This little piglet seems to have had a run up over the last two days. A 3D printing outfit, possibly heavy industry orientated.
It has traded as high as $4 just on 5 years ago but not since then.
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now 5.7c .... and a tilt ... from a drone article from
Criterion
While Droneshield grabs the headlines, other ASX companies are vying for a share of the $US10 billion military and security drone market
..the $20 million market cap 3D printer
Aurora Labs (ASX:A3D) .... serviced the oil and gas sector but has decided to focus solely on defence.
Aurora’s
pièce de résistance is a microgas propulsion turbine, designed to propel heavier drones over long-range flights of up to 1,000 kilometres (which battery-powered engines can’t do).
The Perth-based company is “actively engaged” with the Australian Defence Force and its suppliers, whilst highlighting its credentials as the only sovereign supplier of these units.
CEO Rebekah Letheby says each UAV has its own requirements in terms of range and weight, or they might need to carry a specific payload.
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With our 3D printing we can modify the design to suit the specific platform,” she says.
Aurora’s key route to the defence heavies is by way of a memorandum of understanding with the WA-based Innovaero, which is prototyping drones in joint venture with prime defence contractor BAE Systems.
Letheby says the company only has been working on its turbine for seven months, but expects “transformational” contracts in the next 12 to 18 months. The company last year generated a modest $174,000 in revenue from legacy oil and gas work.
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and from their 23 Aug announcement:
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the AL250 3D Metal Printer, designed, engineered and built in Australia by Aurora Labs is now available for printing in the Company’s industrial printing services facility based in Perth.
"Parts printed in Inconel 625 have been processed for the development of new production printing parameter window, tuned to the AL250, setting a baseline for printing parts in this widely used nickel based, super alloy found in aerospace and many industrial applications including oil and gas components or aerospace
rocketry for excellent thermal, corrosion resistance and fatigue properties. The data achieved for the Inconel 625 properties includes hardness as built 315 HV10 and part density at 8.4g/cm3.
"The team looks forward to printing full-scale micro gas turbines in this alloy and developing further print applications to expand its product offerings in the area of micro gas turbines and related parts.