SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Liquid Metal Binder Jetting (LMBJ)
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2024 10:23:46 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 327999
— All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13901
- Response Due
- 8/5/2024 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/20/2024
- Point of Contact
- Genaro Mempin, Phone: 9254231121, Charlotte Eng, Phone: 9254221905
- E-Mail Address
-
mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov
(mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Summary: Combining binder jetting and material jetting to enable multi-material additive manufacturing which lowers manufacturing costs. Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its liquid metal binder jetting technology. Background: Binder Jetting (BJT) and Material Jetting (MJT) are two of the seven types of 3D printing processes according to ASTM standards.� BJT drops, typically polymer-based, binder on the powder to build layers, while MJT drops the material (e.g., liquid metal) onto the ceramic powder layer to be fused.� BJT involves a post-sintering process that could subject the printed parts to shrinkage.� While BJT is well-known for 3D printing of single-material ceramic or metal bodies, there is a need for a 3D process that can combine the ceramic and metallic phase into a single-step to create complex shaped ceramic-metal composite components. Description: This invention, hereby called liquid metal binder jetting (LMBJ), uses a molten metal as the �binder� that is deposited on ceramic powder, resulting in a multi-material fabrication process that includes both the ceramic and metallic phase in the same process.� The simple process involves four steps: Spreading the ceramic powder on the main build plate Depositing molten metal to �bind� selected regions to be 3D printed. Spread a new layer of ceramic powder over the previous layer. Depositing more molten metal to complete the next layer of the 3D printed part. Advantages/Benefits:� Value proposition:� Less manufacturing costs by combining binder jetting with material jetting. Multi-material fabrication Potential Applications:� Thermal protection systems Hypersonic reentry shielding Nuclear shielding Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 3 LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's liquid metal binder jetting should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's liquid metal binder jetting. The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13901
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07118501-F 20240707/240705230102 (samdaily.us)
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