INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC
Ultrasonic thermometry sensor system for real-time temperature measurement in thermal stir welding processes
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Total capital
- $6M
- Federal grants
- $125K
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#54 of 59
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $5.9M
- 16 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#308 of 1335
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractNASA · This Phase I Program Addresses The NASA Needs For Technical Area TA12 Which Provides Technologies Supporting Advanced Manufacturing, Structures, And Materials. In This Program, Ultrasonic Thermometry Methods Will Be Adapted To Enable Real Time, Temperature Measurements During A Friction Stir Weld, Fsw. While Fsw It Has Been Successfully Used At Nasa-msfc In The Robust Joining Of Thinner Panels Of Aluminum Alloys, The Production Of High Quality Welded Joints In Thicker Panels Or Higher Melting $125K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Real-Time Thermal Stir Weld Temperature Monitor$125K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III For Mechanical Property Measurements On Curved 3-D Tps. The Analysis Will Include A Property Comparison Of Curved Heeet Tps With Results Obtained Previously On Flat And Curved Heet Tps For Longitudinal And Shear Velocities To Determine Spatial Uniformity. Specific Regions Will Be Selected For Calculation Of Elastic And Engineering Constants On Curved Heeet Tps.$7K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III For Mechanical Property Measurements On 3-D Tps. Measure Properties On Flat Nasa-provided Heeet Material And Evaluate Feasibility Of Pulse-echo Measurements Of Elastic Property Determination In The Heeet Material. Extract High Stiffness And Low Stiffness Component And Measure Elastic Constants And Engineering Constants For Both Materials Independently. Measure Properties On Curved Nasa-provided Heeet Material And Compare Results On Curved Samples With Those Obtained O$11K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - The Phase I Program Demonstrated The Efficacy Of Real-time Of Ultrasonic Recession Measurements On Low Density Tps Materials. Measurements On Internal Echoes Established The Feasibility Of Non-intrusive Temperature Measurements. In The Phase II Program We Will Continue To Improve, Optimize, And Extend The Technology. Sensors With Better Elevated Temperature Performance Will Be Developed And Configured For Ablation Measurements. Instrumentation With Improved Low Frequency And More $742K
- Federal contractDefense · Incrementally Funded STTR Phase II$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Based On Proposal A121-056-0378$100K
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- Federal contractNASA · Although Significant Advances Have Been Made In Ground-based Testing And Simulations, It Is Still Impossible To Precisely Replicate The Diversity Of In-flight Conditions Experienced By Ablative Thermal Protection Systems (tps). This Leads To Uncertainty In The Predictions Of The Magnitude And Rate Of Tps Ablation. Because In-flight Monitoring Is Difficult, The Uncertainty In Actual Boundary Conditions And Models Must Be Considered When Designing A Tps. To Reduce Risk, Designers Must Resort To Tr$125K
- Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase I) - Novel Materials For In-situ Ablation Sensing$100K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Technologies For Rapid Affordable Hypersonic Flight Testing$750K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Industrial Measurement Systems$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Technologies For Rapid Affordable Hypersonic Flight Testing$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Innovative Flight Instrumentation For Hypersonics$749K
- Federal contractDefense · 200606!358650!1700!N68335!NAVAL Air Engineering Station !N6833506C0146 !a!n! !y! ! !20060327!20080327!927258277!927258277!927258277!N!INDUSTRIAL Measurement SYSTEMS!2760 Beverly Dr Ste 4 !aurora !IL!60502!03012!089!17!AURORA !kane !illinois !+000000250000!N!N!000000593797!AC62!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-applied Resea !A7 !electronics And Communication Equip !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$594K
- Federal contractDefense · 200412!044478!1700!BW10B !naval Surface Warfare Center, DA!N0017804C1070 !a!n! !n! ! !20040817!20060819!927258277!927258277!927258277!N!INDUSTRIAL Measurement SYSTEMS!2760 Beverly Dr #4 !aurora !IL!60504!03012!089!17!AURORA !kane !illinois !+000000150000!N!N!000000150000!AD91!RDTE/OTHER Defense-basic Research !S1 !services !000 !* !334513!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$800K
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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