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How Orbital Composites’ technology solution could deliver on 3D printing promise for robotic automation

Even though there is currently a broader use of composite materials in sectors like the automotive due to the desirable combination of low weight and high strength properties, those materials have long been used...

ORNL equips TVA Browns Ferry nuclear plant with 3D printed nuclear reactor components

“This project provides the foundation for designing and manufacturing a variety of 3D-printed parts that will contribute to creating a clean energy future”, John Strumpell, manager of North America Fuel R&D at Framatome. As far...

Ornl And Utoledo Agree To carry out a Research on Lightweight Advanced Materials For Automotive

The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of high-strength, intelligent, lightweight...

GKN Aerospace: ORNL’s agreement and first flight of GKN’s OID technology involving 3D printed components

GKN Aerospace just signed a five-year research agreement for $17.8 million with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Both parties will make use of ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) to develop research on the industrialization...

ORNL releases 3D printing datasets that can be used to enhance the quality of 3D printed parts

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has publicly released a new set of additive manufacturing data that industry and researchers can use to evaluate and improve the quality of 3D-printed components. The...

ORNL researchers 3D print defect-free tungsten parts

Remember when I told you that tungsten’s hardness and extremely high melting point have always made it difficult to process via additive manufacturing technologies?  Add to that the fact that the development of defects...

3D printing large rotating steam turbine blades for generating energy in power plants – ORNL just ticked this box

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently achieved the production of large rotating steam turbine blades for generating energy in power plants. Led by partner Siemens Technology, the U.S. research and...

Lithoz and ORNL to assess the LIS technology capabilities for 3D printed non-oxide ceramics

How can one ensure the fabrication of non-oxide ceramics with high-refractive indexes, such as silicon carbide, for use in extreme temperature applications? Ceramic 3D printing company Lithoz’ new partnership aims to answer this one-million-dollar question....

NASA builds 3D printed rover wheel prototype for future space exploration

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory which comes under the US Department of Energy took Additive Manufacturing to the next level by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as used by NASA for its...

ZEISS & ORNL sign licensing agreement for inspection of 3D printed parts

A licensing agreement between the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and manufacturer of multidimensional metrology solutions ZEISS will enable industrial X-ray computed tomography, or CT, to perform rapid evaluations of 3D-printed components...