Fabrisonic, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee recently collaborated on a paper about five-axis 3D printing for JOM: Journal of Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society titled Five-Axis Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing for Nuclear Component Manufacture.  Some of the highlights are 3D printing on a curved feature, redesigning a reactor component in the High Flux Isotope Reactor at ORNL to improve efficiency and reduce cost, sheet welding and more.

To see the process in action, click CURVED to link to a short video.  To read the full article, click FIVE-AXIS.  For more information about Fabrisonic visit www.fabrisonic.com, email info@fabrisonic.com or call 614.688.5197.


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