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AMRF capabilities

The AMRF will play an important role in the NSW manufacturing ecosystem, offering advanced capabilities to help manufacturers scale up and stand out on a global stage.

What will the AMRF offer?

  • A single destination for high-value manufacturing solutions, from design to manufacturing, to process validation
  • Increased value for your investment, and increased speed to market, via affordable access to world-class technology, expertise, training, and networks
  • An expert team of engineers, who will provide trustworthy and independent advice to de-risk investment in capability development, and provide application guidance in manufacturing technologies from prototyping to large-scale production
  • Practical, hands-on staff training, to accelerate adoption of technology and support the scale-up of your business

Want to know more? Get in touch with us here


Additive Manufacturing​

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Overview

  • Experts in Metal Additive Manufacturing – Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Technology
  • Proven build parameters for production readiness in a range of metal alloys
  • In process inspection and part validation controls
  • Combination of technologies from large format, multi-laser to multi-mode laser with process monitoring

What the AMRF can offer

  • A truly turnkey solution in a single facility. The AMRF encompasses part design, manufacture, post-processing, inspection/NDE, qualification, and knowledge transfer.
  • Computational design and part build optimisation
  • Simulation and economic feasibility studies
  • Prototype development and transition to scale manufacture
  • Rapid process qualification for a range of industries
  • In-process inspection and build traceability

Our specialised additive manufacturing equipment

Additive Industries MetalFab G2

Technical specifications
  • Two independent build chambers with processing envelope X: 420mm Y:420mm Z:400mm
  • Configured for Inconel 625/625 RAM2 and Scalmalloy powders
  • 4x full-field 500W lasers with automated laser alignment
  • Intelligent scan strategies to optimize for productivity and quality

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The AMRF's on-site, laser-powder bed fusion platform is designed for large part development and production applications ideal for space, defence, toolmaking, oil and gas, and critical engineered environments.

Access to the G2, coupled with our computational design capabilities and additive expertise, will enable you to take advantage of:

  • bespoke material development and qualification
  • a wholistic approach to process optimisation incorporating design, post-processing, and inspection
  • confidence in part performance for intended application
  • part consolidation, BOM optimisation, lightweighting, re-design of castings and forgings, and other performance advantages of metal additive technology

How could this help your business?

  • access to rapid part development with scale in mind, from design assessment to part validation
  • computational design, coupled with real time build monitoring and in-process inspection capture, ensures certainty across part planning, build and compliance
  • additive development at the AMRF offers you the opportunity to obtain application knowhow to internalise within your organisation

Want to know more?

Are you considering the application of metal additive for your products or prototypes, but unsure of the technology's suitability? Click here to get in touch with our Principal Engineer for Additive Manufacturing to discuss your requirements today.


Advanced Composites

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Overview

  • Incorporating compression moulding, filament winding, large format 3d printing of moulds, advanced layup manufacturing methods, with automated fibre placement (AFP) planned
  • Process productivity and part development
  • Material traceability, process control, part geometry and integrity validation and delivery
  • Flexural, interlaminar shear, V-notch shear, tensile and compression testing

What the AMRF can offer

  • A truly turnkey composites manufacturing solution. The AMRF will manage your composites project by including design, planning, manufacturing, curing, and inspection/NDE with full traceability to the latest industry standards
  • Composite part development - design to validation
  • Access to diverse materials and manufacturing technologies
  • Process control, production repeatability, advanced inspection and testing capabilities

Our specialised advanced composites equipment

Pathfinder L-180 Ply Cutter

Technical specifications

Single composite ply-cutter configured with the following features:

  • 1800mm wide conveyor feed table
  • Automated material feed with edge alignment
  • Mechanical cutting head featuring drag, punch and roller cutting tools
  • Pattern nesting for optimised cutting path and reduced material wastage
  • Automated piece labelling

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Ply cutting delivers fast and accurate processing of various composite matting materials utilised in the manufacture of hand-layup composite components.

The control software of our machine optimises the nesting, material feed and cutting sequence, minimising material wastage, processing time and material handling.

Accessing ply cutting will allow you to introduce automated features, and experiment with process efficiency gains in ply preparation.

The benefits of access to our onsite equipment include:

  • accurate and repeatable high-speed cutting of composite fabric plies
  • nesting, kit sequencing and part identification for reliable processing
  • minimising material wastage and re-work
  • reduced manual labour input on repetitive cutting processes

How could this benefit your business?

Trialing ply cutting requirements through the AMRF will provide you with an opportunity to validate the benefits of this type of machine against current processes. You will also be able to make comparisons in labour versus capital cost, material yield, pattern repeatability, reduced production time, and kitting preparation effort.

Coriolis MF1.4 robotic winder| Kuka Fortec KR360 R2830

Technical specifications

Robotic filament winder configured with the following features:

  • 6 Axis Kuka Fortec KR360 R2830 robot
  • 4 x Fibre spools with a tension range between 20N to 100N per tow
  • Schunk automatic head changing system
  • Winding diameter ranging from 10mm to 800mm
  • Part length from 30mm to 3000mm
  • Single part mass up to 800kg (including mandrel/mould)
  • Future integration of Automated Fibre Placement planned


Filament winding offers advanced capabilities for manufacturing of reinforced composite structures.

Our filament winder specialises in wrapping parts with towpreg (carbon, E-glass, basalt etc), enabling precise and efficient production across a range of component geometries in a controlled environment. The configuration makes it ideal for winding types III, IV, and type V Carbon Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs).

 The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • Validating towpreg winding process development without disrupting existing production
  • Developing winding methodologies from simulation to proven application
  • Testing traceability and inspection regimes before moving to production
  • Production scale fixture development and testing
  • Staff development in the application of filament winding and inspection

How could this benefit your business?

Developing filament winding methodologies is a capital-intensive undertaking. Our investment in an industry scale robotic system and expertise, will provide an opportunity for you to investigate and apply this advanced manufacturing technique to specific production applications in a low cost and low risk environment. Whether it’s small volume in-space or large format transport vessels, or something in between, the AMRF can support your application.

Langzauner LZT-OK-300-SO Compression Moulding Press

Technical specifications

Four post hydraulic compression moulding press configured with the following features:

  • 300 tonne closing capacity
  • Work area 1500mm wide x 1100mm deep x 1000mm stroke
  • Die capacity 1200mm opening down to 200mm shut height
  • Heated platen up to 400 degrees Celsius, with 10 temperature-controlled zones

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Compression moulding is a versatile process designed for forming composite parts using moulding techniques. Compression moulding offers a high quality finish in terms of part consolidation, dimensional accuracy and defect mitigation.

Our equipment is used for proving tooling performance and moulding processes, supporting high-quality, high-production-volume applications where curing of both thermoplastic, and thermoset composites is required.

Access to compression moulding at the AMRF will provide you the opportunity to experiment with composite ply compression applications, through to complete cured moulding techniques. Moulding capability coupled with other onsite composite equipment and expertise, will enable broad product development scope under one roof.

The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • process development using controlled parameters, stepping through pressure, temperature and curing differentials
  • moulding trials utilising temporary tooling developed on our moulding press and precision machining work cells
  • product validation through process control and metrology equipment

How could this help your business?

Utilising this moulding press will provide you with an opportunity develop cost effective production methods. These benefits are available no matter whether you are a start-up pursuing an MVP, or a mature manufacturer looking to prove out a process before going into tooling production. The press is ideal for manufacturing everything from sheet- or bulk-moulding compound, high stress structural applications using prepreg fabrics, and components with detailed cosmetic finishes in high-volumes.

Our custom moulding press will provide the operational flexibility to break down composite moulding processes and develop the required knowledge to validate the outcomes when scaling production.

CMS Kreator 4826 Large Format Polymer 3D Printer / Machining Cell

Technical specifications

The CMS Kreator is a hybrid machining cell capable of creating large format printed components for end use or tooling applications.

It incorporates a 5-axis simultaneous CNC in a gantry-style kinematic with high-rate fused deposition modelling (FDM) polymer printing.

Creating near-net shapes with the polymer printing head and finishing with 5-axis machining ensures rapid, accurate parts for tooling or critical end-use applications in defence, space, tooling, or plant processing equipment. 

CMS Kreator Drill and Trim Machine

The Kreator can process components with:

  • Full 5-axis simultaneous CNC in a gantry style kinematic
  • 24,000 rpm spindle for precision machining of polymer and light alloys
  • Travel X = 4700mm, Y = 1990mm, Z = 1200mm
  • Maximum work piece 4600mm x 1900mm x 1100mm
  • Rotating B axis movement ±120°, Swivelling C axis movement ±270°
  • Printing deposition of 9 kg / hour and a printing speed up to 14 m / min
  • Current validated printable materials are PA-6, ABS, PET and PLA

Our machine combines polymer printing with five-axis precision machining capabilities. It produces complex geometries by printing large format short fibre reinforced structures, ideal for creating intricate and robust moulds. The combined print and machining functionality enables efficient product development, maximizing productivity.

The gantry design supports a large open working volume for high-speed manufacture with minimal setup. The hybrid capability offers cost effective development of prototype moulds, production parts, and tooling.

The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • complex part creation on one platform minimising development costs and speed to market
  • rapid development of tooling proof of concept from design to finished product
  • large format composite mould manufacture in fibre reinforced polymer or aluminium
  • rapidly reconfigurable platform for high mix/low quantity of large parts manufacturing

How could this help your business?

Scale, flexibility and complementary metrology equipment under the one roof reduces the number of supplier variables to refine when transitioning a product into a commercial production environment.

Availability of this large format machine will offer you a unique product development stepping stone to scale prototypes to production and provide rapid iteration of early stage designs and concepts. Coupled with the hybrid capabilities, this drilling and trimming machine can prove both printing and machining processes on a single platform. Coupled with the hybrid capabilities, this drilling and trimming machine can prove both printing and machining processes on a single platform.

Speak with one of our team

If you require support in refining a particular composite process, or new component the AMRF composite suite is a practical low-cost entry point to consider. Get in touch with our Lead Engineer for Composite to discuss your requirements here.


Engineering Design

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Overview

  • Design / Re-design for Manufacturing (DFM): Expertise in designing optimal products for additive, composite, and precision manufacturing processes and workflows
  • Computer aided engineering (CAE): Simulation and analysis-based methods to perform product design and development through functional geometry optimisation informed by the rules of physics
  • Scaled or Functional Prototypes: Utilising AMRF capabilities to create free-from, representative models for conceptualisation and design iteration at true scale.
  • Tooling and Fixture Design: Increasing productivity through design of interfaces between operator-part or part-machine
  • Technical Drawing Creation: Create technical drawings per AS1100 or ASME Y14.5 for engineered parts and assemblies

What the AMRF can offer

  • End to end, design to inspection: In-house access to rapid manufacturing conceptualisation, testing, post-processing, production automation, inspection and qualification
  • Multidisciplinary expertise: Incorporating design techniques from a diverse variety of highly regulated industries for first-time-right design
  • Access to advanced design suites: Access to both expertise and technology in design, modelling, computational and simulation methodologies that may not be economical in all situations
  • Parallel development: Executing design and process trades from a wholistic, total process viewpoint to maximise end to end productivity

Our specialised engineering design

Design development services are complementary to pushing the limits of manufacturing outcomes across a vast number of core manufacturing technologies onsite at the AMRF and within broader industry.

The design and applications engineering team is key in establishing project specifications, maintaining schedules and budget, and delivering novel solutions for a diverse range of applications and technologies.

Access to our multi-disciplinary manufacturing design team provides a competitive advantage when coupled with our industry leading technology portfolio. Rapidly iterating on part geometries across manufacturing technologies, with inline metrology and traceability, delivers optimal solutions for your objective.

In-house design capabilities extend into the manufacturing space through tooling, jigs, and fixtures to develop manufacturing process design. The AMRF is also an authority in GD&T and can help to decipher, create, or review technical drawings for best practice in manufacture or metrology applications.

The benefits of accessing these services include:

  • access to a range of expertise and technology to simulate and analyse challenging engineering applications
  • productivity, reliability, and precision improvements for a range of processes
  • future-proof design intent to permit rapid uptake of emerging manufacturing technologies such as automation
  • fully digitized technical data provided for rapid iteration and maximum traceability

How could this help your business?

The AMRF will become a specific applied learning environment for industry design talent. It will enable the fast-tracking of learning curves that must be considered and overcome for successful product design in advanced manufacturing materials and processes.

Engaging with the AMRF design team provides you with opportunities to leverage the application of engineering design across multiple manufacturing touch points.


Factory Digitisation

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Overview

  • Dashboard and reports through the acquisition, conditioning, analysis, storage, and visualisation of data
  • Aggregation and visualisation of product, operations, and process data or heuristics
  • Digital threading – data centralisation of the manufacturing life cycle
  • Digital twinning virtual copies of the product, environment, or process
  • Intelligent IIOT implementation for process monitoring and control

What the AMRF can offer

  • Wholistic approach to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), integrating top level quality requirements with day to day workflow/inventory management, factory maintenance, and digital engineering efforts
  • Centralised, automation-informed approach to data-driven decision making
  • Streamlining operational and product development effort through the organisation of data and software communication
  • Multi-domain integration and consolidation of data, enabling advanced analytics and performance heuristic development and tracking
  • Applying established software capabilities to customer specific use case, developing applied knowledge

Our specialised factory digitisation capabilities

Factory digitisation technologies at the AMRF focus on software applications, system layers and their communication. This includes enterprise, design and data management tools supporting business processes, operational work, product quality and associated data flows across the entire manufacturing life cycle.

The digitisation theme seeks to provide access and applied learning opportunities, system architectures, production data capture, storage and analysis solutions. Services include access to high-end design, development and engineering life cycle management tools for process and product simulation and visualisation strategies. Capabilities will also enable access to open-source data acquisition solutions supporting traditional manufacturing environments seeking early low-cost digitisation steps leveraging virtual services and compute power.

The benefits of accessing this technology theme includes:

  • exploring integrated operational and product design software applications in a single software instance
  • opportunity to push the boundaries of engineering software technologies
  • consolidation of manufacturing data and visualisation of performance metrics
  • connecting data from disparate business functions into a single source of truth

How could this help your business?

Developing structured information to operators and business leaders, enables continuous improvement and targeted investment decisions.

Through the AMRF’s factory digitalisation capabilities, you will be able to explore this diverse technology thread. This can assist in leveraging meaningful applications that can underpin transformational change in organisational culture, performance and decision-making processes.

Looking for digital solutions for your operation?

The AMRF’s factory digitisation capability has been setup to support incremental development of digital systems, knowledge sharing and investment guidance in technology suitability. Connect with the AMRF team to test your ideas, perceptions of aspiration in digital transformation.


Manufacturing Automation

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Overview

  • Mechanise repetitive operations, optimising process precision and repeatability
  • Enhance human-machine or machine-part interaction, maximising productivity
  • Pushes workforce readiness to a higher level of competence through automating repetitive manual tasks
  • Flexible systems and open control architecture improves asset connectivity
  • Integrates production and operational data for improved productivity metrics

What the AMRF can offer

  • Accelerate production accuracy and capacity while reducing risks associated with WHS and quality escapes
  • Expand manufacturing capability by leveraging both workforce and equipment
  • Demonstration of mobile cobot systems supporting common manufacturing tasks, programming ease, rapidly reconfigurable end effectors, and control interoperability
  • Modern control system architecture, intuitive programming and production system data sharing

Our specialised manufacturing automation capabilities

The AMRF is implementing a comprehensive automation suite, focused on system interoperability and flexible manufacturing systems.

Technologies available include open process automation and control, Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) vehicles, quick change end effectors and advanced sensors paired to Industrial IoT (IIOT) architectures. By focusing on modern OT/IT principles couple with digitisation, our automation investment will be positioned to support industry 4.0 awareness and application relevant to legacy manufacturing equipment and systems.

The benefits of accessing this technology theme includes:

  • awareness of shifts occurring in industrial automation, and the internal capabilities to benefit and maintain their use into the future
  • configuring proof of concept system setup, learning about data flows and application benefits
  • leveraging monolithic or open systems, mapping minimum viable IoT solutions for different user needs and their implementation expectations
  • convergence of operational and field data supporting manufacturing control and business model diversity opportunities

How could this help your business?

You and your organisation will have the opportunity to learn and apply the broad scope of modern industrial automation in a low risk, but tailored environment to mimic their current process application. Access could also prove beneficial in delivering on strategic initiatives, where productivity or new capabilities are being sought to shift your organisation into new markets or diversify your service opportunities.


Metrology and Inspection

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Overview

  • Laser-optical, point probe, and scanning coordinate measuring system
  • Model to build validation leveraging surface profiling and CAE software
  • Industrial X-Ray - CT (computed tomography) scanning
  • Surface profiling and metallurgy microscopy
  • Statistical process control methodologies

What the AMRF can offer

  • Geometric and dimensional inspection of completed parts with larger geometries or throughput requirements to single micron accuracy
  • Reverse engineering of components for re-manufacture, inclusive of technical drawing creation and digital models
  • Industrial CT scanning of larger composite and metal parts and assemblies
  • Access to industry relevant inspection machine tools and software
  • Development of fit for purpose inspection regimes, tolerancing and process control systems
  • Our specialised metrology and inspection capabilities equipment

Our specialised metrology and inspection equipment

Hexagon Global S SCAN+ 12.15.10 Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)

Technical specifications

Bridge Style coordinate measuring machine configured with the following features:

  • Measurement envelop 1200mm wide x 1500mm long x 1000mm high
  • Maximum work piece mass 1800kg
  • Touch trigger, scanning probe and laser scanning measurement
  • Automatic tool changer and style rack
  • Offline programming and simulation
  • Standardised quality reporting for point cloud and touch probe inspection


The Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) has the ability to utilise both contact and non-contact sensors, allowing for precise inspection of geometric features and intricate free-form surfaces to single micron accuracy and repeatability. The system employs various probe options, including touch trigger for high-accuracy measurements, continuous scanning for rapid data acquisition, and laser scanning for capturing intricate free-form geometric details with high point densitities.

Its industry configuration makes access suitable for many organisations as an entry point for exploring CMM capability in:

  • situations where 100% precision inspection cannot be compromised
  • production validation and digital recreation of obsolete or hard to source parts
  • enabling tool path development for a range of other CMMs
  • supporting informed design for manufacturing and technology decisions.

The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • part geometric inspecting and reporting of prototype and production parts
  • surface dimension and contour mapping of as-built parts for design comparison
  • accurate surface finish measurement and reporting
  • streamlining existing or future manufacturing value streams

How could this help your business?

The availability of our CMM capability in a supportive, non-production environment, provides you with the opportunity to develop coordinated measuring application knowledge. Testing the machine, styles and scanning function with your own parts provides relatable insights into precision measuring and the practical benefits of automated inspection.

Evident OLS5100-EAF Confocal Microscope

Technical specifications

Reflection-type confocal laser-DIC scanning microscope with motorised stage, configured with the following features:

  • Staging area 100mm x 100mm x 210mm high
  • Maximum work piece mass 3kg
  • Magnification 54x to 17,280x
  • Field of view 16µm to 5,120µm
  • Display resolution 1nm width x 0.5nm height measurement

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Our confocal microscope is designed to deliver highly accurate 3D shape and surface roughness measurements at the submicron level. The software and controls support fast and efficient staging and microscopy workflows, enabling practical inspection activities and reporting outcomes with minimal training and microscopy expertise.

Accessible confocal microscopy at the AMRF provides you with the opportunity to apply this technology to manufacturing related inspection scenarios. 

The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • material composition inspecting and reporting on prototype and production parts
  • roughness inspection and contour mapping of surface finishing processes
  • observation modelling and image generation to support quality control compliance requirements

How could this help your business?

Development of reliable parts can require a detailed inspection at the sub-micron level, to analyse a material’s surface or the outcomes of a manufacturing process. Accessing confocal microscopy at the AMRF takes the guess work out of refining a process by validating a material's response to processing.

Evident DXS1000 Digital Microscope

Technical specifications
  • Staging area 300mm x 300mm x 295mm high
  • Maximum work piece mass 30kg
  • Magnification 23x to 8220x
  • Quick change objectives with motorised 10x optical zoom
  • Working distance 0.35mm to 66mm
  • Observation modes cover BF, DF, MIX, DIC, Oblique and Polarisation

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Digital microscopes provide an intuitive entry point into industrial microscopy. Accessing the technology located in the AMRF will provide you with opportunity for a hands-on application using their parts.

The configuration of our digital microscope enables comprehensive capabilities, from quick inspection, to detailed analysis activities.

The equipment is designed to measure and record detail from component surface mapping to material microstructures. The heavy-duty staging capacity, coupled with multiple quick-change observation functions and a wide range of objectives, delivers a flexible platform to inspect and analyse a wide range of parts from electronic assemblies to composite matrix structures

Whether utilisation is for a quick examination of tool edge wear, or a detailed analysis of a fractured material underpinning product improvement. Access provides insight into how modern industrial microscopy is applied to enhance inspection and quality control.

The benefits of accessing this equipment include:

  • inspection of finished parts or process valuation for compliance prior to production
  • measuring physical features directly from a part and image capture of inspections
  • comprehensive reporting of part conformance for meeting contract obligations

How could this help your business?

Digital microscopy connects manufacturers like you to an advanced quality assurance capability for part and assembly inspection, where reliability and compliance are needed to meet commercial obligations and mitigate production risks. Engagement with the digital microscope and our process control team can build relevant QA/QC technology awareness in your team. 


Precision Machining

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Overview

  • Multi-axis precision machining on mill-turn and universal machining centre platforms
  • Multiple kinematics on offer, with and without automated machine tending
  • Advanced technology cycles for a range of materials including carbon fibre, high temp superalloys, light alloys, hardened steels, and engineering plastics
  • Machine automation - palletising, tending, close loop inspection and control
  • Large volume wire EDM

What the AMRF can offer

  • Wholistic approach to design for precision machining, from fixturing to inspection
  • Advanced CAM programming, offline simulation and post processor development
  • Tool path optimisation, dynamic milling optimisation, and process control
  • Machining tool performance and failure mode analysis
  • Digital production simulation and feasibility studies

Our specialised precision machining equipment

DMG Mori NT4250 DCG Mill-Turn

Technical specifications

High-speed rigid construction mill-turn configured with the following features:

  • Fanuc F31iB5 control with DMG Mori Celos interface
  • Travel X – 750mm, Y – ±210mm, Z – 1650mm
  • Maximum work piece 660mm turning diameter x 1542mm long
  • Spindle and chuck 200mm diameter, 80mm bore x 4000 rpm
  • Mill turn spindle angular travel (B axis) ±120 degrees x 12,000 rpm
  • Automatic door, dual spindles, lower turret with live tooling

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The mill-turn platform specialises in complex component machining where maximum rigidity and tooling flexibility is mandatory. With a direct-centre-of-gravity kinematic, the mill-turn maintains utmost precision with simultaneous multi-axis control in 8 independent axes, dual spindles, and live tooling on the turret.

Tooling flexibility and an advanced, speedy control prioritises production efficiency when coupled with advanced CAM programming expertise. Flexible fixturing, advanced technology cycles for gear cutting and maximum material removal, and tooling lifecycle analysis are all on offer with the mill-turn platform at the AMRF.

The AMRF performs development to increase material removal rates across a range of technical alloys, programming and tool path development with advanced CAM software, analyses machining economics with a total life cycle approach, and always pushes for complex geometries delivered with maximum productivity and precision.

Access to this equipment will offer you the opportunity to: 

  • Optimise design for multi-axis precision mill-turn machining
  • push tools and programs to the limit across a range of technical metals and alloys
  • program gear cutting, y-axis turning, 3-axis turning, and double-sided lower turret live tooling cycles
  • experiment with automated machine tending and integrated on-machine verification

How could this help your business?

Availability of an industry relevant mill-turn can provide you with an opportunity to explore modern multi axis machine tool programming and functionality, offline from your production environment.

By engaging with us through our precision machining and computational design teams, there is an opportunity to explore cost-effective CNC mill-turn options using your own parts.

DMG Mori DMU 80 FD P duoBLOCK Machining Centre

Technical specifications

High speed flexible machining centre configured with the following features:

  • Controller Siemens Sinumerik 840D with Celos interface
  • Travel X – 800mm, Y – 1050mm, Z – 850mm
  • Table 900mm diameter, load capacity of 1500kg, with c-axis rotation of 800 rpm
  • Maximum work size 900mm diameter x 1450mm high
  • Universal milling head angular travel of -30° to +180° degrees x 12,000 rpm
  • HSK 100 spindle for maximum power transmission, integrated grinding for precision finishing, on-machine verification, vertical turning capability, and flexible fixturing

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The machining centre available at the AMRF features a novel head rotation to achieve 5-axes of control and an 800 rpm vertical turning table offering flexible, 5-axis precision machining capabilities required for intricate, but large-scale, part development and production. 

Accessing this machining centre, presents you with the opportunity to test component designs for machinability and programming development in your manufacturing setting.

Access to our equipment provides you with the opportunity to:

  • test combine machining processes on a single platform
  • develop know-how and confidence in applying advanced canned cycles
  • develop and test fixture design, and integrated inspection
  • production optimisation leveraging program simulation, rapid material removal, complex machining, precision finishing and automated tending

How could this help your business?

The option to experiment on a robust 5 axis machining centre through the entire precision machining scope - from bulk roughing cycles to gear cutting, threading, grinding and on machine measurement  - can provide you with a highly relevant development platform.

Fanuc Robocut Alpha-C800iB Electric Discharge Machining

Technical specifications

Large volume electronic discharge machine configured with the following features:

  • Controller Fanuc 31i-WB
  • Travel X – 600mm, Y – 800mm, Z – 510mm,
    U and V axis ±100mm
  • Maximum workpiece 1250mm (w) x 975mm (d) x 500mm (h) x 3000kg
  • Minimum step increment 0.0001mm
  • Wire diameter range 0.1mm to 0.3mm in copper, bronze, or molybdenum
  • Maximum taper angle 45 degrees

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The presence of a wire EDM within the AMRF supports toolmaking, metal additive and machine tool development activities. The high precision cutting of intricate parts in both thick and hard materials make this machining capability an essential process in the manufacturing development environment of the AMRF.

The availability of wire EDM for development work supports application knowledge in both design and machining domains. Large scale EDM access provides opportunity for industry to apply in practice this niche cutting process, leveraging its accuracy and unique capabilities at a relevant scale for many industrial applications.

The benefits of access this piece of equipment include:

  • addressing one off production challenges delivering a complex component proving capability and knowhow to and end user.
  • learning programming, workpiece setup and process trouble shooting
  • part design for EDM, opens new manufacturing possibilities and product form options in high strength materials

How could this help your business?

EDM is a specialised precision machining technology which limits access for product development and application knowhow, to those with access to the technology. Enabling large format EDM access through the AMRF supports the application opportunities of this established, yet critical machining technology.

Want to know more?

Could your machining requirements be met on a single machine tool, but you are uncertain about the combine capabilities, programming skill or the return on investment? Get in touch with us today and let's have a chat.


Quality Assurance and Materials Test

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Overview

AMRF operational systems will be developed using an integrated management system (IMS) approach. Certification uptake will underpin the AMRF’s own operational activities and governance. Our systems focus will enable the AMRF to assist customers in preparing to implement these standards utilising digital solutions.

Certifications will be pursued for the following standards

  • ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems
  • ISO 45001 – Health and Safety
  • ISO 14001 – Environmental management systems
  • ISO 27001 – Information Security Management Systems
  • AS 9100D – Aerospace Management Standard

What the AMRF can offer

  • Universally understood guidelines enable operational governance through a standardised approach.
  • Use of an integrated system promotes consistency and certainty in operational outcomes.
  • Employee and customer assurance through process transparency and efficiency gains, thereby reducing waste and operational risks.

Our specialised quality and materials test assurance capabilities

Integrated management systems are designed to provide overall operational governance across key pillars. These systems provide process rigour mitigating sustainment risks to the business through the documentation and reporting on how work is done, current performance and future focus.

Accreditation of the AMRF provides internal assurance in how the facility operates. Additionally, utilising the lessons learned in applying these standards to the facility, can provide an opportunity to share learnings and support other organisation in integrating digital systems to support workflows, records and automated reporting.

The benefits of working with us across your own standard journey include:

  • identifying system implementation pitfalls and benefits
  • consolidation of requirements to meet the need of each standard and eliminating documentation duplication
  • mapping automated process to support records and reporting requirements
  • enabling process independence supporting innovation, while meeting the prescriptive intent of standardisation.

How could this help your business?

The application of ISO standards underpins organisation effectiveness and continuous improvement. Delivering meaningful application is fundamental to success, however a fast-moving digital environment challenges static process methodologies.

If these issues reflect your experiences, then working toward meaningful application by drawing on our implementation and maintenance lessons could provide insights that take your application to the next level.