Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Conventional friction stir extrusion machine (MFS-TOPS-126)
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Conventional friction stir extrusion machine (MFS-TOPS-126)”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
Licence to commercialise a NASA small-scale friction stir extrusion machine for metal alloy producers
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center offers licence rights to commercialise, manufacture and market a conventional friction stir extrusion machine. The tool attaches to a conventional friction stir welding system and performs small-batch metal extrusion using modular face plates, working with aluminium and other lightweight or exotic alloys. Licences may be exclusive or non-exclusive and may include specific fields of use; NASA provides no funding.
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Published
- 24 Mar 2026
- Reference
- T2P-MSFC-00055
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