Dynamic Coatings, Inc., wanted to test coating products that would enable the company to approach new markets. A Space Act Agreement with NASA Lewis Research Center afforded them this opportunity. They used Lewis' Icing Research Tunnel to test coating products for reduced ice adhesion, industrial and aerospace lubrication applications, a tire-mold release coating now used in the production of tires for the Boeing 777, and a product that solidifies asbestos fibers (which is being tested as an insulator in a power plant in Iowa). Not only was the testing a success, but during these activities, Dynamic Coatings met another coating company with whom they now have a joint venture offering a barnacle-repellent coating for marine applications, now on the market in Florida.
The company has grown to $100,000 per year in sales and is poised for further expansion. Projected sales for the solidification product, if a full test in a power plant is successful, are $10 million per month. Three new or improved products are directly associated with Dynamic Coatings' interaction with Lewis.
Lewis contacts:
Glenn's Technology Transfer and Partnership Office,
(216) 433-5568, and Stephen M. Riddlebaugh, (216) 433-5565,
Stephen.M.Riddlebaugh@grc.nasa.gov
Author: Commercial Technology Office
Headquarters program office: OASTT
Programs/Projects: Aeronautics Base R&T, Propulsion
Systems, Boeing 777, Technology Transfer
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