SAM #2025-313

Technology Transfer Opportunity: Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System Collaboration

This announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) seeks industry partners for a technology transfer opportunity involving a patented Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System. - Opportunity is for collaboration, licensing, and commercialization—not a procurement or product purchase - Technology: Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System - Advanced 3D printing system enabling high-throughput production - Uses flow to replace resin in the vial, allowing continuous or stop-flow operation - No specific OEMs, vendors, or part numbers are listed - Interested companies should submit a statement of interest outlining their expertise and facilities for commercialization - Managed by LLNL's Innovation and Partnerships Office in Livermore, California - No product or service line items specified; this is a business/technology partnership opportunity - Place of performance and contracting office: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Description

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 Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System.

Background:  Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) is an emerging technology in near-instant 3D printing where the part is formed in free space without imposed stress.  Currently, containers that hold the resin must be replaced between prints.  This is manual and time-consuming, which precludes the method to scaling for high throughput applications.

Description:  LLNL researchers have developed an approach to incorporate flow (either in stop-flow or continuous flow operation) to replace resin in the vial to enable high throughput production of 3D printed parts with VAM.

Advantages/Benefits:   •    VAM is already one of the most competitive VAT photopolymerization methods for speed, this implement unlocks even faster rates - opens a path towards 100x mfg rate •    Continuous printing - does not require manual operation to swap out resin containers after print is completed

Potential Applications:   •    Fast, accurate, repeatable high-throughput production of 3D printed parts with arbitrary geometries

Development Status:   Current stage of technology development: TRL ☐ 0-2     ☒ 3-5     ☐ 5-9 

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 Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following:

1.    Company Name and address. 2.    The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3.    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 Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System.

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: 2025-313

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