(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The University of Oklahoma and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest multiprogram science and energy laboratory, have entered a strategic collaboration to establish a cutting-edge additive manufacturing center based in Norman, Oklahoma.

Building on the university’s existing Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory and ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), the new center will focus on pioneering metal additive manufacturing solutions for aerospace and national defense needs.

OU’s Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute (OADII) and ORNL will collaboratively advance research, training, and workforce development in metal additive manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing, machining, and data analytics.

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