SBIR/STTR Research Award
Thermoforming of Composites for Aluminum Replacement
Award amount
$1,007,930Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- MAHER & ASSOCIATES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2019-08-19
- Contract end date
- 2023-03-31
- UEI
- NMX5W32STJ34
- Solicitation number
- 17.1
- Topic code
- NASAH4-001
Research abstract
During the two-year program, Maher & Associates LLC (M&A) will evaluate new composite technologies that may be used to produce affordable replacements for aluminum components on the V22 Osprey aircraft. Work will include assessments of the new technologies, design of a component using the new composite technology, fabrication of the component, and testing of a demonstration part.The thermoforming technologies to be assessed shall include: resin infusion, wet press, and open weave. Different material formats shall be assessed as well, including: short fiber composites and thermoplastics.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Drapable Advanced Forming of Thermoplastics (DrAFT)
- Vitrimers in Contested Environments (VICE)
- Standardized Vitrimer Repair Kits for Battlefield Damage Repair
- Pi2Enhanced Reliability and Confidence Effort- 2 (PiERCE 2)
- Pi Enhanced Reliability & Confidence Effort (PiERCE)
Research funding history
8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2017–2025). Reported award amounts total $2,858,502. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration