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Our revolutionary manufacturing processes, techniques, and tools will increase the productivity, energy efficiency, and global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. Among PNNL’s advanced manufacturing patented and patent-pending technologies and approaches are a suite of award-winning Solid Phase Processing technologies that enable next-generation materials and components with game-changing performance that could help the transportation, aerospace, energy, consumer electronic, and metal manufacturing industries, among others. Browse our dozens of innovations available for licensing.

 

Available Technologies Spotlight

Robust Temperature Control

In friction-stir welding and friction-stir processing (FSW/FSP) and related processes, properties are governed by process temperature. Changing...
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Copper Rotors (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Rotating Hammer Riveting Tool Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners

A novel riveting process invented by researchers at PNNL opens the door for lighter weight vehicles and faster manufacturing production lines. The...
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PNNL's new Rotating Hammer Riveting technology enables lightweight magnesium rivets to be used without preheating. The tool also works with aluminum alloy 2024—without the need for storing in a freezer. The invention is faster than conventional riveting in both processes. (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

ArtSea Inks and Material—a Sustainable Art Media for 2-D and 3-D Compositions

From Rembrandt to Picasso, artists have been using the right combination of color and texture to conjure emotive responses. Today, artists have...
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ArtSea Inks and Material, a bio-derived polymer, is ideal for art, STEM education, and DIY 3D-printed projects. (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Characterizing the Quality of Ultrasonic Welding Bonds

Ultrasonic welding uses sound waves and pressure to bond metal foils or sheets at relatively low temperatures. This joining method is often used in...
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Research at PNNL showed that an acoustic sensor can be used to monitor weld quality of commercial welders, replacing traditional destructive quality measurement methods and making it easier to reliably weld dissimilar materials, alloys, or composites.

Friction Stir Interlock

Joining Lightweight Metals to Nonmetals via Friction Stir Interlocking The automotive, aerospace, and construction industries need parts and...
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A Friction Stir Welding machine at PNNL completely encapsulates the interlocking joint.

Friction Stir Scribe Technology Enables Dissimilar Material Joining

Solid state joining processes like friction stir welding enable welding of many materials otherwise considered unweldable. While friction-based...
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Magnesium AZ31-b sheet (2.3-mm thick) joined to Automotive sheet steel (0.8-mm thick) using linear friction stir scribe technology.

Triazine-Based Sequence-Defined Polymers: TZPs

Nature uses sequence-defined polymers such as polypeptides to create biomaterials, encode information, perform biocatalysis, participate in molecular...
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Representative example of TZP showing side chain interactions and hydrogen bonding (J. W. Grate, K.-F. Mo, M. D. Daily, 2016: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 55, 3925).

Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™)

As fuel efficiency requirements increase, the transportation industry continues to seek light-weight metals to use in structural components. Magnesium...
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The uncomplicated ShAPETM process uses less energy to extrude uniform, light-weight metal components of superior strength and ductility for use in vehicles and other industry applications.

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