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TECH SNAPSHOT
Advancement of Materials & Process Engineering
Technologies: Embracing TRLs and MRLs
DR. SCOTT W. BECKWITH, FSAMPE | swbeckwith@aol.com
SAMPE's conference events and
activities always strive to bring our
members, our technical community, and
our global presence the most advanced
technologies as they develop. There are
many times that these developments in
technology obviously start off with an idea
of how to use a newly developed material
in an application that has some promise
downstream. Many such materials start
off at Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)
in research labs and academia studies
in efforts to further define the potential.
Consequently, it is not unusual to see
considerable initial research published
in early TRL-1 through TRL-3 levels at
conferences as the researcher pursues
funding with future applications in mind.
Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs)
are similar in which the material process
goes through initial research effectively
developing the " process engineering "
limits of these new materials.
SAMPE understands the importance
of bringing our members a " mix " of TRLs
and MRLs while also staying abreast of
higher level TRL-6 through -9, and MRL6
through -9 as these materials enter
markets associated with actual technological applications of interest to
end users. Both areas of development (low TRLs and MRLs) and practical
applications (high TRLs and MRLs) are of interest in addressing emerging
technologies. As noted in Figure 1, the investments are often very different,
and, as a result an idea may die out in the " Gap. " The " Gap " is referred to as
the " Valley of Death " for a number of new materials and concepts.
SAMPE's membership and technology communities are diverse, with
many in academia, others in labs, government and so forth. We have efforts
Figure 1. Example of Gap in TRL/MRL regions during material development and end-use application
areas within Private Sector.
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