The agreement will see the US Navy purchase a Sapphire XC printer to support the Maritime Industrial Base Program's efforts to accelerate ship repairs.
Molyclast alloys, which are compatible with 3D printing, are said to feature 100x finer grains than current state-of-the-art and fully isotropic properties.
The 3D printing company has welcomed back former Head of Market Development Dana McCallum as Head of Global Enterprise Sales, and appointed dental industry specialist Christoph Meyer as Director of Oral Health Sales Europe.
The company has installed new LPKF CuttingMaster 2127 ultraviolet (UV) laser de-panelling and Koh Young aSPIre 3 automated solder paste inspection (SPI) systems.
Quantum, which was founded to 'ensure the sustainable growth of strategic industrial assets' has acquired all of BCN3D's assets, including its headquarters and the production facility it opened last year.
A provisional patent has been filed, with RMIT now considering commercial opportunities to further develop its approach for the aerospace and medical device industries.
The organisation is delivering over $1.8 million to 18 small businesses to fund new products and services across additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, standards, semiconductor devices and other technologies.
