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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION has floated a tender for Technology Transfer Opportunity: Fabrication of Fiber-Metal Laminates with Non-Autoclave Processes (Lar-Tops-6). The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 12 Oct 2024. The tender notice number is T2P-LaRC-00131, while the TOT Ref Number is 90451538. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Technology Transfer Opportunity: Fabrication of Fiber-Metal Laminates with Non-Autoclave Processes (Lar-Tops-6)

Deadline : 12 Oct 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 90451538

Document Ref. No. : T2P-LaRC-00131

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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NASA-s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.

THE TECHNOLOGY:

NASAs Langley Research Center developed a new technique that enables the preparation of metal/composite hybrid laminates, also known as fiber-metal laminates (FML), through a one-step processing method. Currently FMLs are prepared by a compression process using a press or autoclave with metallic layers sandwiched between layers of glass or graphite prepreg (preimpregnated fibers with a matrix resin). NASAs process essentially eliminates the need to produce prepreg prior to the production of a hybrid laminate. It also allows the production of large, net shape structures that were previously not possible with autoclave or press technologies due to size constraints. This infiltration and infusion process can be accomplished using pressure (resin transfer molding [RTM]), or a vacuum induced pressure differential (vacuum assisted resin transfer molding [VARTM]).

The FMLs resulting from the NASA process have similar properties to traditionally produced metal/composite hybrid laminates including, as compared to either the composite or metal only structures, improved load carrying capability, lighter weight, improved stiffness, improved impact resistance and damage tolerance, and improved permeation resistance. The NASA process can be applied to various FML types, including GLARE (glass, aluminum, epoxy), and TIGR (titanium, graphite). Typical manufacturing processes are costly and complex shapes are hard to produce, whereby the NASA process enables use of these kinds of laminates without an autoclave or press, thus increasing the size that can be produced and decreasing the cost. The...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID T2P-LaRC-00131 Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Oct 12, 2023 04:00 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Oct 12, 2024 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Oct 27, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 9999 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
NAICS Code: 927110 - Space Research and Technology

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