Manufacturing process applications team (MATeam)

Forty additional statements were added to the list of 150 problem/opportunity statements identifying possibilities for transfer of NASA technology to various manufacturing industries. Selected statements that are considered to have a high potential for transfer in the 1978 program year are presented in the form of goals and milestones. The transfer of a flux used in the stud welding of aluminum is reported. Candidate RTOP programs are identified

Manufacturing process applications team (MATeam)

Activities of the manufacturing applications team (MATeam) in effecting widespread transfer of NASA technology to aid in the solution of manufacturing problems in the industrial sector are described. During the program's first year of operation, 450 companies, industry associations, and government agencies were contacted, 150 manufacturing problems were documented, and 20 potential technology transfers were identified. Although none of the technology transfers has been commercialized and put in use, several are in the applications engineering phase, and others are in the early stages of implementation. The technology transfer process is described and guidelines used for the preparation of problems statements are included

The NASA - IITRI Manufacturing Applications Team; Solving Manufacturing Problems Through Aerospace Technology

The objective of the MATeam is to successfully transfer aerospace technology to solve key problems in the manufacturing sector of the economy. The underlying purpose for the team is to increase the return on the nation\u27s investment in aerospace research by fostering wide implementation and use of NASA technology and expertise. The function of the team in accomplishing this objective is to provide an important intermediary role between technology sources and technology users in order to: improve the communication process; assist in the movement of new technology across organizational and disciplinary boundaries; and shorten the time between technological development and its broad and effective implementation. NASA\u27s decision to sponsor an applications team to effect technology transfer in manufacturing was both timely and appropriate. The United States, while still ahead of other industrialized nations in terms of overall manufacturing capabilities, productivity and state of technology, is finding its leadership position diminishing. The problem is becoming increasingly severe because of the continual rise in the cost of energy, raw material and labor and the need to maintain our competitive position in the world market. Clearly, a way to combat this growing national problem and maintain our competitive advantage is to capitalize upon and speed up adaptation of new manufacturing technologies and equipment into the industrial sector. The appropriateness of NASA\u27s decision is underscored by the fact that the areas of science and technology in which they have been actively advancing the state-of-the-art correspond closely to those needed by the industrial sector of the economy to improve manufacturing productivity

The NASA/IITRI Manufacturing Applications Team (MATeam): The Transfer of Technology to the Industrial: Sector 1977-1980

In 1977 the NASA Office of Technology Utilization established a Manufacturing Applications Team (MATeam) at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute. The goal of the team is to successfully use aerospace technology to solve significant industry problems. Since its inception the team has become a critical link between NASA technology sources and industries technology users. In this essential intermediary role the team has been able to strengthen the communication process and assist in the movement of new technology across organizational and government agency boundries. As a result of the time required for technological development team effort and its broad and effective implementation has been reduced. The establishment of a team devoted to manufacturing applications is essential at a point in our country\u27s history in which our world position in manufacturing productivity continues to diminish. The team has been a combatent force to declining productivity by aiding the industrial sector with the speed up in adaptation of new manfacturing technologies

TB75: Chemical and Physical Properties of the Bangor, Dixmont, Caribou, Conant, Perham and Daigle Soil Mapping Units

Bangor, Dixmont, Caribou, Conant, Perham, and Daigle soils were each sampled a t five locations. The morphology of the soils was described. The chemical and physical properties were determined on an horizonal basis for each location in the laboratory. Weighted means of the properties were presented in 20-cm. depth ranges. Changes in classification and nomenclature of the soils were proposed.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_techbulletin/1126/thumbnail.jp