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Xerox® Elem™ Additive Installs ElemX™ 3D Printer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing
CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xerox® Elem™ Additive Solutions today announced the installation of a Xerox® ElemX™ 3D metal printer at the Department of
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[{"type":"text","content":" CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nXerox® Elem™ Additive Solutions today announced the installation of a Xerox® ElemX™ 3D metal printer at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220314005090/en/\nThe ElemX leverages Liquid Metal AM that uses cost-effective aluminum wire and is easily deployed, requiring no special facility modifications for operation. Unlike many metal 3D printing technologies, the ElemX requires minimal post-processing and therefore provides a faster time-to-part.\n\n“Developing metal AM technologies that are simpler to install and integrate into existing manufacturing operations will be key to increasing adoption throughout the industry,” said Xerox Elem Additive General Manager and Vice President Tali Rosman. “Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a long history of advancing innovative manufacturing technologies. This installation will enable us to further refine our liquid metal AM technology and achieve our goal of creating more resilient supply chains for our customers.”\n\n“ORNL has a long history of working with industry on alloy deployment and the improvement of material performance in AM,” said Ryan Dehoff, section head for secure and digital manufacturing at ORNL. “This process is promising for high-volume applications such as automotive; leveraging our experience with alloy development will help us expand the available number of alloys and applications.\"\n\nAccording to Dehoff, ORNL applies its science capabilities to solve challenges in AM by improving performance characteristics, optimizing systems and software to achieve mainstream manufacturing, developing qualification frameworks to create born-certified components and developing a comprehensive understanding of process capabilities and limitations through physics-based simulation and advanced characterization. Researchers at MDF work with hundreds of industrial partners to advance the state of the art in AM and open up new avenues for exploration.\n\nElemX is a safer and simpler metal 3D printing technology addressing supply chain resiliency for transportation, aerospace, defense and industrial manufacturing. Until...