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Article: A new mission at Oak Ridge. (Department of Energy's Centers for Manufacturing Technology)(includes related article)
- Article from:
- Modern Machine Shop
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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The DOE's Centers For Manufacturing Technology at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, can provide some of the world's best machining and measuring process expertise. These guys are from the government, are really smart, and they really are here to help you.
In 1989, the National Competitiveness Act passed with relatively little fanfare, but with a very large potential for providing a new edge to American manufacturers. For metal-working professionals, the most important change brought about by the Act was that a very large measure of the technical expertise within the federally controlled defense establishment would be declassified, and placed at the disposal of the private ...