Company Profile

DFM Engineering Inc
Profile last edited on: 3/4/21      CAGE: 0ETA2      UEI: Z3DPGMZ6FUM6

Business Identifier: Design and manufacturing of research telescopes, trackers, instrumentation, and control systems
Year Founded
1979
First Award
1984
Latest Award
2016
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

1035 Delaware Avenue Unit D
Longmont, CO 80501
   (303) 678-8143
   dfm42@csn.net
   www.dfmengineering.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Boulder

Public Profile

An early SBIR Awardee, the principals of DFM Engineering Inc have long time established reputation for manufacture research grade astronomical telescopes for use in viewing space, in tracking satellites and as teaching tools. The firm also manufacture astronomical instrumentation, including guide acquire modules used to steer telescopes to desired viewing positions; LIDAR scanners used in the detection of pollution; and beam director trackers. DFM Engineering also manufactures spectrographic cameras, which are used to photograph and analyze light spectra. DFM makes medium size Cassegrain telescopes and their associated systems including telescope optics, control systems, and mounts. Among tehir accomplishent, DFM note they produced a 1.6 m solar telescope for the Big Bear Solar Observatory, the US Navy purchased a 1.3 m (51-inch) DFM telescope for the US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station in Arizona, USA. Additionally, DFM installations include many universities and institutions in the US and overseas Funded by a grant from NASA , DFM Engineering produced the telescope for the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact. Initially two telescopes set 100 miles apart, the telescopes were tested by DFM in Colorado, U.S. in 2015 and are now operational in the Hawaiian Islands. They are are designed to detect large near-Earth objects and identify those which threaten to impact Earth. DFM also produced the telescope for Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) that was designed to look for space debris: a reflecting telescope on a double horseshoe mount, MCAT is located on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
25-49
Revenue Range
2.5M-5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

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Key People / Management

  Frank M Melsheimer -- President

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