Success Stories

AMMTIAC Digitizes Corrosion Documents
AMMTIAC Employs "Superfinishing" Process to Extend Weapons Systems' Service Life
ASM International Reprints AMMTIAC's Material Failure Modes Series in the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention
The Newest IAC is Ready to Serve the Needs of a Greater Customer Base
AMMTIAC Scope Expanded to Serve All of the Warfighter's Testing Needs
AMMTIAC Serves Specialized Communities of Interest through NAMIS
Tri-service/NASA Rely on AMMTIAC's High Temple Information System
AMMTIAC Preserves Composite Test Design Data
AMMTIAC Launches a Completely Redesigned Version of its Website
AMMTIAC to Complete Landmark Publication in Accelerated Testing
Engineered Surfaces for Weapon Systems Life Extension
AMMTIAC Provides Engineering and Testing Support to the US Air Force's First All-Digital Radar Warning Receiver
AMMTIAC Ensures that Warfighters in the Field Are Provided with Clothing, Supplies, and Equipment without Delay
AMMTIAC Makes Valuable Corrosion Data Available to Defense Community
AMMTIAC Helps Major Aerospace Company Develop Research Roadmap
AMMTIAC Helps Ensure that the Power Needs of Warfighters Are Met
AMMTIAC Publishes a Unique Resource to Monitor the "Health" of Warfighter Assets
Commercial Manufacturer Benefits from DoD Technology Transfer
The AMMTIAC Library, an Indispensable Resource to the Warfighter for a Half-Century, Observes a Major Milestone in its History

AMMTIAC Digitizes Corrosion Documents (0.11M)
AMMTIAC is in the process of digitizing thousands of corrosion related documents to be used by scientists, engineers, and program managers endeavoring to make Department of Defense assets more resistant to corrosion. This project is a part of DTIC's Total Electronic Migration System (TEMS)...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Employs "Superfinishing" Process to Extend Weapons Systems' Service Life (0.42M)
AMMTIAC is using a novel material processing technology to enhance the surface finish of metals and improve their durability against frictional forces. This process, called Superfinishing, removes the surface roughness of metallic components, while maintaining their original dimensions and...learn more about this success story

ASM International Reprints AMMTIAC's Material Failure Modes Series in the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (0.10M)
ASM International, a materials professional society, published AMPTIAC's three-part series on material failure modes in their Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP). This series, which was originally published in three sequential issues of the AMPTIAC Quarterly, served as an...learn more about this success story

The Newest IAC is Ready to Serve the Needs of a Greater Customer Base (0.09M)
On December 21, 2005 a team led by Alion Science and Technology was awarded a contract to operate the Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing Information Analysis Center. This new center represents the merger of three former IACs: Advanced Materials and Processes Technology IAC...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Scope Expanded to Serve All of the Warfighter's Testing Needs (0.13M)
AMMTIAC's technical scope was expanded to include all types of testing, and not merely limited to nondestructive testing (NDT). This change was entirely consistent with the charters of AMMTIAC's predecessors, AMPTIAC (advance materials and processes), MTIAC (manufacturing), and NTIAC...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Serves Specialized Communities of Interest through NAMIS (0.32M)
One of AMMTIAC?s more advanced utilities to serve the specialized needs of the defense community is the National Materials Information system, or NAMIS. Launched in December of 1999, NAMIS is home to a series of databases, each a focused body of knowledge, specifically compiled to meet the...learn more about this success story

Tri-service/NASA Rely on AMMTIAC's High Temple Information System (0.07M)
AMMTIAC disseminates data collected from 27 Tri-service/NASA High Temperature Polymer Laminate Evaluation (High Temple) workshops. As part of the National Materials Information System (NAMIS), AMMTIAC provides access to this unique information with a variety of secure search tools. These tools...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Preserves Composite Test Design Data (0.08M)
AMMTIAC now houses the many volumes of valuable data generated under the $152M Air Force Composite Affordability Initiative (CAI) in their National Materials Information System (NAMIS). By selecting NAMIS as its data depository, the Air Force was able to benefit from the document storage,...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Launches a Completely Redesigned Version of its Website (0.16M)
AMMTIAC recently completed an overhaul of its website to upgrade this valuable online resource for the materials, manufacturing, and testing community. The AMMTIAC website presents the latest news, events, and technical information, as well as several valuable resources and tools. The new site...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC to Complete Landmark Publication in Accelerated Testing (0.09M)
AMMTIAC has revived support for this legacy product from the old AMPTIAC program. Near completion, this handbook was discontinued after funding was cut off in 2002. Now revived, this new effort will include a comprehensive literature search to bring the body of Information assembled up to date,...learn more about this success story

Engineered Surfaces for Weapon Systems Life Extension (0.06M)
Alion Science and Technology and the University of North Dakota successfully completed the first phase effort of a multiphase program to increase the life and improve the reliability of Army aviation transmission, drive, and actuation systems through the application of advanced production...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Provides Engineering and Testing Support to the US Air Force's First All-Digital Radar Warning Receiver (0.10M)
AMMTIAC provided technical expertise in support of a program involved in the development of the world?s first all-digital radar warning receiver (RWR). The AN/ALR-69A is a new-state-of-the-art Radar Warning Receiver being developed for the US Air Force and is intended to remedy operational...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Ensures that Warfighters in the Field Are Provided with Clothing, Supplies, and Equipment without Delay (0.07M)
AMMTIAC provided technology transfer and technical support to the Apparel Research Network (ARN). ARN is a program operated under the auspices of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to ensure that military soldiers are provided with clothing, supplies, and equipment without delay. As part of...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Makes Valuable Corrosion Data Available to Defense Community (0.09M)
AMMTIAC has uploaded selected portions of its extensive library that are related to one or more aspects of corrosion. Subsequently , AMMTIAC has been uploading these documents to their newest online database, the Corrosion Library, a module of AMMTIAC's National Materials Information System...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Helps Major Aerospace Company Develop Research Roadmap (0.07M)
AMMTIAC recently provided a major aerospace manufacturing firm with technical guidance so that they could finalize a corporate research strategy. AMMTIAC provided a summary of the recent literature associated with composite materials for application in space environments. AMMTIAC's client is...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Helps Ensure that the Power Needs of Warfighters Are Met (0.14M)
AMMTIAC provides technology transfer and technical support to the Battery Research Network (BATTNET). BATTNET is a program operated under the auspices of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), partnering with the Services, academia, and industry to ensure that military soldiers are provided with...learn more about this success story

AMMTIAC Publishes a Unique Resource to Monitor the "Health" of Warfighter Assets (0.12M)
AMMTIAC is pleased to announce the release of its newest publication: Structural Health Monitoring - A State of the Art Review. This publication is a first-of-its-kind reference, providing the DoD's nondestructive evaluation specialists and system maintainers with the latest technical...learn more about this success story

Commercial Manufacturer Benefits from DoD Technology Transfer (0.12M)
Through a commercial inquiry, AMMTIAC provided a manufacturer of wire and cable machinery with a machining solution that employed technology originally developed for the U.S. Army to solve a production issue and greatly improved product quality. AMMTIAC's client identified the root cause of...learn more about this success story

The AMMTIAC Library, an Indispensable Resource to the Warfighter for a Half-Century, Observes a Major Milestone in its History (0.18M)
Already the largest in the IAC system, AMMTIAC's library recently achieved another milestone as the total number of volumes in its holdings surpassed 300,000. More than a number, it is emblematic of AMMTIAC's continued commitment to providing the defense community with the high-value and...learn more about this success story