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Manufacturing Innovation

Manufacturing Innovation

The United States’ most effective laboratory consortium model for accelerating manufacturing innovation for energy systems.

Recent Impacts

Enhancing Nuclear Research Efficiency

A research partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory has accelerated inspection of additively manufactured nuclear components, and the effort is now expanding to inspect nuclear fuels. 

MDF Hosts Innovation Days

The inaugural event brought together MDF Innovation Ecosystem partners for conversations about energy, development of collaborative opportunities, and strategies.

High-Speed Material Circularity

ORNL and AirTech demonstrated the efficiency of a circular economy, recycling expensive thermoplastic to create a new 3D-printed mold that can be recycled and reused over and over again.

 

Sponsorship

MDF is supported by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office