TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Continuous Electric-Field Assisted Sintering (CEFAS) System
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- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Quick Summary
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL), managed by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, is offering a Technology Licensing Opportunity for its Continuous Electric-Field Assisted Sintering (CEFAS) System. This innovation revolutionizes traditional EFAS manufacturing by enabling continuous processing, significantly reducing time and energy consumption. INL seeks to license this intellectual property to companies capable of commercializing the technology. Responses are due by July 1, 2026.
Scope of Technology
The CEFAS system moves beyond the limitations of batch EFAS by introducing a continuous sintering process. It utilizes rollers to heat and compress materials, allowing for theoretically infinite sample lengths and increased production rates. This contrasts with traditional EFAS, which is limited by batch processing, die size, and uniaxial forces.
Key Benefits & Applications
- Benefits:
- Up to 200-fold reduction in processing time.
- Up to 23-fold decrease in energy consumption.
- Eliminates limitations on part length, enabling new geometries.
- Facilitates seamless industrial scale-up through continuous processing.
- Applications:
- Material processing companies requiring advanced sintering solutions.
- Industries where scale-up and time efficiency are critical.
- Manufacturing processes requiring specialized part geometries.
Development & IP Status
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL): 4-5, with laboratory validation.
- Intellectual Property (IP): Provisional Patent Application No. 63/502,358, "Sintering Assemblies and Associated Methods," BEA Docket No. BA-1488.
Licensing Details & Contact
INL aims to license this IP to companies with a proven ability to bring such inventions to market. Exclusive rights in defined fields of use may be available. Added value is placed on relationships with small businesses, start-up companies, and general entrepreneurship opportunities. This is not a call for external services, purchasing, manufacturing, procurement, or funding. Interested parties should contact Javier Martinez at td@inl.gov by the response date. More information on working with INL is available at https://inl.gov/inl-initiatives/technology-deployment.