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Boeing research centre chooses Delcam software for machining

Tuesday 06 January 2009

THE COMPOSITES Centre within the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing has chosen to use Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for its machining operations.


Primers to the metal casting process

Tuesday 18 November 2008

AUTOSPEED has posted a primer on the metal casting process which looks at how casted items are produced.


Steelmaking and casting optimisation software

Thursday 06 November 2008

QUINTIQ has released a software solution focused on steelmaking and caster planning and scheduling.


Australian ingot casting machines see global demand

Thursday 23 October 2008

DANDENONG-based o.d.t. Engineering will provide six Australian-developed and manufactured ingot casting machines to a large overseas aluminium producer.


New research centre will host metal technology breakthroughs

Tuesday 19 August 2008

THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland’s Brisbane campus will be the site of a new Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) which will improve the use of metals.


Light metals technology conference

Wednesday 16 July 2008

LIGHT metals specialists are invited to the Fourth International Light Metals Technology conference (LMT2009), which will cover the latest developments in alloy processing, modelling and applications.


Metals research centre appoints plasma specialist CEO

Friday 11 July 2008

METALS research body CAST Cooperative Research Centre (CAST CRC) has appointed Dr. George Collins as its Chief Executive Officer.


Secrets of molten metals discovered

Wednesday 21 May 2008

THE CAST Cooperative Research Centre (CAST CRC) has discovered molten metals can behave like wet sand when they enter a zone between solid and liquid states.


Depressed centre grinding wheel

Tuesday 29 April 2008

CAMEL Grinding Wheels has released a new grinding wheel with depressed centre cutting and notching.


Heat treatment strengthens parts

Wednesday 13 February 2008

CSIRO has developed a new heat treatment process for high pressure die casting (HPDC) of aluminium which is said to double the mechanical strength, and improve the fatigue resistance and energy absorption of treated parts.


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