|
 Development
is defined in
the dictionary
as “the
determination
of the best techniques
for applying a
new device or
process to production
of goods or services”. At
Fiber
Innovations we pride
ourselves in
over 20 years
of providing
development
support to our
customers for
the advancement
of composite
materials processing
to successfully
bring applications
to production
and commercialization.
Fiber
Innovations' workforce
is split
into two
distinct
groups to
focus on
either development
programs
or full
rate production. This
distinction
allows our
development
team to
align our
goals with
our customers’ objectives.
The
development staff
at Fiber
Innovations includes
program managers
with over
15 years of
composites
experience,
project engineers,
cad designers
with modeling
experience
and
highly skilled
technicians. Fiber
Innovations’ development
team will
bring your
development
program in
on time and
under budget
while
meeting the
technical
objectives
of the program. Flexibility,
creativity,
ingenuity
and project
management
skills are
essential
to our customers’ success. We
understand
this, after
all Innovation
is our
name!
Samplings
of some Fiber
Innovations’ past
development
efforts are
as follows:
- SBIR
(Small
Business
Innovative
Research)
with Texas
Research
International
(TRI) – Austin
to develop
a braided
/ RTM transmission
components
for rotorcraft
applications.
- SBIR
(Small Business
Innovative Research)
with Air Force
Research Lab
(AFRL) and GE
Aircraft Engineers
to develop an
affordable composite
front frame
for turbine
engines.
- NASA
ACT (Advanced
Composite Technology)
program to develop
Braiding and
RTM for aircraft
primary structures.
- DMLCC
(Design and
Manufacture
of Low Cost
Composites)
with several
prime contractors
such as GEAE,
Boeing and Bell
Helicopter to
develop low
cost methods
for fabricating
various structures
including fan
case struts,
braided wing
spars and hat
stiffeners.
- SBIR
(Small Business
Innovative Research)
with NASA and
Maverick Corp
to develop safe
polyimides for
low-cost processing
of high-temperature
composites.
- R2PI
(Rapid
Response
Process
Improvement)
program
with Manufacturing
Technology
(ManTech)
Division
of the Air
Force Research
Laboratory’s
Materials
and Manufacturing
Directorate
and Lockheed
Martin
Corporation
to improve
the manufacturing
process
of the Joint
Air-to-Surface
Standoff
Missile
(JASSM).
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