SINTX Technologies Inc., a Salt Lake City original equipment manufacturer of advanced ceramics, has acquired Technology Assessment and Transfer Inc. (TA&T). Based in Annapolis, Maryland, TA&T is high-technology small business that specializes in development of advanced, materials-oriented technologies for aerospace, defense, bio-medical and industrial applications.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}
“We are excited to acquire TA&T and take another step towards diversifying and strengthening SINTX,” said Sonny Bal, president and CEO of SINTX. “TA&T will expand our use of advanced manufacturing technologies and introduce new ceramic material platforms to the SINTX portfolio. We expect the acquisition to bring immediate revenue to SINTX via TA&T’s well-established relationships with commercial partners and the U.S. government.”
TA&T’s technologies and products include 3D printing of ceramic medical devices and heat exchangers, chemical vapor infiltration and deposition of complex fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites and hot-pressing of transparent armor and other technical ceramics.
“Technology Assessment and Transfer is excited about the opportunity that the SINTX acquisition provides for product growth in commercial, aerospace and medical applications,” said Larry Fehrenbacher, co-founder and president of TA&T. “The blend of federally funded innovative technologies and SINTX’s business acumen is a compelling synergistic formula for future success.”{/mprestriction}
