SBIR-STTR Award

Media Free Coatings Removal Technology for Navy Platforms using Atmospheric Plasma
Award last edited on: 11/8/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$596,883
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N091-065
Principal Investigator
Peter J Yancey

Company Information

Atmospheric Plasma Solutions Inc (AKA: AP Solutions Inc~APS )

11301 Penny Road Suite D
Cary, NC 27511
   (919) 341-8325
   apsplasma.com
   www.apsplasma.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Wake

Phase I

Contract Number: N00014-09-M-0161
Start Date: 5/15/2009    Completed: 5/23/2010
Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$99,399
The Navy and other DoD components require a media-free, environmentally friendly, rapid, and non-destructive method to remove coatings applied on and aboard Navy ships. Atmospheric Plasma Solutions Inc. (APS) has developed an atmospheric plasma process to accomplish this goal. Current processes for the removal of coatings for shipboard applications are expensive, require massive amounts of energy, and are potentially damaging to the environment. APS has previously demonstrated the effectiveness of its ionized atmospheric plasma process in the quick and efficient removal of coatings from a wide variety of aerospace related metal and temperature-sensitive substrates. This atmospheric plasma removal process should be adaptable to service naval and marine coating formulations as well. A modest amount of electricity and a low pressure air source are the only support materials required for the process to operate. The APS process is inherently scalable to meet the coating removal needs of both large and small applications alike, field repair applications as well as large scale dry-dock operations.

Keywords:
Zinc Epoxy Anti-Corrosion Coating Removal And Cuprous Oxide Anti-Fouling Paint Removal, Silicone Alkyd Paint Removal On Steel Naval Vessels, Media Fre

Phase II

Contract Number: N00014-10-C-0322
Start Date: 9/2/2010    Completed: 2/25/2012
Phase II year
2010
Phase II Amount
$497,484
The Navy and other DoD components require a media-free, environmentally friendly, rapid, and non-destructive method to remove coatings applied on and aboard Navy ships. Atmospheric Plasma Solutions Inc. (APS) has developed an atmospheric plasma process to accomplish this goal. Current processes for the removal of coatings for shipboard applications are expensive, require massive amounts of energy, and are potentially damaging to the environment. APS has previously demonstrated the effectiveness of its ionized atmospheric plasma process in the quick and efficient removal of coatings from a wide variety of aerospace related metal and temperature-sensitive substrates. This atmospheric plasma removal process should be adaptable to service naval and marine coating formulations as well. A modest amount of electricity and a low pressure air source are the only support materials required for the process to operate. The APS process is inherently scalable to meet the coating removal needs of both large and small applications alike, field repair applications as well as large scale dry-dock operations.

Keywords:
Media Free Rapid Depaint Technology, Media Free Rapid Depaint Technology, Silicone Alkyd Paint Removal On Steel Naval Vessels, Pmb And Solvent Chemical Coating Removal Alterna