Manufacturing Technology Areas

More than 25 separate centers form the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology. These centers focus on seven core technology areas that are organized around the Department of Energy's initiative to improve American industrial competitiveness.

Those core technology areas and associated area of expertise are

• manufacturing technology development
  

  - direct assistance programs
  - manufacturing skills campus
  - skills demonstration

• manufacturing technology demonstration
  

  - ultraprecision manufacturing technology
  - manufacturing prototyping and demonstration
  - micromanufacturing technology
  - concurrent engineering environment
  - lithium microbattery technology

• manufacturing technology deployment
  

  - composite manufacturing
  - coatings and finishings
  - materials joining
  - plating and cleaning
  - medical health engineering and manufacturing
  - manufacturing information resources

• energy and environmentally conscious manufacturing
  

  - energy conservation
  - pollution prevention
  - advanced refrigerants

• manufacturing quality and process assurance
  

  - metrology center
  - diagnostics and process assurance
  - testing and evaluation
  - measurement and control technology applications
  - advanced photonics initiative

• industry-specific technology
  

  - advanced ceramics
  - advanced propulsion
  - machine technology access
  - ceramic electronic packaging
  - textiles

• special materials processing
  

  - hazardous materials processing
  - hazardous materials packaging
  - hazardous materials management and storage
  - depleted uranium processing
  - enriched uranium processing

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