DISRUPTIVE MANUFACTURING:Rapid Manufacturing of Aerospace Structures (RMAS)

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	Federal Grant Title:	DISRUPTIVE MANUFACTURING:Rapid Manufacturing of Aerospace Structures (RMAS)
	CFDA Number:	12.800
	CFDA Description:	Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Air Force Research Lab
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BAA-08-08-PKM-CALL6
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant Procurement Contract
	Posted Date:	Nov 09, 2009
	Creation Date:	Nov 09, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 09, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 09, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jan 08, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Rapid Manufacturing is a new area of manufacturing developed from a family of technologies known as Rapid Prototyping. Rapid Prototyping typically utilizes advanced layer manufacturing technologies that can quickly generate complex three-dimensional objects directly from computer-based models devised by Computer Aided Design (CAD). This computer representation is sliced into two-dimensional layers, whose descriptions are sent to the fabrication equipment to build the part layer by layer. Rapid prototyping includes many different fabrication technologies. Stereolithography (SL), selective laser sintering (SLS), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), and fused deposition modeling (FDM) are a few examples. These Rapid Prototyping processes have already had the effect of both improving products and reducing their development time. Rapid Manufacturing is an attempt to transition these prototyping techniques to the manufacturing floor. This form of manufacturing can be incredibly cost-effective and the process is far more flexible than conventional manufacturing. Rapid Prototyping processes have been shown to be economically feasible for use in the manufacture of non structural parts in quantities. This Rapid Manufacturing effort will focus on the use of these Rapid Prototyping processes in the fabrication and/or assembly of Aerospace Structures.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Nicholas J. Voiles Contracting Officer phone: (937) 656-9092
for questions or assistance [nicholas.voiles@wpafb.af.mil]
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