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E2Tech – April 10, 2012

Larry ParentAssistant Director

Advanced Structures and Composites CenterUniversity of Maine

UMaine Advanced Structures& Composites Center

140 Personnel87,000 ft2

Mission and VisionAdvanced Structures and Composites Center

• 2007 ACMA Best of Show• 2007 ACMA People’s Choice • 2009 ACMA Most Creative

Composites Product• 2010 ACMA Most Creative

Composites Product

Education

Technology Leadership

Economic Development

Knowledge and ExpertiseAdvanced Structures and Composites Center

Nano composites

Wood Plastic CompositesPolymer ScienceSurface ScienceWood Science

Structural CompositesTimber Bridges

Composite Bridges

Education and Outreach

Floating Offshore Wind

Blast and Ballistic

Mechanical Property Testing

Design

Analysis

Manufacturing

Multi-scale Modeling

TestingISO 17025 Accredited

Bridge-in-a-BackpackTM Enhancing Maine’s Infrastructure

Bradley Bridge8.86 m / 28.5 ft spanBradley, Maine2010

Belfast Bridge14.6 m / 48 ft spanBelfast, Maine2010

Hermon Snowmobile Bridge13.71m/45 ft spanHermon, Maine2010

Neal Bridge9.29 m/ 30.5 ft span

Pittsfield, Maine2008

McGee Bridge8.53 m/28 ft span

Anson, Maine2009

Auburn Bridge11.58 m/ 38 ft span

Auburn, Maine 2010

Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, LLC, Orono, Maine

Ballistic Panels Systems

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Tex Tech Industries, Inc., Monmouth, Maine

Offshore Wind R&D Facilities

8,100 m2 of Lab Facilities

• Multiscale material evaluation, from the nano-level to full scale structures

• Composites manufacturing pilot lines

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Wind Blade Testing

The University of MaineAdvanced Manufacturing Center

Develop. Design. Build. Succeed.

John A Belding, P.E. –Director

Who We Are • AMC Center established in spring of 2000 • Provides “one-stop rapid-response center” and engineering support for

manufacturing and industry.

• Provides Prototyping, Development, and Testing services that promote economic growth and development in Maine.

• Professional staff and engineering students + associate staff including professors, and contract engineers, we are able to utilize all the resources at the university.

• Mission is to partner Academic and Industry resources to increase manufacturing in Maine.

• FY 2010-2011 Over 200 individual projects and 50 customers

Project HighlightsO’Brien Medical NeuroCheck Biothesiometer

Falcon FootwearComposite Compression

Molding Prototype

Complex design & MFG Gemini CanvasCrimping Station

Thermo electric power Manifold

Complex Analysis Finite Element Analysis of impact

resilienceof a composite cap

Benchmarking custom linear motor performance in analog

waveform replication

Engineering Tools• Manufacturing Systems

– 3 and 4 axis manual and CNC machining– Manual and CNC lathes– Wire and Sinker EDM– CNC Plasma, MiG & TiG– Heat treating and surface grinding

• Testing Laboratory and Equipment– Static & Dynamic loads up to 300,000 lb– Vibratory from 1 to 3,000 Hz, 8,000 lb– Climactic from -40 to +80 °C, 5 to 95% RH– Salt Spray Chamber – Configurable NIdaq Chassis

Engineering Tools, cont.• Development and Design– SolidWorks– FeatureCAM– Abacus and FlowWorks CAE– Rapid Prototyping

• Reverse Engineering and QC– FARO CMM– ZCorp 3D Laser Scanner– Surface Plate & various gages

For More Information Contact:

John A Belding, P.E.

Director

John.Belding@.maine.edu

(207) 581-2717

www.umaine.edu/amc

James A. Bryant, P.E.

Project Manager

James.Bryant@.maine.edu

(207) 581-2766

Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition Dr. Matthew E. Highlands Pilot

Plant

Specialized Equipment

• Freeze Dryer• Laitrim Steam Cooker• Blast Freezer• Meat & Seafood Processing Equipment• Shelf-life Testing Unit• Ozone Generating Equipment• Pasteurizer• Twin Screw Extruder

Maine Industry Collaborations

• Infinite Wellness--------flavored toothpicks• Global Protein Products-----Coatings• Lobster Processors----Reduced Water Usage• Seafood Processors----By-product utilization• Blueberry Processors-----Microbial Food Safety

Chemical & Microbial Safety Labs

Specialized Equipment

• 5- High performance Liquid Chromatographs with photodiode array, refractive index, fluorescent and tandem mass selective detectors systems

• 3- Gas Chromatographs with flame ionization, electron capture and mass selective detector systems

• Wide range of Sample Preparation Equipment• Two labs for research with foodborne pathogens

Maine Industry Collaborations

• Backyard Farms --------greenhouse tomatoes • Maine Medicinals -------elderberry products• Tasman Leather LLC---fungicides in leather• Infinite Wellness---------flavored toothpicks• Schlotterbeck & Foss---novel hydration products• ZeoMatrix-----------------a number of products• Mitokine Bioscience-----proprietary therapeutics• Beacon Analytical Systems---EIA projects

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