iMAST FY2002 Annual Report

Abstract

The Institute for Manufacturing and Sustainment Technologies (iMAST) is a Department of the Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Center of Excellence located at The Pennsylvania State University's Applied Research Laboratory in State College, Pennsylvania. Formally established in 1995, the institute is comprised of six technical thrust areas: Mechanical Drive Transmission Technologies * Materials Processing Technologies * Laser Processing Technologies * Advanced Composites Technologies * Manufacturing Systems * Repair Technology. iMAST provides a focal point for the development and transfer of new manufacturing processes and equipment in a cooperative environment with industry, academia, other Navy acquisition, and in-service use. The Institute leverages the resources of The Pennsylvania State University to develop technology and business practices that enhance the industrial sector's ability to address advanced weapon systems issues and challenges for the Department of Defense. Sponsored under Navy contract N00039-97-D-0042, iMAST provides manufacturing technology support to the systems command of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA497172

Entities

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Laser Applications
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Navy
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy