LEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 18, 2025--

In one form of additive manufacturing, complex metal parts are built one ultra-thin layer at a time — similar to frosting a cake, but with far greater precision and intricacy. This technique allows for the printing of 3D parts that are difficult or impossible to make using traditional methods. It also offers a path forward to ease supply chain disruptions and modernize domestic manufacturing.

Additive manufacturing is already used to produce metal components for critical sectors like aerospace, healthcare and defense. But a major challenge remains: achieving consistent quality and repeatability from part to part.

Now, in a major scientific advance, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, DOE’s Oak Ri

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