Technology/Business Opportunity Liquid Metal Binder Jetting (Lmbj) Tender, USA - 103836139

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Technology/Business Opportunity Liquid Metal Binder Jetting (Lmbj)

Deadline : 05 Aug 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 103836139

Document Ref. No. : IL-13901

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

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 fabricationPotential Applications:

Thermal protection systems Hypersonic reentry shielding Nucle...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID IL-13901 Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Office LLNS – DOE CONTRACTOR
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-07:00) PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA
Original Published Date: Jul 05, 2024 10:23 am PDT
Original Response Date: Aug 05, 2024 11:00 am PDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Aug 20, 2024
Initiative:
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code:
NAICS Code: 327999 - All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Livermore, CA USA

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