ORNL and ARC Launch AI Foundry to Enhance the US Defense Supply Chain
· Source: 3dprintingindustry.com
In short
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and startup Autonomous Resource Corporation (ARC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Exascale Foundry, a closed-loop system integrating AI-driven manufacturing qualification and autonomous production for U.S. national security. The partnership combines ORNL's high-performance computing and advanced manufacturing with ARC's ARCNet platform to compress production and qualification timelines from years to months, focusing initially on high-temperature nickel superalloy turbine components for autonomous air vehicle engines.
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Tags: additive manufacturing, defense, supply chain, AI qualification, national security, manufacturing