UV LIGHT CURING SYSTEM ANTON PAAR MCR 502 WESP STRESS CONTROLLED SHEAR RHEOME AND INSTALLATION
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Anton Paar, 10215 Timber Ridge DR, Ashland, Virginia, for the purchase of an UV Light Curing System for an existing Anton Paar MCR 502 WESP Rheometer, needed by the Security Technologies Group at NIST. The Security Technologies Group (STG) within the Materials Measurement Science Division conducts research on complex and emerging material systems relevant to body armor and ceramic additive manufacturing (AM). These materials, including densely filled composite formulations, ceramic photopolymer slurries, and UV-curable polymer composites, exhibit properties that depend strongly on processing history, including shear, temperature, cure cond...