nTopology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

摘要

nTOPOLOGY has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance the capabilities of additive manufacturing through integrated software toolkits and embed ORNL expertise into nTop software. The intent is for these capabilities to be made available commercially to the broader advanced-manufacturing market. The collaboration incorporates foundational nTopology software with ORNL-developed machine control capabilities on large-scale polymer additive manufacturing systems. This integration will enable the advanced design of part geometries optimized for the manufacturing process. Potential impacts include improved design and modeling controls as well as the production of reusable, configurable templates for end users of the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL.