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A newly launched research collaboration aims to bolster Australia’s advanced manufacturing base by putting a domestically produced titanium powder through its paces for high-value industrial use. The material in question, TiRO powder, is a titanium feedstock made via a process the developers describe as highly efficient and low in emissions.
The A$677,000 program is headed by Coogee Titanium alongside The University of Queensland (UQ), with backing from the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC). Its central question is whether TiRO powder can be turned into high-quality titanium parts through additive manufacturing and other advanced techniques. If it can, the payoff could be substantial: lower costs, a smaller environmental footprint, and a route for Australia to sta