OU-ORNL Awarded $8.8M to Streamline Defense 3D Printing Certification

• The University of Oklahoma has secured $8.8 million to advance a joint research initiative with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The program’s central goal is to find a better way to keep aging military aircraft flying.  Warplanes […]

The University of Oklahoma has secured $8.8 million to advance a joint research initiative with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The program’s central goal is to find a better way to keep aging military aircraft flying. Warplanes that remain in active service for six decades or more increasingly rely on components that are no longer available through conventional supply chains, making the ability to manufacture replacement parts on demand a matter of national readiness rather than mere convenience. “This partnership is indicative of the strength of OU’s additive and advanced manufacturing, which is an important component of our national security and supports the c