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Multi-Cavity Die Technology

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: DASG60-02-P-0134
Agency Tracking Number: 02-0806
Amount: $69,807.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
5430-B 70th Avenue North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
United States
DUNS: 622717452
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Harry Straub
 Sr. Mechanical Engineer
 (727) 520-1393
 nshuster@ensercorp.com
Business Contact
 Robert Jackson
Title: President
Phone: (727) 520-1393
Email: rjackson@ensercorp.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

"Thermal batteries are mission-critical components utilized in virtually every weapon system. Thermal batteries require four types of pellets that comprise the energy-producing portion of the battery. These include: (1) anode pellets, composed of Li(Si)alloy and electrolyte salt, (2) cathode pellets, consisting of either FeS2 or CoS2 and electrolyte salt, (3) separator pellets, consisting of MgO and electrolyte salt and (4) heat pellets containing iron and potassium perchlorate. Pellet size and numbervary by battery type and application. A pellet is manufactured by compacting its powdered constituents in an automated press. The powder is loaded into a feed shoe, which automatically fills a die cavity. Press tonnage is a function of pellet diameterand thickness.Currently, pellet production is the rate-limiting step in thermal battery manufacture, hence, it is essential to optimize press throughput. At present, only one pellet is produced at a time, i.e., the press tooling is comprised of only one die cavity andone punch. This proposed SBIR project focuses on identifying and addressing the design challenge to implement two (or more) die cavities and punches in order to double, or perhaps even triple, pellet production rate. Virtually every thermal battery production program will benefit as a result of increased production rate capability and concomitant lower unit cost."

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