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ORNL 3D-prints first submersible hull for U.S. Navy

Posted at 9:40 am August 4, 2017
By John Huotari 2 Comments

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry takes a picture of the submersible hull 3D printed for the U.S. Navy at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility on Monday, May 22, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry takes a picture of the submersible hull 3D-printed for the U.S. Navy at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Hardin Valley on Monday, May 22, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The U.S. Navy teamed up with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to print the military’s first 3D-printed submersible hull in just four weeks. The parts were printed in just days, rather than weeks, and production costs were cut by 90 percent.

The hull was printed at ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Hardin Valley through a partnership with the Navy’s Disruptive Technology Lab, according to a story published July 20 by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ORNL is a DOE laboratory.

“ORNL and the Navy saw this is as an opportunity to bring together their resources and expertise in a partnership with the potential to revolutionize manufacturing in the defense sector,” the DOE story said. “Not only can the Navy find new ways to reduce traditional costs associated with manufacturing, but the lessons learned from this project will help ORNL further explore 3D printing applications in the boating industry, aerospace, buildings, and anything that requires a large, resilient structure. Partnerships like these help drive economic growth and reinforce our national security.”

The team working on the 3D-printed submersible hull needed to create a 30-foot proof-of-concept hull out of carbon fiber composite material, DOE said. The prototype vessel is called the Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator, and it could be used to deploy logistics capabilities and sensors. Future vessels will need to be manufactured faster and incorporate new designs to support Navy missions, DOE said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printing, additive manufacturing, BAAM, Big Area Additive Manufacturing, carbon composite, Carderock, Cincinnati Incorporated, Department of Defense, Disruptive Technology Lab, DOE, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, NAVSEA Commanders Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator, ORNL, Rick Perry, submersible hull, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Navy

ORNL, Boeing set Guinness World Record with 3D printed tool for Boeing 777X wing part

Posted at 11:02 pm August 30, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS measurement of ORNL-Boeing trim tool Aug 29 2016

Official measurement of the 3D printed trim tool co-developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The Boeing Company exceeded the required minimum size to achieve the Guinness World Records title of largest solid 3D printed item. Pictured above on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, is Guinness World Records Judge Michael Empric. (Photo courtesy ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy)

 

HARDIN VALLEY—A tool made by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has set a world record for largest solid item manufactured on a 3D printer. Guinness World Records confirmed the tool’s measurements during a visit to ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Hardin Valley on Monday.

The trim-and-drill tool measures 17.5 feet long, 5.5 feet wide, and 1.5 feet tall. It’s comparable in length to a large sport utility vehicle and weighs approximately 1,650 pounds.

It will be used to help make a wing part on the Boeing 777X airplane, a passenger jet. After ORNL completes some testing, Boeing will evaluate the tool in the company’s new production facility in St. Louis and then provide information to ORNL about its performance.

ORNL printed the trim-and-drill tool in only 30 hours on a 3D printer at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Hardin Valley using mostly ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) mixed with about 20 percent carbon fiber. ABS is the same material used to produce Legos, and it’s a tough, strong polymer, said Bill Peter, MDF director.

Judge Michael Empric said Guinness World Records had set a minimum measurement of 10.5 cubic feet for the new largest solid 3D printed item, which is a new category. The Boeing tool printed by ORNL measured much larger, 82.4 cubic feet, Empric said.

The original tool was printed in one piece and was larger, but it was trimmed down, Empric said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printed, 3D printer, 3D printing, 777X, additive manufacturing, BAAM, Big Area Additive Manufacturing, Bill Peter, Boeing, Boeing 777X, Boeing Research and Technology, Cincinnati Incorporated, Guinness World Records, largest solid 3D printed item, Leo Christodoulou, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Michael Empric, Mike Matlack, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, SNS, Spallation Neutron Source, Techmer, Thom Mason, trim-and-drill tool, TruDesign, Vlastimil Kunc, world record

Record views for ORNL video on 3D-printed Shelby Cobra

Posted at 10:47 am January 20, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Shelby Cobra 3D Print at ORNL

This Shelby Cobra sports car, 3D-printed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was on display last week at the Detroit Auto Show Technology Showcase. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

The video by Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the Shelby Cobra that was 3D printed at the lab’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in west Knox County has received more than 70,000 hits—an all-time record for ORNL videos.

The car and ORNL video were shown at last week’s Detroit Auto Show.

The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility is off Hardin Valley Road in west Knox County.

Here is the video:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D car, 3D print, BAAM, Big Area Additive Manufacturing, Detroit Auto Show, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, NAIAS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Shelby Cobra

3-D printed Shelby Cobra highlights ORNL R&D at Detroit Auto Show

Posted at 7:30 pm January 12, 2015
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 4 Comments

Shelby Cobra 3D Print at ORNL

This Shelby Cobra sports car, 3D-printed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be on display this week at the Detroit Auto Show Technology Showcase. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

With a 3-D printed twist on an automotive icon, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is showcasing additive manufacturing research at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

ORNL’s newest 3-D printed vehicle pays homage to the classic Shelby Cobra in celebration of the racing car’s 50th anniversary. The 3-D printed Shelby will be on display January 12-15 as part of the show’s inaugural Technology Showcase.

Researchers printed the Shelby car at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL using the Big Area Additive Manufacturing, or BAAM, machine, which can manufacture strong, lightweight composite parts in sizes greater than one cubic meter. The approximately 1,400-pound vehicle contains 500 pounds of printed parts made of 20 percent carbon fiber. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2015 North American International Auto Show, 3-D printed, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, BAAM, Big Area Additive Manufacturing, carbon fiber, Cincinnati Incorporated, composite parts, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Local Motors, Lonnie Love, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Manufacturing Systems Research, NAIAS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Science, ORNL, Shelby Cobra, Technology Showcase, TruDesign, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle

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