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NineSigma, representing a global electric motor manufacturer, invites proposals for a durable, high-temperature non-conductive coating for steel. In the manufacture of electric motors, NineSigma's client makes a rotor that consists of a stack of thin, die-stamped steel sheets with a die-cast aluminum squirrel cage.  It is important that the steel be electrically isolated from the aluminum.  NineSigma's client needs a durable non-conductive coating to apply to the steel assembly prior to die-casting the aluminum.  The coating must withstand temperatures associated with the die-casting process and with subsequent thermal cycling.

Developments in bridge design and analysis in recent years have created the need for improvements to cross-frame analysis and design for steel girder bridges. In the past, the configuration of cross-frame systems was generally based upon standard designs in which member sizes and layouts were dependent upon geometry and minimum member cross-section requirements. The opportunities for improvements to cross-frame analysis and design cover a variety of topics including: (1) improved definition of fatigue loading for cross frames in curved and/or severely skewed steel girder bridges analyzed using refined analysis methods; (2) implementation of stability bracing strength and stiffness requirements in the context of AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) bridge design; and (3) additional guidance for adjustment of the effective stiffness of cross-frame members in refined analysis models to reflect the influence of end connections on cross-frame member stiffness. Addressing these topics could result in a dramatic improvement in reliability and economy of cross frames for steel I-girder bridges.  

NineSigma, representing a global metal engineering company, invites proposals for a novel, top-down real-time analysis of molten steel in a metallurgical reactor.

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies (VT) Program, is seeking applications that will lead to computational modeling advances and development of lightweight alloys for lightweighting and propulsion applications. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) includes three (3) Areas of Interest; Area of Interest 3 includes two (2) subtopics. Areas of Interest are indentified below:   Area of Interest 1:  Predictive Engineering Tools for Injection Molded Long Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Composites Area of Interest 2:  Integrated Computation Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Advanced Steel for Lightweight Vehicles Area of Interest 3:  Advanced Alloy Development for Automotive and Heavy-Duty Engines 3a) Lightweight Cast Alloy Development for Light Duty Automotive Engine Applications 3b) High Strength Cast Alloy Development for Heavy-Duty On-Road Engine Applications

NineSigma, representing Equinor ASA, invites proposals for a method that permits the cost-effective installation of small sensors at the bottom (at 6 o'clock) of insulated pipes on an industrial scale (thousands of sensors). To install the sensor, a 16 mm wide hole needs to be made through a 0.6 mm thick stainless steel jacket. The purpose of the call is to find an innovative and  cost-effective alternative to manual installations that use scaffolding.

The EBRC (Energetics Basic Research Center) is a basic research program initiated by the Combat Capabilities Development Command/Army Research Laboratory/ARO. It focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security. It seeks to increase the Army's intellectual capital in energetic materials (EM) and improve its ability to address future challenges. EBRC brings together universities, research institutions, companies, and individual scholars and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas determined by the Department of the Army (DA). The EBRC aims to promote research in specific areas of EMs and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DA and the energetics research community. The future Army is projected to be unable to achieve dominance in range and lethality due to inadequate energetic formulations and form factor limitations associated with current weapon systems. Basic research generates new knowledge that may be exploited to develop and deliver new materials and technologies that contribute to enhanced lethal effects at the system level as well as increased range and a smaller payload. These, in turn, enable space for larger, mission-critical systems, and shorter time-to-target ensuring Army battlefield dominance in Multi-Domain Operations. Army research must encompass new ways to expedite the discovery, design, and scale-up of new materials and concepts which when integrated into newly designed weapons components (e.g. additively manufactured high strength steels with pre-formed fragmentation patterns, and structural reactive materials) developed at ARL and across the Army and DoD communities, will deliver decisive weapons overmatch.