PDAC: Submission #701 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Defense

2. Project title Additive Manufacturing of Materials for Hypersonic Applications

3. Short description Funding for this project would go to augment prior and current DoD funding to support the development of a hypersonic vehicle thermal protection system. The current thermal protection system technologies do not meet current DoD operational requirements. SHEPRA and the University of Dayton have demonstrated a metallic- ceramic thermal protection tile made via Additive Manufacturing. The DDC recommended this project for funding for FY'23 Congressional Budget

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request SHEPRA Inc

5-8. Address 728 Blanding Blvd. Suite #2
Orange Park, Florida. 32065

9. County clay

10. Recipient organization SHEPRA Inc

11-14. Address 2769 Culver Ave
Kettering, Ohio. 45429

15. County montogmery

16. Organization type For-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Fred Herman

18. Title Manager - Additive Manufacuturing

19. Organization SHEPRA

20. Telephone 817-233-1942

21. Email fred.herman@shepra.com

22-25. Address 2769 Culver Ave
Kettering, Ohio. 45429

26. County montgomery

27. Additional contacts Steve Roadfeldt, SHEPRA, 937-838-6711, stephen.roadfeldt@shepra.com

Location Details

28. City Kettering

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 6100000

32. Total Cost 15000000

33. Other sources of funds SHEPRA has received $4,000,000 in phase I and phase II SBIR / STTR contracts from the Army, Navy and Air Force related to additive manufacturing of carbon nanotube metal matrix composites with $1,500,000 specific for hypersonic applications. The University of Dayton received $500,000 from the Air Force office of Scientific Research related to the additive manufacturing of Silicon Carbide ceramics.

34. How the funds will be used Equipment Purchases

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) Matching funds are possible through the Air Force Strafi / Tacfi programs but require money in hand prior to request

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

fy-24-congressional-add-budget--hypersonic.pdf (84.55 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify Looking into multiple DoD programs, broad agency announcements, etc

Community Details

40. Community Need This project addresses a critical national strategic defense need in the fielding of hypersonic weapon systems comparable or better than rival peer nation states. Currently the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) at Wright-Patt AFB is receiving billions of dollars in funding to resolve critical technology barrier with a significant one being thermal protection of the weapons system. This project utilizes the greater Dayton region Additive Manufacturing ecosystem to augment current efforts to develop and scale up a metallic- ceramic hypersonic thermal protection tile.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. This project was recommended for funding last year, but no congressional funding was given

42. Direct new jobs created 26 to 50

43. Existing jobs retained? 26 to 50

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 51 to 100

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. This project would engage several companies in the existing greater Dayton regional Additive Manufacturing ecosystems and would require engaged of personnel from several Air Force Research Lab and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center directorates. In the end if successful a product line to Additively Manufacture the hypersonic thermal protection tiles and require manufacturing systems and raw materials made in the greater Dayton region. Most of these jobs would be experienced engineers with graduate level education.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? More than $100,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? {Empty}

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? Yes

Which industry? Military & Federal

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Butler, Greene, Montgomery, Warren

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

Fy 24 Congressional add hypersonic FINAL.pdf (1.87 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. fred herman

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 817 233 1942

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. fred.herman@shepra.com

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? {Empty}

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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