Dayton, February 6, 2020: Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) is pleased to announce the 10 small businesses selected for the second T3 Transition Accelerator. The participants were selected from a pool of 63 applicants that responded to an internationally advertised opportunity ; eight U.S. states are represented. The selected companies have committed to 10 weeks of intensive training to prepare their products and themselves for success in both military and commercial markets. Only two of the 10 companies, all of which are classified as small businesses (500 employees or fewer), have previously received Air Force SIBR funding. The T3 Transition Accelerator will provide them with business acumen that will position them for success in any market and unravel the often unfamiliar rules and regulations associated with Air Force acquisition . The selected companies have products or technologies that align in partnering with the Air Force’s goal of developing materials and manufacturing processes focused on low cost, reusable and minimal maintenance (attritable) structures, engines and sensors in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and space force.
The companies selected are:
Advanced Thermoplastic Composites (ATC) Post Falls, Idaho Continuous Composites Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Core Parts, LLC Plainfield, Indiana Currently, LLC Charlotte, North Carolina Fabric8Labs, Inc. San Diego, California | Lux Semiconductors Albany, New York Maher Advanced Manufacturing Greenville, South Carolina Mimyr Torrance, California Steelhead Composites Inc. Golden, Colorado Technical Directions Inc. Ortonville, Michigan |