Research

OMIC R&D boasts one of the most advanced Additive and Subtractive R&D centers in the world

We are constantly updating our capabilities with the addition of a one-of-a-kind Additive Innovation Center, which will contain all seven primary additive manufacturing technologies. Having a diverse range of technologies allows us to be nationally unique, and we work with you to match your challenges to the technology that best aligns with your product. OMIC R&D only engages in applied research, which means the R&D we conduct can be directly implemented to the production line.

Current Projects

Our researchers

At the beginning and end of each day, the research we do is only as good as the people we have conducting it. OMIC R&D is proud of the innovative culture we have developed, and that culture is maintained by people who love to innovate, collaborate, and who see roadblocks as an opportunity to find another path. Our on-site researchers have years of hands-on industry experience and are not bound by past practices. Everything we do is being done for the first time. In addition, we have access to university researchers who are respected luminaries in their fields and who appreciate seeing companies apply their cutting-edge research in the production line.

Cody Apple

Machining Solutions Researcher

Cody is a Machine Solutions Researcher at OMIC R&D. Having an extensive background working in the Aerospace industry, Cody brings with him a unique background that is instrumental to the work being done on the machining floor. Cody is well known in the field for being an innovative, out-of-the-box thinker.

Kyle McGann

Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

Kyle McGann is a Manufacturing Solutions Researcher with a background in mechanical engineering and a passion for additive manufacturing. He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

Taylor Schaming

Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

Taylor Schaming is an Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher (AMSR) and has a passion for manufacturing and a drive for innovation. She is currently pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in Machine Manufacturing Technology, further deepening her knowledge in the field.

Trent LaMont

Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

Trent LaMont is a Manufacturing Solutions Researcher. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Trent graduated magna cum laude and was a distinguished member of Oregon Tech’s Honors Program.

Sierra Repp

Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

2024

Sierra Repp is an Associate MSR in Additive at OMIC R&D. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, where she actively contributed to research, hands-on learning, and student mentorship. As part of the MECOP program, Sierra completed two six-month internships at Consolidated Metco (ConMet) and Acumed, gaining experience in research, testing, and multidisciplinary projects.

Will Watts

Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

2024

Dave Eames

Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

Dr. Chuankai Song

Research Associate

2024

Dr. Chuankai Song is a Research Associate at OMIC R&D with a robust background in additive manufacturing gained during his Ph.D. studies at Oregon State University. He specialized in Mechanical Engineering, with minors in Materials Science and Industrial Engineering, and has extensively engaged in laser-based additive manufacturing technologies, including Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) and Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (LDED).

Pablo Jimenez-Arenas

Associate Manufacturing Solutions Researcher

Dr. Devyn Duryea

Research Associate

Dr. Devyn Duryea is a Research Associate at OMIC R&D, and brings expertise in optics and photonics, with a strong research background in laser manufacturing. During his PhD at Oregon State University, he worked in a laser manufacturing lab, using ultrafast lasers to create nanoparticle and 2D nanomaterial colloids—pioneering research aimed at developing inks for printed electronics. His contributions to the field include two first-author publications and three conference papers, reflecting his commitment to advancing laser-based materials science.

Our Facilities

OMIC R&D has some of the most advanced manufacturing and inspection machines from around the globe. Our range of mills, lathes, millturns, grinders, metrology equipment, metal 3d printers, and cobots allows us to transform nearly any manufacturing-based development into innovative means, methods and technologies.

OMIC R&D members provide several of the machines currently conducting research at our campus. These machines are on rotating consignment, and the sale of machines in our facilities makes room for the latest version of that equipment. We demonstrate the benefits of these advanced machine tools with you, on your products, to de-risk your investment.