Showing 37 results for Researcher: Ryan R. Dehoff
August 21, 2026
6 MIN READ
ORNL and Idaho National Laboratory are collaborating to advance wire arc 3D printing of large pressure vessels and strengthen the domestic nuclear manufacturing supply chain. The labs will combine advanced manufacturing, AI and data science to accelerate the production and qualification of critical nuclear components.
July 2, 2026
5 MIN READ
The Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL has become a global leader in advanced manufacturing by combining place-based innovation, industry collaboration, technology transfer, ambitious demonstrations, workforce
May 14, 2026
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ORNL researchers combined 3D printing and PM-HIP to make large metal parts faster, cheaper and with less waste. The process enables complex, high-performance components for nuclear, aerospace and energy applications while helping strengthen U.S. manufacturing and supply chains.
April 22, 2026
6 MIN READ
A team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has won the 2026 SME Aubin Additive Manufacturing Case Study Award, which recognizes outstanding real-world applications of 3D printing.
January 29, 2026
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On January 16, 2026, the Knoxville Chamber led an informative, engaging event designed to emphasize the importance of partnerships between industry and the national lab system at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF).
August 9, 2025
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Peregrine software, used to monitor and analyze parts created through powder bed additive manufacturing, has released its most advanced dataset to date.
July 23, 2025
7 MIN READ
In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is built, the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kairos Power, has successfully developed and validated large-scale, 3D-printed polymer composite forms for casting complex, high-precision concrete structures that would be technically challenging and costly to produce using conventional methods.
July 18, 2025
3 MIN READ
ORNL set a new milestone in nuclear component innovation, successfully testing two 3D-printed stainless steel experimental capsules at the lab’s High Flux Isotope Reactor. This achievement marks an important step in demonstrating that additively manufactured components can meet the rigorous safety standards required in nuclear applications.
April 25, 2025
9 MIN READ
Inspired by a visit to ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Jonaaron Jones launched a career in additive manufacturing that led to founding Volunteer Aerospace and now leading Beehive Industries’ external parts business. Through close collaboration with MDF, Jones has helped drive innovation in defense, aviation and energy, while growing high-tech jobs and strengthening the U.S. manufacturing base.
January 2, 2025
7 MIN READ
A research partnership between two Department of Energy national laboratories has accelerated inspection of additively manufactured nuclear components, and the effort is now expanding to inspect nuclear fuels.
November 26, 2024
5 MIN READ
More than 200 stakeholders attended a recent workshop at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to discuss the future of powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing as a manufacturing technique.
September 11, 2024
6 MIN READ
A new convergent manufacturing platform, developed in only five months at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is debuting at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, in Chicago, Sept. 9–12, 2024.