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Thin Film…Large Payoff SRS Technologies, Huntsville, AL. Innovation. 5 meter Class Thin Film Inflatable Torus Supported Concentrator. Government/Science Applications. Cutting-edge thin-film concentrators for space-based concentrators. Flexible printed circuit substrates
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Thin Film…Large PayoffSRS Technologies, Huntsville, AL. Innovation 5 meter Class Thin Film Inflatable Torus Supported Concentrator Government/Science Applications Cutting-edge thin-film concentrators for space-based concentrators. • Flexible printed circuit substrates • (currently under development) • Deployable space structures (Boeing, AFRL, NASA, Thiokol, and NRL) • Light weight collectors (NASA, AFRL, and Commercial Space Applications) • Rolled Films (NASA, industry) Accomplishments • Winner of 1999 R&D 100 Award. • Developed methods to cast LaRC polyimides in single sheets measuring 85” x 150”. • Built and tested a number of parabolic membrane collectors for various advanced government programs. • Developed methods to cast polyimides in continuous rolls. Points of Contact: NASA: Diane Stoakley 757-864-4246 SRS: Polyimide Products (877) 971-7032 1997 SBIR Phase II; NAS1-99079 Commercialization • Licensed and now produces several NASA-developed polyimides as powder, resin and rolled film. • Currently the only company licensed to produce both LaRC™-CP1 and LaRC™-CP2 colorless polyimides. These materials exhibit long-term storage capability, which enables SRS to produce large inventories. • NASA developed these materials which exhibit superior thermal stability and greater resistance to UV and VUV in a space environment. • Promising business opportunities include production of rolled-film material, flat panel reflectors, and a number of light weight space structures.