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Materials Processing

Materials Processing

Equipment and technology for processing materials, including metal working, chemical processing, and manufacturing.

89 ECCNs in this category
2A

Equipment

Systems, Equipment, and Components

2A001
NSMT

Anti-friction bearings, bearing systems and "components," as follows, (see List of Items Controlled).

2A101
MTAT

Radial Ball Bearings Having all Tolerances Specified in Accordance With ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC-9 or Other National Equivalents), or Better and Having all of the Following Characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2A225
NPAT

Crucibles made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals (see List of Items Controlled).

2A226
NPCB

Valves having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2A290
NPAT

Generators and other equipment "specially designed", prepared, or intended for use with nuclear plants.

2A291
NPAT

Equipment, except items controlled by 2A290, related to nuclear material handling and processing and to nuclear reactors, and "parts," "components" and "accessories" therefor (see List of Items Controlled).

2A983
RSAT

Explosives or detonator detection equipment, both bulk and trace based, consisting of an automated device, or combination of devices for automated decision making to detect the presence of different types of explosives, explosive residue, or detonators; and "parts" and "components," n.e.s.

2A984
RSAT

Concealed object detection equipment operating in the frequency range from 30 GHz to 3000 GHz and having a spatial resolution of 0.1 milliradian up to and including 1 milliradian at a standoff distance of 100 meters; and "parts" and "components," n.e.s.

2A991
AT

Bearings and bearing systems not controlled by 2A001 (see List of Items Controlled).

2A992
RSAT

Piping, fittings and valves made of, or lined with stainless, copper-nickel alloy or other alloy steel containing 10% or more nickel and/or chromium.

2A993
AT

Pumps designed to move molten metals by electromagnetic forces.

2A994
AT

Portable electric generators and "specially designed" "parts" and "components".

2A999
AT

Specific Processing Equipment, n.e.s., as Follows (See List of Items Controlled).

2B

Test Equipment

Test, Inspection, and Production Equipment

2B001
NSNP

Machine tools and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting) metals, ceramics or "composites", which, according to the manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for "numerical control"; as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B002
NSAT

Numerically controlled optical finishing machine tools equipped for selective material removal to produce non-spherical optical surfaces having all of the following characteristics (See List of Items Controlled).

2B003
NSAT

"Numerically controlled" machine tools, "specially designed" for the shaving, finishing, grinding or honing of hardened (Rc = 40 or more) spur, helical and double-helical gears having all of the following.

2B004
NSMT

Hot "isostatic presses" having all of the characteristics described in the List of Items Controlled, and "specially designed" "components" and "accessories" therefor.

2B005
NSAT

Equipment "specially designed" for the deposition, processing and in-process control of inorganic overlays, coatings and surface modifications, as follows, for substrates specified in column 2, by processes shown in column 1 in the "Materials Processing Table; Deposition Techniques" following 2E003.f (see List of Items Controlled), and "specially designed" automated handling, positioning, manipulation and control "components" therefor.

2B006
NSNP

Dimensional inspection or measuring systems, equipment, position feedback units and "electronic assemblies", as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B007
NSNP

"Robots" having any of the following characteristics described in the List of Items Controlled and "specially designed" controllers and "end-effectors" therefor.

2B008
NSAT

'Compound rotary tables' and "tilting spindles", "specially designed" for machine tools, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B009
NSMT

Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, which, according to the manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with "numerical control" units or a computer control and having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2B018
AT

Equipment on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List.

2B104
MTNP

"Isostatic presses", other than those controlled by 2B004, having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2B105
MTAT

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) furnaces, other than those controlled by 2B005.a, designed or modified for the densification of carbon-carbon composites.

2B109
MTNP

Flow-forming machines, other than those controlled by 2B009, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B116
MTNP

Vibration test systems and equipment, usable for rockets, missiles, or unmanned aerial vehicles capable of achieving a "range" equal to or greater than 300 km and their subsystems, and "parts" and "components" therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B117
MTAT

Equipment and process controls, other than those controlled by 2B004, 2B005.a, 2B104 or 2B105, designed or modified for the densification and pyrolysis of structural composite rocket nozzles and reentry vehicle nose tips.

2B119
MTAT

Balancing machines and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B120
MTAT

Motion simulators or rate tables (equipment capable of simulating motion), having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2B121
MTAT

Positioning tables (equipment capable of precise rotary position in any axis), other than those controlled in 2B120, having all the following characteristics (See List of Items Controlled).

2B122
MTAT

Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations greater than 100 g and designed or modified to incorporate sliprings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both.

2B201
NPAT

Machine tools, and any combination thereof, other than those controlled by 2B001, for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or "composites," which, according to manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous "contouring control" in two or more axes.

2B204
NPAT

"Isostatic presses", other than those controlled by 2B004 or 2B104, and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B206
NPAT

Dimensional inspection machines, instruments or systems, other than those described in 2B006, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B207
NPAT

"Robots", "end-effectors" and control units, other than those controlled by 2B007, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B209
NPAT

Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow forming functions, other than those controlled by 2B009 or 2B109, and mandrels, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B225
NPAT

Remote manipulators that can be used to provide remote actions in radiochemical separation operations or hot cells, having either of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

2B226
NPAT

Controlled atmosphere (vacuum or inert gas) induction furnaces, and power supplies therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B227
NPAT

Vacuum or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical melting and casting furnaces and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B228
NPAT

Rotor fabrication and assembly equipment, rotor straightening equipment, bellows-forming mandrels and dies, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B229
NPAT

Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B230
NPAT

All types of "pressure transducers" capable of measuring absolute pressures and having all of the characteristics described in this ECCN (see List of Items Controlled).

2B231
NPAT

Vacuum pumps having all of the characteristics described in this ECCN (see List of Items Controlled).

2B232
NPAT

High-velocity gun systems (propellant, gas, coil, electromagnetic, and electrothermal types, and other advanced systems) capable of accelerating projectiles to 1.5 km/s or greater.

2B233
NPAT

Bellows-sealed scroll-type compressors and bellows-sealed scroll-type vacuum pumps having all of the characteristics described in this ECCN (see List of Items Controlled).

2B350
CBAT

Chemical manufacturing facilities and equipment, except valves controlled by 2A226, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B351
CBAT

Toxic gas monitors and monitoring systems, and their dedicated detecting "parts" and "components" (i.e., detectors, sensor devices, and replaceable sensor cartridges), as follows, except those systems and detectors controlled by ECCN 1A004.c (see List of Items Controlled).

2B352
CBAT

Equipment Capable of Use in Handling Biological Materials, as Follows (See List of Items Controlled).

2B910
NSRS

Additive manufacturing equipment, designed to produce metal or metal alloy components, having all of the following (see List of Items Controlled), and "specially designed" "components" therefor.

2B991
AT

Numerical control units for machine tools and "numerically controlled" machine tools, n.e.s. (see List of Items Controlled).

2B992
AT

Non-"numerically controlled" machine tools for generating optical quality surfaces, (see List of Items Controlled) and "specially designed" "parts" and "components" therefor.

2B993
AT

Gearmaking and/or finishing machinery not controlled by 2B003 capable of producing gears to a quality level of better than AGMA 11.

2B996
AT

Dimensional inspection or measuring systems or equipment not controlled by 2B006 or 2B206, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2B997
AT

"Robots" not controlled by 2B007 or 2B207 that are capable of employing feedback information in real-time processing from one or more sensors to generate or modify "programs" or to generate or modify numerical program data.

2B998
AT

Assemblies, circuit boards or inserts "specially designed" for machine tools controlled by 2B991, or for equipment controlled by 2B993, 2B996 or 2B997.

2B999
RSAT

Specific Processing Equipment, n.e.s., as Follows (See List of Items Controlled).

2D

Software

Software

2D001
NSMT

"Software", other than that controlled by 2D002, as follows (See list of Items Controlled).

2D002
NSNP

"Software" for electronic devices, even when residing in an electronic device or system, enabling such devices or systems to function as a "numerical control" unit, capable of coordinating simultaneously more than 4 axes for "contouring control".

2D003
NSAT

"Software", designed or modified for the operation of equipment specified by 2B002, that converts optical design, workpiece measurements and material removal functions into "numerical control" commands to achieve the desired workpiece form.

2D018
AT

"Software" for the "development," "production," or "use" of equipment controlled by 2B018.

2D101
MTNP

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2B104, 2B105, 2B109, 2B116, 2B117, or 2B119 to 2B122.

2D201
NPAT

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2B204, 2B206, 2B207, 2B209, 2B227, or 2B229.

2D202
NPAT

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment controlled by 2B201.

2D290
NPAT

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development," "production," or "use" of items controlled by 2A290 or 2A291.

2D351
CBAT

Dedicated "software" for toxic gas monitors and monitoring systems, and their dedicated detecting "parts" and "components," controlled by ECCN 2B351.

2D352
CBAT

"Software" designed for nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers controlled by 2B352.j that is capable of designing and building functional genetic elements from digital sequence data.

2D910
NSRS

"Software", not specified elsewhere, "specially designed" or modified for the "development" or "production" of equipment specified in ECCN 2B910.

2D983
RSAT

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment controlled by 2A983.

2D984
RSAT

"Software" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of concealed object detection equipment controlled by 2A984.

2D991
AT

"Software" "specially designed" for the "development", "production", or "use" of equipment controlled by 2B991, 2B993, or 2B996, 2B997, and 2B998.

2D992
AT

Specific "software", as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2D993
AT

"Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development," "production," or "use" of items controlled by 2A992 or 2A993.

2D994
AT

"Software" "specially designed" for the "development" or "production" of portable electric generators controlled by 2A994.

2E

Technology

Technology

2E001
NSMT

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software" controlled by 2A (except 2A983, 2A984, 2A991, or 2A994), 2B (except 2B991, 2B993, 2B996, 2B997, 2B998, or 2B999), or 2D (except 2D983, 2D984, 2D991, 2D992, or 2D994).

2E002
NSMT

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment controlled by 2A (except 2A983, 2A984, 2A991, or 2A994), or 2B (except 2B991, 2B993, 2B996, 2B997, 2B998, or 2B999).

2E003
NSAT

Other "technology", as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

2E018
NSMT

"Technology" for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2B018.

2E101
MTNP

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment or "software" controlled by 2B004, 2B009, 2B104, 2B105, 2B109, 2B116, 2B117, 2B119 to 2B122, 2D001, 2D002 or 2D101.

2E201
NPCB

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment or "software" controlled by 2A225, 2A226, 2B001, 2B006, 2B007.b, 2B007.c, 2B201, 2B204, 2B206, 2B207, 2B209, 2B225 to 2B233, 2D002, 2D201 or 2D202 for NP reasons.

2E290
NPAT

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2A290 or 2A291.

2E301
CBAT

"Technology" according to the "General Technology Note" for the "use" of items controlled by 2B350, 2B351 and 2B352.

2E903
NSRS

"Technology", not specified elsewhere, for the "development" or "production" of 'coating systems' having all of the following: (see List of Items Controlled).

2E910
NSRS

"Technology", not specified elsewhere, "specially designed" or modified for the "development" or "production" of equipment specified in ECCN 2B910.

2E983
RSAT

"Technology" "specially designed" or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment controlled by 2A983, or the "development" of software controlled by 2D983.

2E984
RSAT

"Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment controlled by 2A984 or "required" for the "development" of "software" controlled by 2D984.

2E991
AT

"Technology" for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2B991, 2B993, 2B996, or 2B997.

2E993
AT

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment controlled by 2A992 or 2A993.

2E994
AT

"Technology" for the "use" of portable electric generators controlled by 2A994.