7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South
Forth Worth, TX 76118-7115
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(817) 272-5930
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ARRI is the premier manufacturing research, education and technology transfer center in the Southwest. The Institute is proud of the world class research conducted for its customer, and the ability to transfer technology to industry quickly and effectively. Using ARRI staff, faculty and students, working one-on-one with small companies, the Small Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise Group (SIME) within ARRI is set up to be the source for small business' competitive advantage.
To survive and ultimately succeed, a small firm must address several critical challenges. The Automation and Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) of the University of Texas at Arlington has assisted aspiring SBIR firms to that well.
ARRI has aggressively promoted the SBIR program, providing such essential assistance as access to proposal opportunities, assistance in proposal preparation, technical advice and mentoring, and advanced computing and lab capabilities to carry out the research.
ARRI has also created a unique program to impart the skills required to do well in the program through a year long workshop series. Small firms learn advanced business and manufacturing practices, while meeting other business owners and sharing practical experiences. Entitled ""Enterprise Excellence," the motto of the program is"Better, Faster, Cheaper".
SBIR provides the R&D resources, but the true program objective is converting that research into viable products. Two key ingredients are fundamental to that process - access to (1) vital technical information fundamental to the research effort, and (2) the network of available and emerging technology often critical in an integrated system development.
ARRI affords important resources to SBIR participants. The library of the University of Texas at Arlington and its affiliated universities, as well as the technical research of the instructional staff, are made available. In addition, ARRI and its Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center, is one of six NASA funded regional centers offering a variety of services in technology transfer and commercialization.
A final challenge to small businesses is locating a market. - ARRI addresses that requirement though a program called"The Cross Timbers Procurement Center". Small firms are assisted in obtaining bid opportunity notices, to prepare bid packages, to research potential markets, and to do business with the Government via the electronic information system.
