Contact details:
CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA
Biography
I am a Experimental Scientist in Additive Manufacturing experienced in Arcam electron beam melting new materials development, operation, support structure creation, and powder characterisation and metallograpy.
For the past 5 years I have been using our additive manufacturing 3D printer to build parts in titanium in a powder layer process. This process made by Arcam AB in Sweden uses an electron beam to preheat and lightly sinter layers of metal powder raked over a baseplate and micro-weld them to the shape of parts, gradually building parts in very thin 50 micron layers thousands of times to make parts up to 180 mm high x 200mm x 200mm.
I am still involved in characterising Cold Spray coatings. Cold Spray utilizes a supersonic jet of gas embedded with powders to bond metal powders to substrates and create coatings or semi-fabricate parts to shape. This technology can enhance corrosion, oxidation, fatigue, and wear resistance of materials.
Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Arcam Equipment Leader Lab 22
Research and Industry Production of parts
Academic Qualifications
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2000
Phd
University of Queensland -
1996
Bachelor Materials Engineering
UNSW
Professional Experiences
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2004-2017
Member
Materials Australia -
2004-2017
Member
ASM -
2004-2017
Member
TMS
Achievements and Awards
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2015
CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Titanium Heel Implant Team
CSIRO
ORCID 0000-0003-3013-4045