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f. Cathodic arc deposition equipment incorporating a grid of electromagnets for steering control of the arc spot on the cathode;
g. Ion plating production equipment allowing for the in situ measurement of any of the following:
g.1. Coating thickness on the substrate and rate control; or
g.2. Optical characteristics.
2B006 Dimensional inspection or measuring systems and equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, NP, AT
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NP applies to 2B006.a and .b........... NP Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2D001 and 2D002 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B206 and 2B996.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Computer controlled or “numerically controlled” co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM), having a three dimensional length (volumetric) maximum permissible error of indication (MPEE) at any point within the operating range of the machine (i.e., within the length of axes) equal to or less (better) than (1.7 + L/1,000) µm (L is the measured length in mm) tested according to ISO 10360–2 (2001);
b. Linear and angular displacement measuring instruments, as follows:
b.1. Linear displacement measuring instruments having any of the following:
Technical Note: For the purpose of 2B006.b.1 “linear displacement” means the change of distance between the measuring probe and the measured object.
b.1.a. Non-contact type measuring systems with a “resolution” equal to or less (better) than 0.2 µm within a measuring range up to 0.2 mm;
b.1.b. Linear voltage differential transformer systems having all of the following characteristics:
b.1.b.1. “Linearity” equal to or less (better) than 0.1% within a measuring range up to 5 mm; and
b.1.b.2. Drift equal to or less (better) than 0.1% per day at a standard ambient test room temperature ±1 K; or
b.1.c. Measuring systems having all of the following:
b.1.c.1. Containing a “laser”; and
b.1.c.2. Maintaining, for at least 12 hours, over a temperature range of ±1 K around a standard temperature and at a standard pressure, all of the following:
b.1.c.2.a. A “resolution” over their full scale of 0.1 µm or less (better); and
b.1.c.2.b. A “measurement uncertainty” equal to or less (better) than (0.2 + L/2,000) µm (L is the measured length in mm);
Note: 2B006.b.1 does not control measuring interferometer systems, without closed or open loop feedback, containing a “laser” to measure slide movement errors of machine-tools, dimensional inspection machines or similar equipment.
b.2. Angular displacement measuring instruments having an “angular position deviation” equal to or less (better) than 0.00025°;
Note: 2B006.b.2 does not control optical instruments, such as autocollimators, using collimated light (e.g., laser light) to detect angular displacement of a mirror.
c. Equipment for measuring surface irregularities, by measuring optical scatter as a function of angle, with a sensitivity of 0.5 nm or less (better).
2B007 “Robots” having any of the following characteristics described in the List of Items Controlled and specially designed controllers and “end-effectors” therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, NP, AT
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NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2.
NP applies to 2B007.b and 2B007.c and NP Column 1.
to specially designed controllers and
``end-effectors'' therefor.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $5000, except 2B007.b and .c
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D001 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B207, 2B225 and 2B997.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Capable in real time of full three-dimensional image processing or full three-dimensional “scene analysis” to generate or modify “programs” or to generate or modify numerical program data;
Technical Note: The “scene analysis” limitation does not include approximation of the third dimension by viewing at a given angle, or limited grey scale interpretation for the perception of depth or texture for the approved tasks (2 1/2 D).
b. Specially designed to comply with national safety standards applicable to explosive munitions environments;
c. Specially designed or rated as radiation-hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 5 × 10 3 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation; or
Technical Note: The term Gy (silicon) refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionizing radiation.
d. Specially designed to operate at altitudes exceeding 30,000m.
2B008 Assemblies or Units, Specially Designed for Machine Tools, or Dimensional Inspection or Measuring Systems and Equipment, as Follows (See List of Items Controlled)
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: See also 2B998.
Related Definition: N/A.
Items:
a. Linear position feedback units (e.g., inductive type devices, graduated scales, infrared systems or “laser” systems) having an overall “accuracy” less (better) than (800+(600×L×10- 3 )) nm (L equals the effective length in mm);
N.B.: For “laser” systems see also Note to 2B006.b.1.
b. Rotary position feedback units (e.g., inductive type devices, graduated scales, infrared systems or “laser” systems) having an “accuracy” less (better) than 0.00025 o ;
N.B.: For “laser” systems see also Note to 2B006.b.1.
c. “Compound rotary tables” and “tilting spindles”, capable of upgrading, according to the manufacturer's specifications, machine tools to or above the levels controlled by 2B001 to 2B009.
2B009 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).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, NP, AT
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NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
MT applies to: spin-forming machines MT Column 1
combining the functions of spin-
forming and flow-forming; and flow-
forming machines that meet or exceed
the parameters of 2B009.a and 2B109.
NP applies to flow-forming machines, NP Column 1
and spin-forming machines capable of
flow-forming functions, that meet or
exceed the parameters of 2B209.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D001 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B109 and 2B209 for additional flow-forming machines for MT and NP reasons.
Related Definitions: Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are for the purpose of 2B009 regarded as flow-forming machines.
Items:
a. Two or more controlled axes of which at least two can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”; and
b. A roller force more than 60 kN.
Technical Note: Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are for the purpose of 2B009 regarded as flow-forming machines.
2B018 Equipment on the International Munitions List.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, RS, AT, UN.
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NS applies to entire entry............ NS Column 1.
MT applies to specialized machinery, MT Column 1.
equipment, and gear for producing
rocket systems (including ballistic
missile systems, space launch
vehicles, and sounding rockets) and
unmanned air vehicle systems
(including cruise missile systems,
target drones, and reconnaissance
drones) usable in systems that are
controlled for MT reasons including
their propulsion systems and
components, and pyrolytic deposition
and densification equipment.
RS applies to entire entry............ RS Column 2.
AT applies to entire entry............ AT Column 1.
UN applies to entire entry............ Iraq and Rwanda.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000, except N/A for Rwanda
GBS: Yes for Advisory Note in this entry to 2B018, except N/A for Rwanda
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: Specialized machinery, equipment, gear, and specially designed parts and accessories therefor, including but not limited to the following, that are specially designed for the examination, manufacture, testing, and checking of arms, appliances, machines, and implements of war: a. Armor plate drilling machines, other than radial drilling machines;
b. Armor plate planing machines;
c. Armor plate quenching presses;
d. Centrifugal casting machines capable of casting tubes 6 feet (183 cm) or more in length, with a wall thickness of 2 inches (5 cm) and over;
e. Gun barrel rifling and broaching machines, and tools therefor;
f. Gun barrel rifling machines;
g. Gun barrel trepanning machines;
h. Gun boring and turning machines;
i. Gun honing machines of 6 feet (183 cm) stroke or more;
j. Gun jump screw lathes;
k. Gun rifling machines;
l. Gun straightening presses;
m. Induction hardening machines for tank turret rings and sprockets;
n. Jigs and fixtures and other metal-working implements or accessories of the kinds exclusively designed for use in the manufacture of firearms, ordnance, and other stores and appliances for land, sea, or aerial warfare;
o. Small arms chambering machines;
p. Small arms deep hole drilling machines and drills therefor;
q. Small arms rifling machines;
r. Small arms spill boring machines;
s. Tank turret bearing grinding machines.
Advisory Note: Licenses are likely to be approved, as administrative exceptions, for export and reexport to Country Group D:1 of equipment used to determine the safety data of explosives, as required by the International Convention on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (C.I.M.) articles 3 and 4 in Annex 1 RID, provided that such equipment will be used only by the railway authorities of current C.I.M. members, or by the Government-accredited testing facilities in those countries, for the testing of explosives to transport safety standards, of the following description:
a. Equipment for determining the ignition and deflagration temperatures;
b. Equipment for steel-shell tests;
c. Drophammers not exceeding 20 kg in weight for determining the sensitivity of explosives to shock;
d. Equipment for determining the friction sensitivity of explosives when exposed to charges not exceeding 36 kg in weight.
2B104 “Isostatic presses”, other than those controlled by 2B004, having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, NP, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 1.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D101 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B004, 2B204, and 2B117.
Related Definitions: The inside chamber dimension is that of the chamber in which both the working temperature and the working pressure are achieved and does not include fixtures. That dimension will be the smaller of either the inside diameter of the pressure chamber or the inside diameter of the insulated chamber, depending on which of the two chambers is located inside the other.
Items:
a. Maximum working pressure equal to or greater than 69 MPa;
b. Designed to achieve and maintain a controlled thermal environment of 873 K (600 °C) or greater; and
c. Possessing a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 254 mm or greater.
2B105 Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) furnaces, other than those controlled by 2B005.a, designed or modified for the densification of carbon-carbon composites.
License Requirements
Reason for Control:MT, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D101 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B005 and 2B117.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled in contained in the ECCN heading.
2B109 Flow-forming machines, other than those controlled by 2B009, and specially designed components therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, NP, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1.
NP applies to items controlled by this NP Column 1.
entry that meet or exceed the
technical parameters in 2B209.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; components in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D101 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B009 and 2B209.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Flow-forming machines having all of the following:
a.1. According to the manufacturer's technical specification, can be equipped with “numerical control” units or a computer control, even when not equipped with such units at delivery; and
a.2. Have more than two axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control.”
b. Specially designed components for flow-forming machines controlled in 2B009 or 2B109.a.
Technical Notes: 1. Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are for the purpose of 2B109 regarded as flow-forming machines.
2. 2B109 does not control machines that are not usable in the “production” of propulsion components and equipment (e.g. motor cases) for systems in 9A005, 9A007.a, or 9A105.a.
2B116 Vibration test systems, equipment and components therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, NP, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1.
NP applies to electrodynamic vibration NP Column 1.
test systems in 2B116.a and to all
items in 2B116.b, .c, and .d.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D101 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 9B990.
Related Definitions: Vibration test systems incorporating a digital controller are those systems, the functions of which are, partly or entirely, automatically controlled by stored and digitally coded electrical signals.
Items:
a. Vibration test systems employing feedback or closed loop techniques and incorporating a digital controller, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz to 2,000 Hz and imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN (11,250 lbs.), measured ‘bare table’;
b. Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test “software”, with a real-time bandwidth greater than 5 kHz and designed for use with vibration test systems described in 2B116.a;
c. Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN (11,250 lbs.), measured ‘bare table', and usable in vibration test systems described in 2B116.a;
d. Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units into a complete shaker system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table', and usable in vibration test systems described in 2B116.a.
Technical Note: ‘bare table' means a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fitting.
2B117 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.
License Requirements
Reason for Control:MT, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D101 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN s 2B004, 2B005, 2B104, 2B105, and 2B204.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled in contained in the ECCN heading.
2B119 Balancing machines and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 2B219, 7B101.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Balancing machines having all the following characteristics:
a.1. Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;
a.2. Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12,500 rpm;
a.3. Capable of correcting unbalance in two planes or more; and
a.4. Capable of balancing to a residual specific unbalance of 0.2 g mm per kg of rotor mass.
Note: 2B119.a. does not control balancing machines designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment.
b. Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in 2B119.a.
Note: Indicator heads are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation.
2B120 Motion simulators or rate tables (equipment capable of simulating motion), having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Rate tables not controlled by 2B120 and providing the characteristics of a positioning table are to be evaluated according to 2B121. (2) Equipment that has the characteristics specified in 2B121, which also meets the characteristics of 2B120 will be treated as equipment specified in 2B120. (3) See also 2B008, 2B121, 7B101 and 7B994.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Two axes or more;
b. Slip rigs capable of transmitting electrical power and/or signal information; and
c. Having any of the following characteristics:
c.1. For any single axis having all of the following:
c.1.a. Capable of rates of rotation of 400 degrees/s or more, or 30 degrees/s or less, and
c.1.b. A rate resolution equal to or less than 6 degrees/s and an accuracy equal to or less than 0.6 degrees/s; or
c.2. Having a worst-case rate stability equal to or better (less) than plus or minus 0.05% averaged over 10 degrees or more; or
c.3. A positioning accuracy equal to or better than 5 arc-second.
Note: 2B120 does not control rotary tables designed or modified for machine tools or for medical equipment. For controls on machine tool rotary tables see 2B008.
2B121 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).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment that has the characteristics specified in 2B121, which also meets the characteristics of 2B120 will be treated as equipment specified in 2B120.
(2) See also 2B008, 2B120, 7B101 and 7B994.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Two axes or more; and
b. A positioning accuracy equal to or better than 5 arc-second.
Note: 2B121 does not control rotary tables designed or modified for machine tools or for medical equipment. For controls on machine tool rotary tables see 2B008.
2B122 Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations above 100 g and having slip rings capable of transmitting electrical power and signal information.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 7B101.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
2B201 Machine tools, other than those controlled by 2B001, for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or “composites”, which, according to the manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous “contouring control” in two or more axes.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2D002 and 2D202 for “software” for items controlled by this entry. “Numerical control” units are controlled by their associated “software”. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B001, 2B290, and 2B991.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Machine tools for turning, that have “positioning accuracies” with all compensations available better (less) than 6 µm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) along any linear axis (overall positioning) for machines capable of machining diameters greater than 35 mm;
Note: Item 2B201.a. does not control bar machines (Swissturn), limited to machining only bar feed thru, if maximum bar diameter is equal to or less than 42 mm and there is no capability of mounting chucks. Machines may have drilling and/or milling capabilities for machining parts with diameters less than 42 mm.
b. Machine tools for milling, having any of the following characteristics:
b.1. Positioning accuracies with “all compensations available” equal to or less (better) than 6 µm along any linear axis (overall positioning); or
b.2. Two or more contouring rotary axes.
Note: 2B201.b does not control milling machines having the following characteristics:
a. X-axis travel greater than 2 m; and
b. Overall positioning accuracy on the x-axis more (worse) than 30 µm.
c. Machine tools for grinding, having any of the following characteristics:
c.1. Positioning accuracies with “all compensations available” equal to or less (better) than 4 µm along any linear axis (overall positioning); or
c.2. Two or more contouring rotary axes.
Note: 2B201.c does not control the following grinding machines:
a. Cylindrical external, internal, and external-internal grinding machines having all of the following characteristics:
1. Limited to cylindrical grinding;
2. A maximum workpiece outside diameter or length of 150 mm;
3. Not more than two axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”; and
4. No contouring c-axis.
b. Jig grinders with axes limited to x, y, c and a where c axis is used to maintain the grinding wheel normal to the work surface, and the a axis is configured to grind barrel cams;
c. Tool or cutter grinding machines with “software” specially designed for the production of tools or cutters; or
d. Crankshaft or camshaft grinding machines.
2B204 “Isostatic presses”, other than those controlled by 2B004 or 2B104, and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B004 and 2B104.
Related Definitions: The inside chamber dimension is that of the chamber in which both the working temperature and working pressure are achieved and does not include fixtures. That dimension will be the smaller of either the inside diameter of the pressure chamber or the inside diameter of the insulated chamber, depending on which of the two chambers is located inside the other.
Items:
a. “Isostatic presses” having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. Capable of achieving a maximum working pressure of 69 MPa or greater; and
a.2. A chamber cavity with an inside diameter in excess of 152 mm;
b. Dies, molds and controls, specially designed for “isostatic presses” controlled by 2B204.a.
2B206 Dimensional inspection machines, instruments or systems, other than those described in 2B006, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2D002 and 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B006 and 2B996.
Related Definitions: N/A
ECCN Controls: (1) Machine tools that can be used as measuring machines are controlled by this entry if they meet or exceed the criteria specified for the machine tool function or the measuring machine function. (2) A machine described in this entry is controlled if it exceeds the control threshold anywhere within its operating range.
Items:
a. Computer controlled or numerically controlled dimensional inspection machines having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. Two or more axes; and
a.2. A one-dimensional length “measurement uncertainty” equal to or less (better) than (1.25 + L/1000) µm tested with a probe of an “accuracy” of less (better) than 0.2 µm (L is the measured length in millimeters) (Ref.: VDI/VDE 2617 Parts 1 and 2);
b. Systems for simultaneously linear-angular inspection of hemishells, having both of the following characteristics:
b.1. “Measurement uncertainty” along any linear axis equal to or less (better) than 3.5 µm per 5 mm; and
b.2. “Angular position deviation” equal to or less than 0.02°.
Technical Notes: (1) The probe used in determining the measurement uncertainty of a dimensional inspection system shall be described in VDI/VDE 2617 parts 2, 3 and 4.
(2) All parameters of measurement values in this entry represent plus/minus, i.e., not total band.
c. Angular displacement measuring instruments having an “angular position deviation” equal to or less (better) than 0.00025°;
Note: 2B206.c does not control optical instruments, such as autocollimators, using collimated light to detect angular displacement of a mirror.
2B207 “Robots”, “end-effectors” and control units, other than those controlled by 2B007, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B007, 2B225, and 2B997.
Related Definitions: N/A
ECCN Controls: This entry does not control “robots” specially designed for non-nuclear industrial applications, such as automobile paint-spraying booths.
Items:
a. “Robots” or “end-effectors” specially designed to comply with national safety standards applicable to handling high explosives (for example, meeting electrical code ratings for high explosives);
b. Control units specially designed for any of the “robots” or “end-effectors” controlled by 2B207.a.
2B209 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).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B009 and 2B109.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Machines having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. Three or more rollers (active or guiding); and
a.2. According to the manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with “numerical control” units or a computer control;
Note: 2B209.a includes machines that have only a single roller designed to deform metal, plus two auxiliary rollers that support the mandrel, but do not participate directly in the deformation process.
b. Rotor-forming mandrels designed to form cylindrical rotors of inside diameter between 75 mm and 400 mm.
2B225 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).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCNs 2B007 and 2B207. (3) Remote manipulators specially designed or prepared for use in fuel reprocessing or for use in a reactor are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. A capability of penetrating 0.6 m or more of hot cell wall (through-the-wall operation); or
b. A capability of bridging over the top of a hot cell wall with a thickness of 0.6 m or more (over-the-wall operation).
Technical Note: Remote manipulators provide translation of human operator actions to a remote operating arm and terminal fixture. They may be of “master/slave” type or operated by joystick or keypad.
2B226 Controlled atmosphere (vacuum or inert gas) induction furnaces, and power supplies therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCN 2B227 and Category 3B.
Related Definitions: N/A
ECCN Controls: 2B226.a does not control furnaces designed for the processing of semiconductor wafers.
Items:
a. Furnaces having all of the following characteristics:
a.1. Capable of operation above 1,123 K (850 °C);
a.2. Induction coils 600 mm or less in diameter; and
a.3. Designed for power inputs of 5 kW or more;
b. Power supplies, with a specified power output of 5 kW or more, specially designed for furnaces controlled by 2B226.a.
2B227 Vacuum or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical melting and casting furnaces and related equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCN 2B226.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Arc remelt and casting furnaces having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. Consumable electrode capabilities between 1,000 cm 3 and 20,000 cm 3 ; and
a.2. Capable of operating with melting temperatures above 1,973 K (1,700 °C);
b. Electron beam melting furnaces and plasma atomization and melting furnaces, having both of the following characteristics:
b.1. A power of 50 kW or greater; and
b.2. Capable of operating with melting temperatures above 1,473 K (1,200 °C);
c. Computer control and monitoring systems specially configured for any of the furnaces controlled by 2B227.a or .b.
2B228 Rotor fabrication and assembly equipment, rotor straightening equipment, bellows-forming mandrels and dies, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Rotor assembly equipment for assembly of gas centrifuge rotor tube sections, baffles, and end-caps;
Note: 2B228.a includes precision mandrels, clamps, and shrink fit machines.
b. Rotor straightening equipment for alignment of gas centrifuge rotor tube sections to a common axis;
Technical Note: The rotor straightening equipment in 2B228.b normally consists of precision measuring probes linked to a computer that subsequently controls the action of, for example, pneumatic rams used for aligning the rotor tube sections.
c. Bellows-forming mandrels and dies for producing single-convolution bellows.
Technical Note: In 2B228.c, the bellows have all of the following characteristics:
1. Inside diameter between 75 mm and 400 mm;
2. Length equal to or greater than 12.7 mm;
3. Single convolution depth greater than 2 mm; and
4. Made of high-strength aluminum alloys, maraging steel or high strength “fibrous or filamentary materials”.
2B229 Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing flexible rotors having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics:
a.1. Swing or journal diameter greater than 75 mm;
a.2. Mass capability of from 0.9 to 23 kg; and
a.3. Capable of balancing speed of revolution greater than 5,000 r.p.m.;
b. Centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing hollow cylindrical rotor components and having all of the following characteristics:
b.1. Journal diameter greater than 75 mm;
b.2. Mass capability of from 0.9 to 23 kg;
b.3. Capable of balancing to a residual imbalance equal to or less than 0.01 kg × mm/kg per plane; and
b.4. Belt drive type.
2B230 “Pressure transducers” capable of measuring absolute pressures at any point in the range 0 to 13 kPa and having both of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: (1) Pressure transducers are devices that convert pressure measurements into an electrical signal. (2) For purposes of this entry, “accuracy” includes non-linearity, hysteresis and repeatability at ambient temperature.
Items:
a. Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by aluminum, aluminum alloy, nickel or nickel alloy with more than 60% nickel by weight; and
b. Having either of the following characteristics:
b.1. A full scale of less than 13 kPa and an “accuracy” of better than ± 1% of full-scale; or
b.2. A full scale of 13 kPa or greater and an “accuracy” of better than ± 130 Pa.
2B231 Vacuum pumps having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Vacuum pumps specially designed or prepared for the separation of uranium isotopes are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: (1) The pumping speed is determined at the measurement point with nitrogen gas or air. (2) The ultimate vacuum is determined at the input of the pump with the input of the pump blocked off.
Items:
a. Input throat size equal to or greater than 380 mm;
b. Pumping speed equal to or greater than 15 m 3 /s; and
c. Capable of producing an ultimate vacuum better than 13.3 mPa.
2B232 Multistage light gas guns or other high-velocity gun systems (coil, electromagnetic, and electrothermal types, and other advanced systems) capable of accelerating projectiles to 2 km/s or greater.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
2B290 “Numerically controlled” machine tools not controlled by 2B001 or 2B201.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2D002 and 2D290 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B001, 2B201, and 2B991.
Related Definition: N/A
Items: a. Turning machines or combination turning/milling machines that are capable of machining diameters greater than 2.5 meters.
b. Reserved. (continued)