NSF Awards SBIR grant for LMHS™-M
Infinity Physics has been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding for the development of our Linear Media Handling System (LMHS)™ by the National Science Foundation (NSF). LMHS is being developed to increase the fidelity and reliability of wire and tape wound conductors for automated manufacturing. Devices with wound conductors are used in the majority of current electromagnetic systems from electric motors and generators of all shapes and sizes to electromagnets used in from particle accelerators and industrial MRI machines. LMHS is aimed specifically to solve the difficulties of winding modern superconductors and thereby unleashing the benefits of zero resistance to the flow of electricity across markets from commercial industry to defense.
Technology to Revolutionize the Superconductor Industry
In 2010 the US DOE announced a cessation of funding in fiscal year 2012 for the development of high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire. This is a strong indication that a sufficient maturity has been reached for commercialization. Particularly with the fragile nature of HTS wire, maturity of working with these materials has not proven sufficient to produce yields and reliability to support commercialization. The delicate nature of the media is even more extreme with the up and coming low temperature superconducting (LTS) reacted wires. Infinity Physics has addressed the material handling shortcomings of historical winding technology. The following table categorizes the compilation of improvements launched with the family of products for linear media handling.
