Recent advancements at ORNL show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for mass-produced vehicles than traditional tooling methods.
Trevor Aguirre, an extreme environment materials researcher, has been selected as a 2025 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award winner by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for his contributions to ceramic additive manufacturing.
Inspired by a visit to ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Jonaaron Jones launched a career in additive manufacturing that led to founding Volunteer Aerospace and now leading Beehive Industries’ external parts business.
Two scientists and an Innovation Crossroads alumna affiliated with ORNL were recognized by DOE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office last month for their contributions in manufacturing Â鶹ӰÒô for the nation’s energy sector.
A residential and commercial tower under development in Brooklyn is changing the New York City skyline, and its origins exist in ORNL research.
Craig Blue, a program director at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a 2019 fellow for SME (formerly known as the Society for Manufacturing Engineers).