Mackay, QLD introduces public circuit board printer as part of manufacturing collaboration project

Mackay, QLD Public Circuit Board Printer Collaboration

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Mackay Regional Council and METS Ignited installed the printer for the one-year Rapid Prototyping and Micro Manufacturing Collaborative Pilot. The NeoDen pick-and-place machine can produce up to 400 printed circuit boards per day. Members of the public can create their own boards at minimal expense. Early users of the technology include local IoT manufacturer Vayeron. Local officials plan on expanding printer capacity to reduce the impacts of global supply chains on innovation.

Facilities & Infrastructure Economic Development Commerce Pilot / POC

Mackay, QLD

Regional council in Queensland

Australia

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Scale-ups and start-ups collaborate for Rapid Prototyping and Micro Manufacturing project in Mackay — Greater Whitsunday Alliance

The Greater Whitsunday region is one step closer to growing our manufacturing industry with the launch of a new pilot project. Transforming how regional businesses design and produce their own printed circuit boards, electronics, and sensors, The Rapid Prototyping and Micro Manufacturing Collabor

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Tech start-ups for years have been at the mercy of Chinese imports for circuit boards, but a new machine unveiled in north Queensland may be the first step towards changing that.

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