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Spinoff story

Custom Machines Advance Composite Manufacturing

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Through the SBIR program, Accudyne Systems Inc. of Newark, Delaware, developed a device for creating thermoplastic composite structures without the use of an expensive autoclave. The partnership yielded technology for the company_s commercial, custom-built composite manufacturing machines, helping advance composite part fabrication.