Titomic also signed an A$25.5 million equipment sales agreement with Composite Technology, a global defense company. As part of the contract, Titomic provided two industrial TKFs to Composite Technology 3D printingThese printers are now used to improve the manufacturing capabilities of defense-related product development applications.
Run in the same market space, cold spray3D printingMachine OEM SPEE3D also recently applied its technology to the Australian defense field. In cooperation with the Australian Army, the company conducted on-site testing of its WarpSPEE3D additive manufacturing system under the harsh operating conditions of the Northern Territory of Australia, and determined the feasibility of its on-site production of spare parts.
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