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OCTOBER 8, 1999 IAP Team Receives Advanced Technology Program Award The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that a Team led by IAP Research, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, has been selected to receive a prestigious Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award. More than 400 proposals were received for the current ATP competition. Of those, only 37 were selected for award. The IAP Research team was one of only two Ohio-based teams selected for award. The team of IAP Research and Select Tool and Die Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, and Delco Remy America, Anderson, Indiana, proposed a revolutionary new technology for producing electric motors and generators. The process uses an innovative powder compaction technology, developed and patented by IAP, to "get the air out" of electrical motors and generators. The process uses magnetic forces to squeeze the air out of powdered materials to form a high-density solid material. The team plans to apply this technology to the fabrication of motors and generators. If successful, the new process will double the performance of motors and generators while cutting the cost of production in half. The program will focus initially on applications in the vehicle markets served by Delco Remy. This market is currently $1.5 billion in the US and $5.2 billion worldwide. IAP Research will administer and manage the program. Technical development activities will be conducted jointly by the participants using personnel and facilities in Dayton, Ohio (IAP and Select Tool and Die) and Anderson, Indiana (Delco Remy America). The program is scheduled to begin 1 November 1999 and run for four years. The total estimated budget for the program is $9,058,000, with NIST contributing $4,397,000 and the participants contributing $4,661,000. The Advanced Technology Program, which sponsors high-risk/high-reward technology development efforts that improve the competitiveness of U.S. industry, is administered by NIST and funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Click here for details about Dynamic Magnetic Compaction (DMC).

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