For Tungsten Cutting Tools, ANCA and CSIRO Developing Hybrid AM System

To bring a new hybrid manufacturing platform that will be designed to manufacture custom tungsten cutting tools to market, Australian machine tool manufacturer Australian Numerical Control and Automation Pty Ltd (ANCA) is teaming up Australia's largest science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Sutton Tools and the Advanced Manufacturing Development Centre (AMGC).

It is understood that ANCA and partners such as CSIRO have jointly completed a successful six-month pilot project. The project will increase the production capacity to produce tungsten carbide tools more economically and efficiently. The pilot project is funded by the Victorian Government.

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Once a novel hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing system is developed, ANCA will have the right to commercialize the technology. This is expected to drive the company's growth, including expanding the team, increasing revenue and addressing gaps in the global tool market.

ANCA Research and Technology Manager Dean McBain said that without the support of trusted partners like CSIRO, Sutton Tools and AMGC, such a complex project and process would not have. The tungsten cutting tool manufacturer relies on the organization's laboratories, equipment, and knowledge. Sutton Tools can provide practical input from an end-user perspective. AMGC is almost the only organization that can provide financial assistance.

ANCA Pty Ltd is an Australia company that designs and manufactures computer numerical controlled grinding machines. The company was founded in 1974 by Pat Boland and Pat McCluskey in Melbourne, Australia, is also an important supplier of CNC tools and cutting systems to companies like Renishaw, Airbus, and Boeing. The company currently exports 99% of its products to customers in over 45 countries and has offices in the UK, Germany, China, Thailand, India, Japan, Brazil, and the US.

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CSIRO project leader Dayalan Gunasegaram said of the cooperation: "We're looking forward to continuing to work with ANCA to refine and develop their additive manufacturing platform for new tungsten carbide tools, given the value that this could create for Australian manufacturing."

CSIRO is Australia's largest national research institute, formerly the Advisory Council of Science and Industry established in 1926. The institute has advanced Australia with a range of inventions and innovations that have had a significant positive impact on the lives of people around the world.

 

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