Collaborative Outreach Program Strengthens Ohio's Industrial Base

Applications

• Military and Commercial Significance:
• The CTeC team spearheaded a dynamic, collaborative industrial outreach effort
• that supports promising research and development projects in the Dayton, Ohio,
• area. The team’s vision is to make commercial activities more competitive in serving
• the needs of Ohio (and ultimately, the US) through measurable economic benefits.
• The team expects the CTeC program to benefit both the public and private sectors
• by producing affordable Air Force (AF) weapons systems, improving the skills of
• AFRL researchers, and advancing dual-use applications. This program provides
• industry with access to AFRL facilities that may otherwise be unavailable.
• The CTeC program is a valuable asset that brings military agencies and commercial
• companies together to solve problems. Using AFRL facilities is extremely costeffective
• for the participants. AFRL facilities provide a closely monitored and
• controlled environment in which to perform important research and obtain precise
• results. Both industry and AFRL gain knowledge of technological advances that
• may be useful in future business and contracting activities.
• The CTeC program is considered a dual-use application, since both the AF and
• private industry benefit from the results. The program covers a broad market
• range including, but not limited to, tooling and machining, automotive technology,
• aerospace, medical technology, ceramics, casting, heat treatment, forging, and
• polymers. Some of the projects will impact future military requirements such
• as aircraft landing gear, protective body armor, gas turbine engine materials
• processing, and fuel cell technology (as an alternative source of energy).