FAIRMOUNT TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: DLA152-001
FAIRMOUNT TECHNOLOGIES LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,349,851 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
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- Amount
- $1,349,851
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- DLA152-001
- Solicitation
- 15.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- KS
- Period
- 2017-04-20 → 2020-08-04
Description
Fairmount Technologies (FT) has demonstrated that ExtruMach is a disruptive technology for drilling curved extrusions and proposes to further develop this during Phase II for milling extrusions. ExtruMach-PoCM (proof of concept machine) is a flow-type multi-axis CNC machine with a small footprint, which is more capable than existing machines in that it has no limit on the length of parts it can handle, and does not need fixtures. The machine to be developed in Phase II, ExtruMach-Mill, will in addition be capable of milling and thinning the part, which is a breakthrough that will eliminate the current reliance on chemical milling in large acid baths. ExtruMach-Mill will take the known contour of the extrusion into account to trim, drill and thin extrusions as required. The technical goal of the proposed ExtruMach-Mill Phase II SBIR project is to develop ExtruMach technology to TRL7.