Direct Write Printed Honeycomb Core (1000-291)

ABSTRACT: SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to mature and transition SI2"s Direct Write printed honeycomb core technology to AFRL and other DoD applications. Transitioning SI2"s honeycomb core product is beneficial to the Air Force to maintain availability and affordability. The stakeholders have developed a program to mature and transition the printed honeycomb core product. The program includes verification of the models and processes, fabrication on various substrates, and evaluation/ test of representative honeycomb core products. The results of the program will be a honeycomb core manufacturing process capable of producing accurate and precise properties. BENEFIT: The proposed program will adapt SI2"s core manufacturing process to alternate substrates. At the end of the program, the capability to design and manufacture printed honeycomb core, a product of interest to AFRL and other DoD agencies, will be available at TRL and MRL 6. A transition assessment will provide the foundation for Qualification of the printed honeycomb product and detail the path to raising the TRL/MRL to 9/10.