ELECTRONINKS INCORPORATED — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: X224-OCSO1

Description

Electroninks is leveraging their position as a world-leader in developing and manufacturing particle-free conductive inks to provide an economical, rapidly deployable and portable additive manufacturing solution to EMI/RF shielding of critical Air Force infrastructure. Electroninks’ unique inks are able to produce conductive coatings on a variety of materials, including existing textiles such as tents and uniforms. And because the inks produce pure metal films without binders and fillers, they can produce results at up to a 90% reduction in metal usage compared to other metal inks and shielding options. Integrated EMI/RF shielding technology is critical to ensuring strategic communication in all types of environments, particularly as the threat of electronic warfare makes constant and redundant communication capability absolutely essential on the battlefield. Combined with the Air Force’s move to Agile Combat Employment, which will require lightweight, mobile facilities, Electroninks is the perfect solution to create and enhance EMI/RF shielding or conductivity in the field using existing materials such as existing non-shielding uniforms or tents.