IKONICS Corp., a Duluth, Minn.-based imaging technology company, is working with Lockheed Martin to develop a new method of machining ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials using Ikonics' proprietary particle beam technology.
"CMC is notoriously difficult to machine because of its hardness and non-uniformity. Our technology eliminates edge damage to the material caused by remelt with lasers or delamination with waterjet or mechanical machining methods," states Karl Shaw, chief technology officer, Ikonics.
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