advanced manufacturing – TechConnect Briefs

Scoping Advanced Manufacturing: Implications for Occupational Safety and Health

Pomeroy-Carter C.A., Geraci C.L., Tinkle S.S., IDA, US

The term advanced manufacturing has been used to capture recent technology-enabled changes in manufacturing, incorporating elements such as “the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking” and the “use of cutting [...]

High power electron gun for metal additive manufacturing based on superconducting technology

Thangaraj J., Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, US

E-beam additive manufacturing is a rapidly growing industry. Electron guns capable of reaching higher energies and higher average power can enable larger melt pools, higher production speed, and permit broader range of materials for metal [...]

Advancements in Nanofiber Technology

Hosie I., Revolution Fibres Ltd, NZ

Revolution Fibres Ltd is a global leader in nanofibre production and the creation of advanced textile products. Revolution Fibres has commercialized and manufactures products with various clients in the areas of filtration, skin health, composites, [...]

Rapid processing of perovskite thin films for applications in PV

Druffel T., Lavery B., University of Louisville, US

Perovskite solar cells have the possibility of becoming the next generation of industrial solar cells due to their ease of manufacturing, use of common materials, and respectable efficiencies. Since the first report of perovskite solar [...]

Advanced Manufacturing Process for Producing Carbon Nanofiber Yarns

Carpenter A.W., Gause C., Zhang L., Kennedy J.M., Hopper C., Mao Q., Kelkar A., AxNano, LLC, US

AxNano developed a novel method for producing robust, high-volume, cost-effective carbon fibers in support of next-generation materials for structural composites. AxNano has developed a high-throughput advanced process to form bundles of nano-fibers making nanofiber yarns. [...]

Manufacturing of a Continuous CNT Rollstock

Chan E.M., General Nano, US

In Q1 2014, General Nano was awarded a Commercial Readiness Program by the Air Force to scale uniquely long and pure MWCNTs. To accelerate time to commercialization and to minimize capital expenditure, a strategy chosen [...]