Advanced Manufacturing
Led by Argonne’s Advanced Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center
Argonne’s Advanced Materials Manufacturing work focuses on research, development and demonstration of new materials with desirable properties for use in energy-saving applications, such as advanced batteries and catalysts.
Accelerating the materials development cycle can produce lifecycle energy savings and more efficient energy technologies, offering potential benefits across the entire manufacturing supply chain.
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Advanced Materials Manufacturing Projects
Success Stories
Next-Generation Battery Materials
Argonne National Laboratory teamed up with Strem Chemicals, Inc. to provide industry and the battery research community with technologies to improve energy storage.
Bridging the “Valley of Death”
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory determine fast and economical ways of producing large quantities of advanced battery materials for commercial testing.
Manufacturing and Engineering Research Facility
What is the MERF?
Argonne National Laboratory's Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) is a state-of-the-art facility that enables the development and scale-up of manufacturing processes to produce advanced materials in sufficient quantity for industrial testing.