ORNL Combines 3D Printing and High-Pressure Processing to Reshape Large-Scale Metal Part Production

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has successfully used 3D printing to create canisters for hot isostatic pressing, a metal treatment process, eliminating traditional welding and machining steps. This advancement enables faster production of large, critical metal parts while reducing manufacturing complexity and labor.

For the first time, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used additive manufacturing to fabricate the canisters for powder metallurgical hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP), eliminating the welding, machining and forming steps that have long constrained the production of large, critical…

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