The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The contract examines the feasibility of an innovative surface modification technology incorporating friction stir reaction processing to produce engineered alloy structures or conventional parts with enhanced wear, environmental, and/or creep-fatigue...
This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract aims to advance the development of low-cost, functionally graded laser additive manufactured high temperature refractory and cermet pin tools for friction stir welding (FSW) and/or friction stir processing (FSP) of heat-resistant materials. FSW is a solid-state process that produces...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $600,000 contract examines the feasibility of an innovative fabrication technology incorporating sand casting and friction stir processing (FSP) to produce affordable near-net-shape components made from high-performance nickel-based superalloys. This technology has the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract, valued at $189,213.00, continues the development and scaling up of a novel manufacturing process based on severe plastic deformation (SPD) to refine and enhance the microstructure and properties of bulk tungsten. This work supports NASA's mission to advance U.S. energy security...
<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $250,000 firm fixed price contract to Questek Innovations LLC of Evanston, IL. The contract is for Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program and involves tool material design for friction stir welding of high-strength materials. The period of performance is from September 28, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The contract was set aside for total small business.</p>
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,995.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD., a small business, for the development of "PRECISION HEATED TOOLING FOR OOA CURING OF THIN-PLY COMPOSITES". This contract, which was set aside for small businesses, is part of NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program that funds cooperative research and development between small businesses and research institutions. As a small...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,954.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to LER Technologies Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to conduct a feasibility study on an in-situ inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool. The goal is to provide real-time information about part quality and detect flaws during the AM process, enabling immediate feedback and process correction to save...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business, for $125,000.00 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The objective is to develop an innovative additive manufacturing/metal injection molding technology to rapidly produce prototype high-power electric propulsion components from refractory alloys. This addresses the need for increased design...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is for $125,000.00 to develop a severe plastic deformation (SPD) manufacturing technique to refine and control the microstructure and properties of titanium alloys. The goal is to demonstrate a production-level approach to manufacturing high-performance...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 fixed-price contract seeks to develop a novel grain refinement technology to produce microstructurally enhanced nickel-based superalloy materials (IN625 and Monel 400) with higher strength capabilities for in-space propulsion applications. The work aims to demonstrate a...