Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3521

A -- RSP TOOLING PROGRAM SOL CBD084 DUE 091997 POC Carolyn Roberts -- 208-526-7631 WEB: The Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory Procurement Homepage, http://www.inel.gov/procurement/litco/index.html. E-MAIL: Carolyn Roberts, czr@inel.gov. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (LMITCO), P. O. Box 1625, MS 3805, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805 A -- RSP Tooling Program, Contact: Carolyn Roberts. The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), through its M&O Contractor LMITCO, and in conjunction with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), is forming a new collaborative project focused on Rapid Tooling. A project formation meeting is scheduled at the INEEL on September 9, 1997. The INEEL's RSP Tooling technology combines rapid solidification processing ("RSP") and net-shape materials processing in a single step. By utilizing this process for net-shape tooling, savings accrue from integrating tool fabrication as an integral part of the agile production system. This process has successfully fabricated tooling in a variety of metal alloys, from relatively soft Kirksite (zinc-aluminum-copper) to hard tool steels such as D2, H13, and P20. The INEEL is seeking potential partners who would like to contribute cash or in-kind contributions for the $3M scale-up of this technology. If you are interested in either receiving more information regarding this program, or in discussing your possible role in this collaborative effort, please contact Carolyn Roberts, LMITCO, at: phone: 208-526-7631; fax: 208-526-0953; or e-mail: "czr@inel.gov. (0233)

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