Problem:
Two main bottlenecks exist in missile production, namely the process & player bottlenecks.

1. Process bottleneck: Curing times for solid rocket propellants using synthetic rubber as a binder takes days to weeks
2. Player bottleneck: There are too few players in the SRM supply chain.

What is offered:
A family of 3D printable compositions well suited to displacing current synthetic-rubber based APCP propellants, because ours are: better, faster to make, safer and more flexible.

Who it is for:

1. Existing SRM manufacturers who want to clear their order backlogs
2. New entrants in the SRM business
3. The end user (DoD) who would benefit from on demand, in situ manufacture capabilities

Main features:

1. Fast curing times for propellant grains; within seconds for some geometries, vs. days for conventional APCP propellants. Improvement by a factor of 1000+.
2. Composition on offer is 3D printable.
3. At least three manufacturing routes are possible:
   Continuous extrusion. Suitable for high volume production of geometrically simple propellant grains
   Batch cast-and-cure. A process more familiar to the rocket motor industry, suitable for medium-scale production rates
   3D printing of propellant grains. Suitable for small production volumes, with complex geometries or variations in propellant composition, e.g. smokeless -> smoky
4. SRMs may be manufactured on demand, in situ.
   This has implications for insensitive munitions (e.g. naval magazines) or longer storage times (e.g. national stockpiles).
   For the first time, militaries would have the capability to manufacture ordnance on their own
5. New propellant has high mechanical toughness and elongation to failure
6. New propellant is safe and stable
7. New propellant has a low visibility burn
8. The speed, manufacturing flexibility and performance of the composition significantly ameliorates the process and player bottlenecks.

Our proprietary binders are available for sale & evaluation as-is. Please reach out for more details.