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ORNL Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days (M2IND) brings together leaders from industry, government, academia, and the national laboratory system for two days of demonstrations, facility tours, strategic discussions, and major partnership announcements, Aug. 19-20, 2026.

M2IND showcases how ORNL is advancing AI-enabled manufacturing, nuclear infrastructure, accelerated qualification, critical materials, and industrial-scale energy systems to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, energy security, and resilient domestic supply chains.

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Defining America’s Manufacturing Future

The United States is entering a new era of energy and industrial deployment that will require faster qualification, resilient domestic supply chains, advanced materials, and scalable manufacturing technologies.

M2IND highlights how ORNL is helping industry and government accelerate the manufacturing capabilities needed for nuclear energy, hydropower, utilities, critical materials, and next-generation industrial systems.

Explore Manufacturing Innovation at ORNL

From AI-enabled qualification to nuclear infrastructure manufacturing, M2IND showcases the technologies and partnerships shaping the future of American industry.

Reach the M2IND planning team at [email protected].

Hear directly from leaders in nuclear energy, hydropower, oil and gas, advanced manufacturing, and aerospace as they discuss supply chain challenges, deployment barriers, and opportunities for collaboration.

Engage with DOE program leaders, participate in connector sessions, and gain insight into federal priorities shaping the future of manufacturing, energy infrastructure, and industrial competitiveness.

Be among the first to see major partnership, licensing, and technology announcements highlighting how ORNL and industry are accelerating deployment of advanced manufacturing solutions.

Explore world-class facilities including the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Spallation Neutron Source, High Flux Isotope Reactor, Building Technologies Research and Integration Center, and critical materials laboratories.

Learn how industry and researchers are advancing digital qualification, automation, machining, inspection, and qualification methods to bring critical technologies to market faster.

Discover new approaches to strengthening domestic supply chains for nuclear energy, hydropower, advanced materials, critical components, and next-generation manufacturing systems.

Team members are manufacturing a conformal cooling channel injection mold for a technical collaboration using the Okuma MU-8000V-L LASER EX, at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
Greg Corson, left, R&D assistant, and David Olvera Trejo, R&D staff member in the in the advanced machining area at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility April 2, 2025.
Line technician Gary Vance uses an air splicer as part of the oxidation process on oven 1 at the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF).

Manufacturing Innovation in Action

The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at ORNL is the Department of Energy’s flagship manufacturing innovation facility, where researchers and industry partners develop, demonstrate, and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies for energy, infrastructure, and national security applications.

MDF connects world-class science, industrial partnerships, and technology transfer to accelerate the commercialization of advanced materials, AI-enabled manufacturing, digital qualification, and resilient domestic supply chains.

Explore the MDF

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Industry partners engaged with ORNL advanced manufacturing research

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Cutting-edge manufacturing technology platforms at ORNL

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Technologies deployed from MDF innovators

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National flagship facility for advanced manufacturing