Elementum 3D Awarded AFWERX Contract for Permeable Additive Manufacturing
Elementum 3D has been selected by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force (DAF), for a SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $74,994 focused on Permeable Additive (PermiAM) technology to address the most pressing DAF challenges.
Elementum 3D is excited to start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America. The PermiAM technology enables design simplification and cost savings by combining regions of controlled permeability with fully dense structures.
Elementum 3D has a history with AFWERX, in September 2020, the company was honored to be invited to participate in the AFWERX’s “Base of the Future” challenge. We entered our A6061-RAM2 material and was selected to move beyond the first phase of the challenge.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX offer the Open Topic Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to expand the range of innovations. The mission of AFWERX is to connect diverse, innovative members from industry, academia, and government to create capabilities and prototype opportunities for the U.S. Air Force.
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