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Capabilities Overview

Core Capabilities

Drone next to an explosion

Energetic Materials R&D

  • Novel formulations: perovskites, polymers, nanocomposites, tetrazoles, binary explosives
  • In-house synthesis, sensitivity testing, and characterization
  • Optimization and scale up of legacy materials
Layers of a SLS printer printing

Advanced Manufacturing

  • FDM, SLA, SLS, droplet ejection, slurry extrusion
  • Integration of energetic feedstocks into additive manufacturing
Rocket motor firing on a test stand

Solid Rocket Propulsion

  • Novel solid and hybrid propellant formulations
  • Additive manufacturing of motors and grain geometries
  • Onsite and offsite SRM testing up to 3” diameter
Image of a photo-DSC instrument

Energetic Testing & Analysis

  • Digital Scanning Calorimetry, Impact/Friction/ESD testing, Viscosity, Strand burning, and ISP measurement
  • Instrumented pressure vessels and modular sled testing
  • VOD, cap sensitivity, shaped charge penetration, & fragmentation testing
Animation of ammunition being fired against a target

Specialized Ammunition Development

  • Signature-on-Target (SOT) tracer replacement
  • Green primer R&D and robotic deposition
  • Armor defeat technologies
Picture of a payload destroying a drone swarm

UAS / Counter-UAS

  • Payload development for lethal UAS applications
  • Cost effective sUAS swarm disruption via blast overpressure (BoP) using delivery agnostic combined effect generation
  • Researching solid state EBX (Enhanced Blast Explosives) for offensive and defensive applications

Material Processing

  • Torrey Three Roll Mill
    Three roll mill
  • Anton Paar Mill
    Paar mill
  • Retsch Cryomill
    Cryomill
  • FlackTek Duel Asymmetric Centrifugal Mixer
    Centrifugal mixer
  • Resodyn Lab Ram II Acoustic Mixer
    Acoustic mixer
  • High Powered Variable Speed Explosion Resistant Blender
    Variable Speed Explosion Resistant Blender
  • MSE Pro Bench Top 30T Lab Press
    Lab bench press

Characterization and Analysis

  • Digital Scanning Calorimetry with Photo Chemical Analysis Capability
    DSC-PCA
  • UV-VIS Spectrometer
    UV-VIS spectrometer
  • Instron Drop Weight Impact Tester
    Instron impact tester
  • BAM Friction Tester
    BAM friction tester
  • Type-12 Impact Tester
  • ESD Tester
  • Viscosity Measurements with Brookfield Viscometer
    Brookfield Viscometer
  • Particle Size Analysis
    Partical size analyzer
  • Parr Bomb Calorimeter
    Parr bomb calorimeter
  • Highly-Instrumented Pressure Vessel
    Pressure vessel on table

Traditional Machining Tools

  • Grizzly Variable-Speed Benchtop Metal Lathe
    Grizzly metal lathe
  • Grizzly HP Variable-Speed Vertical Mill
    Grizzly vertical mill
  • Tormach CNC Mill
    Tormach CNC Mill
  • Universal Laser System
    Universal Laser System

Energetics Testing

  • Onsite Testing
  • Offsite Test Range
  • Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Berms in Place
  • Capable for Rocket or Explosive Testing
    Rocket motor firing
  • Phantom High-speed Camera
    High speed camera
  • High Speed Data Acquisition
    Labjack T7 pro

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