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Pepin Associates, Inc. designs and fabricates new materials and structures for applications such as composite airframe components, armor, turbine fragment containment, and biomaterials. Patented technologies developed at Pepin Associates, Inc. include DiscoTex® formable textiles for aerospace composite structure applications, a hybrid structural/ballistic sandwich panel used in armor or turbine engine fragment containment, and a hydroxyapatite fiber for orthopedic biomaterials. Facilities at Pepin Associates, Inc. include specialty equipment for DiscoTex® fabrication, a 225 cm Dornier rapier loom, a 1500 watt CO2 laser, heated platen presses, a machine shop, a 20 kip MTI mechanical test machine, and a chemistry lab. Pepin Associates, Inc. is located on a five acre site in the Greenville Industrial Park in Greenville, Maine. Greenville is a small community located on the southern tip of Moosehead Lake in the beautiful western mountains of Maine. The surrounding area affords year around outdoor recreational activities for both residents and visitors alike. |
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Pepin Associates, Inc. enjoyed a recent visit from Maine’s U. S. Senator Susan Collins. We briefed Senator Collins on the ongoing Defense Acquisition Challenge Program to qualify DiscoTex® to a Boeing Standard Material Specification. The Senator was very supportive and enthusiastic about the potential of this product to reduce fabrication cost of advanced composites for DOD and commercial applications. She was also encouraged by the potential creation of high tech jobs in the Greenville area. We much enjoyed Senator Collins’ visit and appreciate her encouragement and support. |
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