Longtime SBIR involved from soon after the firm was founded and still program active, Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc. (TA&T) is structued around development and commercialization of advanced ceramic materials for the range of applications from defense, bio-medical to - more recently - industrial. The transition into commercial products has been occurring through the establishment of wholly owned subsidiaries, cooperative development programs with end-users, and technology licensing. TA&T's primary areas of interest are magnetron sputtered, multilayer thin films for superior wear, erosion and corrosion resistance, low-cost chemical vapor infiltration of fiber reinforced ceramic composites, toughened monolithic ceramics, strengthened carbon foams, stereolithographic ceramic and metal formulations for direct manufacturing of ceramic micro-devices and intelligent process control of advanced materials processes. In the last few years, management has mounted a major effort in the development and production of transparent ceramic armor and optical components and has also assume the role of providing technology assessments and recommendations for federal personnel in various agencies addressing a range of advanced technologies: 3D Printing, CVD/CVI, CMCs, 3D Ceramic Protyping, Transparent Spinel Ceramics, Vacuum Hot Pressing, Transparent Armor, MWIR Windows and Domes, Toll Processing Services, and Ceramic Materials Research and Development.
