Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking input from industrial producers of raw materials, including metals, ceramics, and composites, to aid in developing a future program. The program aims to revolutionize industrial scale materials processing by developing quantitative, physics-informed techniques to uncover the exact causes of product variability. This approach allows producers to fix inefficiencies using their current processes, avoiding the need for expensive capital investments or major facility overhauls.
• The program needs access to multi-year processing data from large-scale producers.
• The data is sensitive and vital to the competitive advantage of the producers.
• The teams executing this program will likely include private companies and universities equipped to manage and protect proprietary information.
• The program aims to increase yield and offer superior products at standard market prices.
• The program is considering a survey to gather information on willingness to participate in a future effort.