Aerospace Industry Group Recognizes DUNMORE Protective Film As Extraordinary Technological Contribution
DUN-SHIELD ESD Material named 'Aerospace Project of the Year' by the Philadelphia Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics as Extraordinary Technology Advancement.
Bristol, Pa., - The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' Philadelphia section has named DUNMORE Corporation's DUN-SHIELD ESD material its "Aerospace Project of the Year" for extraordinary contributions to the aerospace profession, DUNMORE announced today.
The "Project of the Year" award recognizes individuals or project groups that have successfully demonstrated new, evolving technologies, or completed critical projects. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world's largest technical society devoted to the global aerospace community. The Philadelphia chapter presented awards to DUNMORE and seven other recipients at its annual gala on May 21. Recipients included technology powerhouses such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, and Drexel University.
DUN-SHIELD ESD is an electro-static, dissipative film used to protect sensitive spacecraft components from contamination and potentially harmful static electrical charge. DUNMORE developed DUN-SHIELD ESD in 2010 when NASA needed a material to replace an abruptly discontinued material it had relied on for years. Dunmore developed and submitted DUN-SHIELD ESD for testing and qualification by NASA's Materials Branches at the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Kennedy Space Center and today has a material that not only replaces, but significantly improves on the deficiencies of the old material. The entire space industry now has a new primary source for ESD materials due to DUNMORE's quick development of a replacement material.
"DUN-SHIELD ESD is a good example of the knowledge and experience DUNMORE brings to high-performance films," said Dan Sullivan, DUNMORE sales director. "There wasn't much time to meet this sudden need, but being in the thin film business since 1970 has its advantages. We appreciate the AIAA's recognition of DUN-SHIELD ESD as an engineering accomplishment."
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