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A joint venture comprising some of the largest defence companies in the world will test a WA-developed, 3D-printed propulsion system in hopes of integrating it into future capabilities.

The 27-year-old behind an innovative 'factory-in-a-box', which can 3D print a boat in just 36 hours, has been awarded a national young innovator prize ahead of the system's unveiling in January.

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On the back of its desire to attain further defence sector growth, Canning Vale-based Aurora Labs has undertaken a board restructure.

Aurora Labs has reached a milestone, with the Australian Defence Force set to fund the company's prototype of a novel propulsion system for unmanned aerial systems.

An industrial-scale 3D printer designed and manufactured in WA and founded by a 27-year-old has been granted $400,000 to advance its manufacturing-as-a-service business model.

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Industrial innovation specialist Aurora Labs has hit an important milestone in the development of its signature 3D metal printing technology, with an independent evaluation demonstrating its effectiveness and the company declaring the product “commercially ready”. Aurora has completed successful trial printing of stainless steel components for customers that include BAE Systems Maritime Australia for the Navy's Hunter Class Frigate Program.

Aurora Labs has wrapped up a trial project that tested the company's 3D metal printing technology's ability to “print” stainless steel components for the construction of Australian Navy frigates. Aurora says the trial, under a collaboration with Australian defence contractor, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, has returned positive outcomes in terms of part quality, dimensional accuracy and build rate.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing group Aurora Labs has entered a pivotal point in its well flagged technology development pathway strategy as it prepares to take the next step towards commercialisation of its 3D printing technology. The Perth-based company says it is now on the verge of reaching the final technical milestone of the technology development pathway that signals commercial readiness of its suite of products.

Aurora Labs appears to have scored a major coup by entering into a collaboration agreement with Australian defence contractor, BAE Systems Maritime Australia to test its specialist 3D metal printing technology's ability to “print” stainless steel components for the construction of Australian Navy frigates. The components to be tested are currently sourced via traditional manufacturing and wholesale channels.

ASX-listed 3D printing specialist Aurora Labs has officially opened its new head office premises in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale, Western Australia, from where the company will continue its push to bring a new generation 3D laser printer for industrial metal components to the market. The company has said the move will enable it to achieve long-term cost savings of up to $240,000 a year.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing specialist Aurora Labs is making strong progress in its plans to develop faster and higher quality laser printing for heavy industry components, hitting the third milestone on its ‘pathway to commercialisation' of its flagship 3D printer. Hitting its ambitious target would set Aurora apart from competitors in terms of production speed and power.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing company Aurora Labs has hit the ground running after moving operations to its new Canning Vale facility in Perth. The company's Beta prototype printer has produced its first coupons since the relocation, marking the relaunch of Aurora's 12-month “Technology Development Pathway” strategy with an end goal of commercialising its 3D printing technology.

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3D metal printing group, Aurora Labs has received favourable results from initial tests it conducted to assess the material properties of sample parts printed with specialist aluminium powders supplied by its research project collaborator, Gränges Powder Metallurgy. Aurora is researching the possibility of using aluminium alloy powders in its powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

3D metal printing group, Aurora Labs has locked down an Australian patent for a key part of its Multi-Layer Concurrent Printing technology as it looks to progress its flagship RMP-1 printer technology to commercial readiness. The patent adds to the two the company has already secured in China and Japan. MCP patent applications in other jurisdictions including the US and Europe are at various stages of the approvals process.

ASX-listed Aurora Labs has succeeded in upgrading the fume extraction capability of its flagship RMP-1 prototype 3D printer, maintaining its competitive performance edge in the rapidly developing 3D printing market. Importantly, the company says it has done so without any reduction in print quality. Aurora said the fume extraction upgrade which was delivered on time and budget is part of its 12-month development pathway.

ASX-listed Aurora Labs has taken receipt of major equipment to upgrade its flagship RMP-1 3D printer prototype, keeping the Perth-based industrial tech and innovation player on the path to commercialising the potentially game-changing printing device next year. The new equipment means a “fume extraction upgrade” on the prototype 3D printer can now go ahead as planned.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing developer, Aurora Labs, is exploring software innovation with US computing giant HP Inc., investigating the potential compatibility of HP software to generate 3D print files with Aurora's printers. HP said its new Universal Build Manager leverages its software to enable simplified and automated build preparation across multiple additive manufacturing technologies at super-charged speeds.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing developer, Aurora Labs, has successfully completed the first phase print parameter testing of its RMP-1 printer with plans on track to have commercial applications in place by mid next year. Aurora said its latest high power, high density printing results will enable its Rapid Manufacturing Technology to outperform its competitor's laser bed fusion printers.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing group, Aurora Labs, has been granted another patent for a key part of its Multi-Layer Concurrent Printing, or “MCP” technology, this time in Japan. Only last month the Perth-based company locked down a patent in China, while patent applications in other countries, including in the USA and Australia, are also at various stages of their respective approval processes.

Aurora Labs has jumped out of the gates of its latest capital raising with an oversubscribed placement and share purchase plan underway to raise up to $3.5 million at $0.085 per share, as its stock opened at $0.12 per share today.

ASX-listed 3D metal printing technology player, Aurora Labs, has taken a significant step towards protecting its groundbreaking Multi-Layer Concurrent Printing, or "MCP" 3D printing technology after being granted a patent in China.

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ASX-listed 3D metal printing technology player, Aurora Labs, has now confirmed the appointment of Peter Snowsill as the company's new Chief Executive Officer after he served five months as the Acting CEO. Snowsill, who has more than 25 years of tech-based executive, engineering and project management experience, took the reins during a period of restructuring and cost cutting largely brought on by the economic fallout of COVID-19 restrictions.

ASX-listed tech player, Aurora Labs' 3D metal printing business strategy has pivoted from a manufacturing and distribution model to a less costly and lower risk partnership, licensing and royalty model. The major strategic shift follows the completion of a review of the company's 3D metal printing technology to determine what is needed over the next 12 months to advance its fast RMP-1 printer in particular towards commercial readiness.

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ASX-listed tech player, Aurora Labs' new board has wasted no time in implementing a cost saving program that is set to reduce annual expenditures by a whopping $6M a year. The cuts, which also include a paring back of executive pays and a lower overall head count, will see monthly overheads at the Perth based 3D metal printing specialist cut by 65 per cent.

Aurora Labs has executed on a strategy to refresh its board in line with its vision to get set for the commercialisation of its 3D printing technology. Perth corporate finance player, Grant Mooney of Mooney & Partners corporate advisory is now in the Chair and COO Peter Snowsill will step up into the interim CEO role as founder and 3D printing specialist, Dave Budge moves into the role of Chief Technical Officer.

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Terry Stinson has been appointed non-executive director of Aurora Labs, following the decision by Mathew Whyte to step down from the board but remains as company secretary until th

Well known technology man, Terry Stinson, has joined the board of ASX-listed Aurora Labs to support the company's commercialisation strategy. Aurora considers his appointment key to delivering its 3D metal printing technology to market as it pulls out of the research and development phase. Mr Stinson will no doubt help the company to focus on large-scale commercial applications for its printing technology.

Aurora Labs has successfully completed a testing program of samples of corrosion-resistant, 316L stainless steel using the company's patented multi-layered concurrent printing technology. The independent test results have exceeded ASTM standards in tensile and yield strength. The company said this was an important step towards demonstrating that its multi-layered concurrent proprietary technology is viable and efficient.

Aurora Labs has executed a framework agreement with a global quality assurance provider to have the spare parts that are “printed” by its unique 3D metal printers certified. The agreement may enhance Aurora's opportunity to break into markets such as the marine, aviation, and oil and gas industries where down time means money and the ability to create parts on-site is potentially revolutionary.

Aurora Labs has partnered with engineering firm Gränges AB to embark on a potentially lucrative research project that will investigate the possibility of commercialising Aurora's 3D printing technology for the high value, high turnover automotive spare parts industry. The innovative pair will look to combine their expertise, potentially paving the way for significant sales of Aurora's “RMP1” 3D metal printer into the car parts manufacturing industry.

Industrial technologist, Aurora Labs, is finding there is plenty of global market interest in its ground breaking, uber-fast RMP-1 metal 3D printer, with the company now in early negotiations with a number of industrial players wanting to know more about its printer's capabilities. The WA outfit recently touched base with potential new clients at Formnext, the world's leading additive manufacturing exhibition in Germany.

Aurora Labs is bringing its futuristic 3D printing technology to the fore through the development of its market-leading “Rapid Manufacturing Printer One”, or “RMP1”. The RMP1 3D printer uses a process called “direct metal laser melting”, that can print more than a single layer at a time, which the company has trademarked as “Multi-layer Concurrent Printing”. This printer is the stuff of the future – it literally melts metal powder and builds a product or part from the ground up.

Bibra Lake-based Aurora Labs has announced plans to raise $4 million through a placement, primarily to accelerate the commercialisation of its 3D printers.

Aurora Labs will receive both ongoing income from operations and funds after the first sale of its unique RMP-1 Beta 3D printer to AdditiveNow, a company that it holds a stake in, alongside asset management and engineering giant, Worley. AdditiveNow is looking to provide 3D printing services to tier-1 energy, chemicals, resources and infrastructure clients and the deal represents a leap into commercialisation for Aurora.