Featured 2019 Exhibitors Include:
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Booth #: 6
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the only Air Force organization wholly dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for the nation’s air, space, and cyberspace forces. Today, the lab and its predecessors have overseen more than 80 years of critical research efforts for the Air Force and Department of Defense. AFRL is pushing the boundaries and creating a new tomorrow through unparalleled research. AFRL technology breakthroughs can be found in today’s modern aircraft and weapon systems to include the B-2 Spirit, C-17 Globemaster III, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, the Predator and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Booth #: 11
Allcomp is a manufacturer of many different grades of C-C and C-SiC composites reinforced by 2D, 2.5D (needled) and 3D fiber architectures. These composites are designed and efficiently densified using CVI and PIP processes as required to achieve the desirable properties. These composites can be further oxidation protected using advanced multi-layer and functionally-graded coating systems for extremely high temperature applications. Allcomp is AS 9100 certified small company. Allcomp fabricates flight hardware and prototype components per customer specifications. Allcomp focuses our researches in developing and qualifying cost effective composites with short lead time for commercial and advanced applications.
Booth #: 3
ATA Engineering is an employee-owned small business that provides test- and analysis-driven design for aerospace, defense, themed entertainment, robotics and controls, consumer products, and industrial and mining equipment. We use advanced computer-aided engineering software to solve problems for our customers and to design, analyze, and test complex, highly engineered structures subject to severe dynamic loads. In addition to our general capabilities, we have specialized practices in certain key areas of mechanical engineering. For one of those specialties, namely simulation of advanced composites, we have developed custom methodologies to perform the complex simulations, including the capability to analytically determine the full matrix of material properties from very limited test data. that special capability is encoded into a piece of software called COMPAS.
Booth #: 19
Axiom Materials, Inc., is a progressive composite materials manufacturer founded with the intention of combining a quality prepreg, adhesive, and ancillary composite products platform with customer-focused service and forward-thinking design.
Booth #: 34
BRM manufactures 3D woven preforms and billets. In addition, BRM developed Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) for space application. BRM products are used in aerospace, space and defense applications.
Booth #: 1 & 14
Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. As America’s biggest manufacturing exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in more than 150 countries. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training.
Booth #: 27
Bronson & Bratton Inc. was founded in 1948 by two G.E. Carboloy sales engineers to solve customer problems by utilizing better materials, higher quality components or improved designs for tool and wear applications. Bronson & Bratton Inc. is a leading provider of high-precision, high-complexity machined components for the aerospace, defense and space industries, is AS9100D Certified, ISO 9001:2015 Certified, NADCAP certified in EDM and Torch Brazing and ITAR Registered.
Booth #: 41
BryCoat provides engineered surface solutions using PVD, CVD-TiC and thermal spray coatings. These coatings are use to improve the performance of high precision components.
Booth #: 23
Castheon, a premier US additive manufacturing research & development and service company for high quality AM materials development and robust AM production.
Booth #: 2
As the East Coast's only licensed commercial horizontal launch site, Cecil Spaceport is the premier location for your business to lift off. Cecil boasts one of the longest runways in Florida, a brand new spaceport ramp, taxiway, hangar and hundreds of acres available for development. Learn more about us at www.cecilairport.com!
Booth #: 45
Composites Horizons, LLC, a PCC Company, is a leading supplier of high temperature composite structures and assemblies for aerospace, defense, medical and industrial applications. Supplying customers such as GE, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls Royce we offer a range of products including both high temperature polymer matrix (BMI, polyimides) composites and oxide based CMC structures. With a new facility and equipment, dedicated to the manufacture of oxide CMCs, we are supporting the commercialization and growth of CMCs in our target markets.
Booth #: 10
CoorsTek is a leading global supplier of technical ceramics and the partner of choice for technology and manufacturing companies worldwide. With unsurpassed materials expertise, vertically integrated manufacturing, and over 30 facilities across three continents, CoorsTek provides amazing solutions to complex technical challenges in virtually every industry in the global marketplace. For aerospace and defense applications, we provide a wide variety of specialized mission-critical components by supplying technical ceramics engineered for critical-duty applications. Each of our aerospace, defense, optics, imaging, propulsion, and propulsion control components are designed and manufactured to be reliable, exceptionally strong, and lightweight, protecting the men and women serving our country.
Booth #: 49
CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) is a leading chemical vapor deposition solutions provider, with 35+ years of R&D and production systems and material services experience. One of CVD’s served markets is for production process equipment to manufacture Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) for applications in Aerospace and Defense. CVD manufactures SiC fiber tow coating equipment enabling in-line deposition of boron/silicon nitrides and carbides, with precise control and reliability. CVD also manufactures low pressure CVD systems to coat CMC gas turbine engine components with environmental barrier coatings and supplies equipment to deposit high temperature coatings, oxidation barriers, and refractory carbides onto complex geometries. Advanced carbon composite materials are being developed through our Applications Laboratory and production coating services are provided through our subsidiary, CVD Materials Corporation.
Booth #: 13
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a DoD Agency that has become known as a laboratory and incubator of innovation. DARPA’s mission is to look beyond the reality of today and to focus on the potentiality of the future. Specifically, its job is to identify current or future advances that have the potential to bend today’s security trajectories— advances that, years from now, could disrupt the stability the Nation enjoys today as well as advances that, over the same period, could enhance national and global stability. DARPA explicitly reaches for transformational change instead of incremental advances. It works within an innovation ecosystem that includes academic, corporate and governmental partners, with a constant focus on the Nation’s military Services, which work with DARPA to create new strategic opportunities and novel tactical options.
Booth #: 29
FMI designs, develops, and manufactures composite materials and components that perform in the most demanding applications and the most extreme environments. Our core strength is the ability to weave the most intricate fiber reinforcement designs and convert them to products which perform beyond the capabilities of conventional laminate composites, ceramics, and metals. Leveraging these fabrication technologies since 1969, we have grown to be the leading supplier of propulsion hot components and thermal protection system materials in the aerospace industry. Our products enable the most difficult missions, survive at the most extreme temperatures, and provide the greatest reliability to our customers. We proudly serve the U.S. Armed Forces, NASA, and aerospace and industry customers.
Booth #: 31
Free Form Fibers (FFF) is the sole producer of “laser-printed” Silicon Carbide, Boron, and Boron Carbide fibers in the world. FFF's unique process harnesses the flexibility of additive manufacturing and the purity of Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) in a highly flexible production system for hundreds of simultaneous continuous fibers. If a CVD precursor exists for a given material, it is likely that Free Form Fibers can produce fiber from it. Filaments are small diameter, homogeneous, without a dissimilar core, and can be hundreds of feet long. Diameters can be customized from 15 to 80 microns and modulated along the length. Highly uniform Pyrolytic Carbon and Boron Nitride interphase coatings have been demonstrated with subsequent coating with Silicon Carbide. As with fiber, if a CVD precursor exists for a given material, it is likely that Free Form Fibers can coat its fibers with that material. Fibers are available in tapes of parallel continuous filaments or in tows of continuous filaments appropriately sized for CMC applications.
Booth #: 36
Glacigen Materials provides unique material solutions via a unique manufacturing process producing highly ordered microstructures. This process can be broadly applied across materials including ceramics, metals, and polymers. Applications include high performance battery electrodes, functionally graded composites, fuel cells, thermal interface materials, and more.
Booth #: 28
Greenleaf has been in the advanced ceramic business for 50 years. We have traditionally been known for our ceramic and carbide metal cutting inserts and tooling. We specialize in whisker reinforced ceramics for severe service environments. We manufacture ceramic components that work where exotic metals, carbides and traditional ceramics do not perform well. Our typical ceramic products are used for extremely high strength in environments of extremes of temperature, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, low friction, lossy microwave absorbing, high precision, food safe and body implantable. We also custom manufacture ceramic materials and components to customer specifications ad requirements.
Booth #: 21 & 22
i3 was founded in December 2007 with the intent to do business differently. Our focus is to leave our team members and customers better than we found them while solving some of our Nation’s toughest problems. We strive to create a positive environment that enriches the lives of our team members through a commitment to excellence, with the intent to identify emerging needs, encourage innovation, and make a meaningful impact on our Nation, its allies, and our community.
Booth #: 24
II-VI Optical Systems is an industry leader in engineered materials, hypersonic solutions, high energy laser systems, and optical assemblies.
Booth #: 25
The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering’s Energetics Research Group (ERG) serves the propulsion and energetics community as a U.S. national resource and nexus for scientifically based technical research, and analysis of energetics, explosives and propulsion systems. Formerly known as CPIAC, the ERG continues a 70-year legacy of connecting the commercial and government sector to advance scientific discovery through the application of technical research and analysis, laboratory experimentation for generating and publishing new data, open and classified conference planning, and team building. Our office also operates the Commercial and Government Program Office (CGPO), which provides industry and government agencies with the advantage of a university-based resource center for developing partnerships with Hopkins’ engineering school. Information on ERG products and services can be obtained by contacting ERG at Tel: (410) 992-7300; Email: info@erg.jhu.edu; Web: www.erg.jhu.edu
Booth #: 33
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s LHMEL Facility, operated by UES, Inc., provides the aerospace community with a comprehensive source for high temperature characterization of current and emerging materials using a variety of infrared laser sources and environmental simulation capabilities. LHMEL provides uniform, well characterized constant heat flux conditions which can be combined with air or inert gas flow to evaluate ablation/oxidation performance. Transients resulting from these constant conditions can be used to validate conduction models and thermal property predictions.
Booth #: 47
MATECH specializes in development, prototyping, specialized manufacturing, and application support for high temperature materials and ceramic composites. MATECH is fully integrated, from the manufacture of high temperature ceramic fibers, weaving of fabric, deposition of interface coatings, and CMC densification. MATECH is a leader in ultra-high-temperature (UHT) CMCs for missile propulsion and aerothermal TPS applications. MATECH fabricates CMCs by PIP, CVI, Hybrid CVI/PIP, and FAST CMC processing. MATECH has a dedicated CVI/CVD facility for both interface coatings and erosion resistant EBCs. MATECH has a dedicated weaving lab specializing in high modulus ceramic fibers.
Booth #: 37
Materials Research & Design (MR&D) is a small business that provides research and design services to the aerospace materials community. Typical programs at MR&D focus on the simultaneous design of material and structure to optimize component cost, weight, or structural performance. Additional areas of interest focus upon research into the behavior of composite materials and the development of micromechanical models to analyze and understand observed properties. The analytical approach employed by MR&D is based upon a practical understanding of engineering issues founded upon a strong background of theoretical mechanics.
Booth #: 12
MDA Advanced Research seeks to develop cutting-edge technologies for future missile defense capabilities by capitalizing on the creativity and innovation of the brightest minds in our Nation's universities and small businesses, collaborative research partnerships between domestic and allied country academic institutions, and innovative ideas from industry.
Booth #: 44
With more than forty years of experience, Metal Technology leads the way in the precision machining, forming, forging and deep drawing of refractory metals. MTI works with materials such as Tantalum, Niobium, Zirconium, Vanadium, Molybdenum and their alloys. MTI is ISO9001 and ITAR registered and supplies precision components to defense, aerospace and scientific industries.
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Booth #: 4
The Game Changing Development Program is a part of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. GCD aims to advance exploratory concepts and deliver infusion-ready technology solutions that enable new capabilities or radically alter current approaches. GCD matures technology development and innovation through collaborative relationships between government, academia, and commercial entities with a focus on high-reward technologies with high potential for transition and infusion.
Booth #: 17
An R&D Funding Program - The National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) Director's Innovation Initiative (DII) invests in advanced technologies, fosters innovation, and provides seed funding to push the boundaries of technology to dramatically improve our overhead reconnaissance capabilities. It presents an opportunity for developers not traditionally associated with the National Reconnaissance Office to participate in building the NRO of the 21st Century.
Booth #: 26
NTS is the leader in space and defense testing. With 28 labs in North America, NTS leverages advanced test and engineering capabilities to mitigate risk and develop custom programs. As the pioneers in space testing, NTS has participated in every major space program since the inception of manned space exploration.
Booth #: 7 & 8
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace company providing innovative, cost effective solutions to wide array of military, security and space applications and is engaged in the development of the technologies necessary to continue to be at the forefront of aerospace and defense.
Booth #: 40
OptiPro Systems, located in the greater Rochester (NY) area, has over 35 years of experience developing and manufacturing precision optical fabrication machines and metrology systems. We are a global leader in designing and building computer controlled grinding, polishing, and measuring equipment for the precision optics and advanced ceramics industries. OptiPro works together with customers' engineers on cost, process efficiency, design improvements, testing and evaluations to produce the highest quality fabrication and metrology systems that will add significant value to their overall capabilities.
Booth #: 20
Plasma Processes offers engineered materials solutions meeting demanding performance criteria, stringent quality requirements, and challenging schedules to our aerospace and defense customers. We strive to add value through the implementation of affordable materials and processes. We specialize in the investigation and integration of high and ultra-high temperature materials and material systems for challenging applications such as hypersonics, propulsion, fission/fusion, and thermal protection systems.
Booth #: 15
Since our founding in 1967, PROTO has been at the forefront developing instrumentation for the characterization of materials. Our product line includes x-ray diffraction residual stress & retained austenite measurement systems, powder diffractometers, Laue single crystal orientation systems, x-ray tubes and custom equipment. For over 30 years we have been providing solutions for laboratory, factory and field environments. Measurement services are also available through our ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratories in the United States, and Canada.
Booth #: 38 & 39
Scot Forge is a 100% employee-owned, AS9100C and Nadcap certified manufacturer of custom open die and rolled ring forgings. With over 125 years of experience, Scot Forge leads the industry as one of the most modern and respected forging companies in the world. Our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high volume manufacturing. From hand-held components to ultra large forgings, we have the knowhow to help your program soar!
Booth #: 46
We build all metal, hermetically sealed bellows to manage the crossing of temperature and/or pressure boundaries. Our highly dynamic components are designed for the life of the program and will never need any maintenance or will the part ever need to be replaced. We design and build metal vessels that expand and contract with no fatigue nor hysteresis.
Booth #: 43
Southern Research is the leader in specialized materials characterization and comprehensive engineering and development services to the aerospace, defense, energy, and environmental sectors. SR provides advanced research and development services for materials in extreme physical and thermal environments, which include thermo-mechanical modeling, CFD, laboratory testing, and ground testing from as low as -250 °C (-450 °F) to as high as 3300 °C (6000 °F). The primary materials technical focus is to supply innovative modeling, materials testing, and characterization solutions to aerospace, defense, and governmental programs by leveraging Southern Research’s state-of-the-art capabilities with its clients’ goals. Southern Research also offers comprehensive systems engineering development and integration expertise for airborne EO/IR ISR sensors and directed energy applications.
Booth #: 35
Space Electronics is the world’s leading manufacturer of highly accurate mass properties measurement instruments. Our systems are ideal for physically measuring the weight, center of gravity, moment of inertia and product of inertia of rocket sections and reentry vehicles. We also offer totally safe igniter / squib circuit testers. These automated multi-node systems are used to safely measure the resistance and stray voltage in a weapon’s multiple electrical circuit paths. Companies such as Pantex, Sandia National Laboratories, Lockheed Martin, Eglin Air Force Base and NASA rely on our instruments to ensure the flight dynamics and electrical continuity of their products.
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Booth #: 9
Space Information Laboratories (SIL) is a California small business that develops, manufacturers and Space environmentally qualifies flight unit products for launch vehicles, missiles, hypersonic vehicles, reentry vehicles, aircraft, UAS and small satellites. These products include Li-Ion Intelli-Pack® batteries, VBITS Autonomous Flight Termination System and GPS Tracking, Intelli-Avionics®, Satellite Communication and Chameleon 12U to 27U SmallSat Bus. SIL accomplishes this work at the highest quality with AS9100D Quality Management System for design, manufacturing and test of flight units.
Booth #: 16
Starfire Systems, Inc. is a specialty material company focused on Polymer Derived Ceramics (PDC) and its Polymer-to-Ceramic® technology. Starfire Systems' core business is synthesis of silicon-based pre-ceramic polymers and SOL-GEL derived oxide forming materials which are used in polymer matrix composites, oxide and SiC based ceramic matrix composite (CMC) fabrication. Starfire Systems is the recognized market leader in Polymer-to-Ceramic® technology, working with leading customers worldwide to produce products that leverage this transformative technology.
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Booth #: 30
Since it started manufacturing engineered textiles in 1904, Tex Tech Industries has grown to be one of the world’s leading high performance textile manufacturers by specializing in meeting the requirements of difficult and demanding customer applications. Manufacturing capabilities are centered around needlepunched nonwovens, woven fabrics, 3D woven fabrics, and hybrid/multi-layered structures made by combining 2 or more different layers from these and other categories. Our research and development team and manufacturing capabilities have allowed us to be innovative, creative, and on the cutting edge for the benefit of our growing customer base. As a result of the long term relationships that Tex Tech’s product managers form with their customers, Tex Tech becomes a part of the problem solving process for many customers by developing new products to meet their highly specialized needs.
Booth #: 18
Textile Products Inc. develops and manufactures high-performance textile structures for a variety of composite applications. These applications include ceramic matrix, carbon/carbon and polymer resin systems. Fabric forms included 2D, 3D, multi-layer and custom designs to meet unique customer requirements. Reinforcements utilized include ceramic, carbon, quartz and aramid yarns.
Booth #: 48
Textum Weaving is a manufacturer of advanced fabrics and preforms utilizing carbon, aramid, ceramic, SiC, metal and other specialty fibers. Textum specializes in 3D fabrics, near-net-shape and billet preforms, patented helical weaving technology as well as 2D fabrics. We have a focus on high heat applications and welcome R&D opportunities and helping our customers to design, develop and manufacture unique application specific solutions.
Booth #: 5
Thermal Technology LLC is a US based high temperature equipment engineering and manufacturing company with more than 60 years’ experience. Thermal Technology designs and manufactures standard and custom-designed spark plasma sintering (SPS) and direct current sintering (DCS) systems, arc furnaces, and high temperature vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces (lab and production systems). This incredibly broad product line with its associated engineering and applications skills make Thermal Technology LLC one of the best resources in the world for your high temperature applications. THINK “SOLUTIONS!”
Booth #: 42
Ultramet engineers, develops, and manufactures refractory metals, platinum group metals, and ceramics for extreme environments. Founded in 1970, Ultramet is an ISO 9001:2008-certified CVD manufacturer of products for the aerospace, industrial corrosion, biomedical, and defense industries, including flight-qualified hardware.
