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Sergeant Alan Rowell with the conference table he made for the Chief of Army through the Holsworthy MakerSpace. Story and photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Making a space for manufacturing

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1065 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, Holsworthy Barracks, MakerSpace

Fox Rowell’s husband used to finish each year feeling the pressures of military life and talking about discharging. CAPTION: Sergeant Alan

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A 3D-printed training aid, created at the MakerSpace at Latchford Barracks, helps instructors teach how to perform a cricothyrotomy – which involves cutting through the cricothyroid membrane and inserting a valve to make an alternate airway in the neck. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Science & Technology

3D printers breathe life into medical training

16/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 883 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, ADF School of Health, CBRN, MakerSpace

When damaged or blocked airways stop a patient breathing, medics can cut through the cricothyroid membrane and insert a valve

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Personnel at the Army Logistics Training Centre use the MakerSpace workshop on Latchford Barracks. Story and photos by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Science & Technology

Intuitive 3D printers improve cognitive learning

16/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 938 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, MakerSpace, RAEME

Creating a T-800 Terminator skull with glowing red eyes to hold your beret might not seem like the most ‘military’

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