# TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Flow-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2025313

- Solicitation number: 2025-313
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: LLNS – DOE Contractor (899011)
- NAICS: 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance: Livermore, California
- County: Alameda County (FIPS 06001). https://abierto.us/counties/alameda-county-ca-06001
- City: Livermore. https://abierto.us/cities/livermore-ca-0641992
- First posted: April 8, 2026
- Last posted: April 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b70c1e8b4f8b43a2aa4e1322b0fd43b4/view

## 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

## Publications

- April 8, 2026: Special notice, due May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Notice b70c1e8b4f8b43a2aa4e1322b0fd43b4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b70c1e8b4f8b43a2aa4e1322b0fd43b4/view

## Points of contact

- Austin Smith, smith587@llnl.gov, 9254238469
- Charlotte Eng, eng23@llnl.gov, 9254221905

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