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Letter: Make Vogel one of your three choices for City Council

Posted at 7:15 pm September 22, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Letters Leave a Comment

To the Editor:

We are very fortunate to have several candidates running for City Council on issues that Council actually works on. Continuing good schools seems to be on all platforms and should be. Safety for citizens and the community is also very important. How to pay for these without raising taxes is probably the most important part of the platform. Oak Ridge is a city dependent on the U.S. government more than most Tennessee cities. During the early years, scientists and engineers from the “plants” lived in Oak Ridge and made it a well-run, highly educated city that was famous the world over.

Some of the “plants” are still here and now are making scientific breakthroughs that are changing manufacturing in this country. 3-D printing, carbon fibers, and the Spallation Neutron Source are part of great scientific achievements. However, less than one-half of the employees live in Oak Ridge, and almost no new manufacturing is moving here to take advantage of this great success coming out of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex. That can change. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Letters, Opinion Tagged With: 3-D printing, carbon fibers, City Council, DOE, Gene Caldwell, Hans Vogel, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Science City, Spallation Neutron Source, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

ORNL researchers use 3-D printer to print table with bamboo fiber

Posted at 12:12 pm July 8, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

ORNL bamboo tablecloth

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used a 3-D printer to print a table that was manufactured using 10 percent bamboo fiber. (Photo by ORNL)

 

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using bamboo fiber in 3-D printing experiments, and they’ve printed a table that contains 10 percent bamboo fiber composite.

The goal is to determine whether bio-based feedstock materials from living (or once-living) organisms are feasible in what is known as additive manufacturing.

Officials say 3-D printing is used to manufacture items a layer at a time using such materials as carbon, glass, or bamboo fiber. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3-D printing, bamboo fiber, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Soydan Ozcan

ORNL, Strangpresse LLC sign additive manufacturing patent license agreement

Posted at 1:47 pm October 11, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility Entrance

New additive manufacturing technologies are being explored at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL. The MDF is on Hardin Valley Road in west Knox County. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Strangpresse LLC of Youngstown, Ohio, have signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement on a portfolio of ORNL patents related to large-scale additive manufacturing.

ORNL is leading advances in the production of large-scale 3-D printed materials, refining industrial processes to decrease costs and increase efficiency.

Under the agreement, Strangpresse, a Hapco Inc. affiliate, may make, use, or sell the lab’s patented developments of materials, processes and controls that enable the manufacture of parts much larger than current standards.

“We’re very pleased to be joining with ORNL to carry large-scale additive manufacturing technology to the marketplace,” said Strangpresse President Chuck George. “Our leadership team has over 70 years of experience in the thermoplastics extrusion industry, and we see this partnership as a great opportunity to expand this technology.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3-D printed materials, 3-D printing, additive manufacturing, Chuck George, DOE, Eugene Cochran, Hapco Inc., large-scale additive manufacturing, Lonnie Love, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Manufacturing Systems Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Strangpresse LLC, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle

ORNL invites companies to connect with lab at ‘Explore ORNL’ 

Posted at 10:00 pm June 21, 2015
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge National Laboratory will open its doors July 14-15 for its “Explore ORNL” conference designed to introduce the region’s business community to the lab’s world-class research and development facilities and expertise, a press release said.

“Explore ORNL is an outreach event that provides companies both large and small with a unique opportunity to learn about collaboration possibilities,” said Tom Rogers, ORNL’s director of Industrial Partnerships and Economic Development.

Representatives from companies such as Boeing, Cummins, Local Motors, Ten-Tec, Dresser-Rand, and Eagle Bend Manufacturing will speak about their experiences in working with ORNL experts to overcome technical challenges and develop new products. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3-D printing, automotive industry, Boeing, Brookings Institution, composites manufacturing, Cummins, Dresser-Rand, Eagle Bend Manufacturing, Explore ORNL, high-performance computing, Industrial Partnerships and Economic Development, industry voucher, Jamie Stitt, Kim Kethcum, Local Motors, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Mark Muro, material characterization, neutron imaging, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, research and development, researchers, ReVV!, sensors, Spallation Neutron Source, Ten-Tec, Tennessee, Tennessee Automotive Manufacturers Association, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Tom Rogers, transportation technologies

Gooch: Main Street No. 1 priority, gives updates on National Park, reappraisals, airport

Posted at 1:08 am May 6, 2015
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Main Street Oak Ridge Site Plan April 16, 2015

Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch on Tuesday said his number one priority for the community is the successful development of Main Street Oak Ridge, which would redevelop the former Oak Ridge Mall. Pictured above is a cropped picture of the Main Street Oak Ridge site plan as of April 16. A link to a larger PDF version of the plan is included in the story below.

 

Note: Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch gave an update on positive developments and challenges during a talk to the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge on Tuesday, May 5. Here is a lightly edited version of his remarks, which organized the positive developments and challenges into sections. Gooch was appointed mayor by the seven-member Oak Ridge City Council on November 24. This is his first four-year term on the City Council.

It is a distinct privilege for me to serve as your mayor, but I always preface my remarks by saying that I am not speaking today for Council or for the city manager. I have one vote on Council, but I do consider myself to be the chairman of the board of directors for the city.

In that capacity, as I enter my sixth month of service as mayor, I want to share my thoughts about positive developments in our city, discuss near-term challenges that we face, share the results that I have from the community survey that I have been conducting, and leave time for your questions and comments.

First. My number one priority for our community is the successful development of Main Street Oak Ridge (which would redevelop the former Oak Ridge Mall), and it is moving forward. Last week, Crosland Southeast announced that MDC Development Group of Atlanta will be the hotel developer for the project. MDC is also a major developer in the senior housing industry and 15 months ago opened Canterfield Oak Ridge Assisted Living. It has been very successful and well-received in our community.

I was advised yesterday (Monday, May 4) that the retail leasing component of the Main Street project is moving forward, as are the negotiations with a developer for the multi-family housing component of the Main Street project. Groundbreaking and demolition for Main Street is on schedule to begin by June 30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: 3-D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced composite, alloys, Anderson County, Board of Education, Bruce Borchers, budget, Carl Kalbacher, Cassius Cash, challenges, community impact assessment, Crosland Southeast, CVMR, demolition, DOE, Environmental Management Disposal Facility, graphene, Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission, groundbreaking, hotel, Jackson Square, Jim Akagi, K-25 site, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, mayor, MDC, MDC development group, metal powders, metallurgy, Mike Hargett, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, national park, National Park Service, NPS, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge airport, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, positive developments, Powerhouse Six Solar One Megawatt Array, preschool, property tax rate, property values, reappraisals, review, Roane County, The Ferguson Group, U.S. Department of Energy, Warren Gooch

ORNL, Ohio company work together on new large-scale 3-D printing system

Posted at 1:06 pm February 19, 2014
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leave a Comment

ORNL and Cincinnati Inc. CRADA

From left are David Danielson, DOE assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy; Johnny Moore; DOE site office manager, Andy Jamison, Cincinnati Inc. CEO; and U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann. (ORNL photo/Jason Richards)

Technology seeks to provide new capabilities for auto, aerospace, other U.S. industries

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with Cincinnati Inc., a manufacturer of high quality machine tools located in Harrison, Ohio, to develop a large-scale polymer additive manufacturing (3-D printing) system.

The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of a new additive manufacturing machine that can print large polymer parts faster and more cheaply than current technologies. The partnership agreement supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative to increase the efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector and ensure that innovative clean energy technologies continue to be developed in America.

ORNL is a DOE lab. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3-D polymer printers, 3-D printing, additive manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Andrew Jamison, Chuck Fleischmann, Cincinnati Inc., clean energy, Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, David Danielson, DOE, energy efficiency, manufacturing, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, MDF, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, ORNL, polymer additive manufacturing, polymer parts, renewable energy, Thom Mason, U.S. Department of Energy

ORNL researcher discusses 3-D printing Tuesday

Posted at 10:18 am May 13, 2013
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

The Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will hold its monthly luncheon lecture meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting will feature speaker Lonnie J. Love, who will discuss the development of 3-D printing and other advanced manufacturing applications at ORNL, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: 3-D printing, advanced manufacturing, Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Friends of ORNL, Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL

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