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Tuesday, April, 7, 2009
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Impact Announces the Acquisition of RLW, Inc.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Impact Technologies, LLC announces the acquisition of RLW, Inc., a privately held company located in State College, Pennsylvania and the formation of Impact-RLW Systems. As a new subsidiary of Impact Technologies, Impact-RLW Systems' SXNAP™ family of intelligent sensor products and wireless network technology complements Impact's core competencies in diagnostic, prognostic, and condition-based maintenance software enabling us to provide complete predictive asset health management solutions to our customers.
U.S. Army identifies Impact as one of the 25 companies to participate in the...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
U.S. Army identifies Impact as one of the twenty-five companies to participate in the 2009 Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP). The twenty-five companies identified will receive additional business and transitioning planning support. These companies were identified as most strongly supporting the CPP mission goals of: 1) addressing high priority Army needs, 2) exhibiting potential for accelerated transition, and 3) offering high commercialization potential. The identification of these companies was not a competitive source selection and does not obligate the government to provide additional funds. The identified companies can be found on the SBIR Homepage at http://www.armysbir.com/.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
"When all was said and done, the event raised nearly $11,000, and there were nearly 300 people in attendance." --Veterans Outreach Center of Rochester
Work Scope Optimization Tool Contributes to Lower Maintenance Costs...
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Air Force SBIR/STTR Transition Story SBIR Topic Number AF05-186, Contract Number FA8650-06-C-2671
Work Scope Optimization Tool Contributes to Lower Maintenance Costs and Higher Reliability in Aircraft Engines
2007 Best Paper Award, Presented by the Marine Committee at ASME Turbo Expo 2008 "Approach to Monitor and Assess the Quality of Sensor Data in Support of Calibration and Condition Based Maintenance for Turbine Powered Navy Vessels"
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
We would like to congratulate our employees Carl Palmer, Nicholos Mackos, and Mike Roemer for their paper "Approach to Monitor and Assess the Quality of Sensor Data in Support of Calibration and Condition Based Maintenance for Turbine Powered Navy Vessels" (GT2007-28251), being selected by the Marine Committee as a Best Paper award winner from ASME Turbo Expo 2007.
This paper was developed based on their fine work performed under a Phase I SBIR program for NAVSEA that focused on sensor validation and calibration issues for Navy ship systems.
Spotlight on SBIRs
Spotlight on SBIRs Impact Technologies, LLC Develops Integrated Rocket Motor Life Prediction
Software System: mLIFE™
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
CPIAC - Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center Newsletter A DoD Information Analysis Center
Sponsored by JANNAF and DTIC Vol. 32, #1, January 2008
Impact Makes Rochester 's Top 100 Companies List for the 5th Year
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Once again, Impact has made the list of Rochester's Top 100 fastest growing companies.
Impact ranked #44. Congratulations to all on this recognition!
Firm targets health of first responders
Friday, October 19, 2007
Rochester Business Journal, Volume 23, No. 29,
Andrea Deckert
Impact works with Homeland Security to develop device to monitor cardiovascular health...
Impact makes the 2007 Inc. 5,000 List, Ranked 41st amongst Defense Contractors
Monday, August 27, 2007
Jim Melloan, Inc.com
Impact makes the 2007 Inc. 5,000 list of the nation's fastest-growing privately held companies.
Brooks Announces Impact Technologies Creating 50 New Jobs - 12/1/2006
Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive Rochester Business Journal Democrat & Chronicle
Impact Technologies LLC will add 50 jobs over the next five years and expand its local operation.
Book Release: Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Engineering Systems -
9/11/2006
Vachtsevanos, George, Frank Lewis, Mike Roemer, Andrew Hess, and Biqing Wu
Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Engineering Systems gives a complete presentation of basic essentials of fault diagnosis and failure prognosis, and takes a look at the cutting-edge discipline of intelligent fault diagnosis and failure prognosis technologies for condition-based maintenance. It thoroughly details the interdisciplinary methods required to understand the physics of failure mechanisms in materials, structures, and rotating equipment, and also presents strategies to detect faults or incipient failures and predict the remaining useful life of failing components. Case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate enabling technologies.
Impact Becomes Technology Partner at the Rochester Museum and Science Center - 7/27/2006
Impact is proud to announce that we have become a Technology Partner at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. The Rochester area has many family attractions but, there is nothing quite like science and technology to bring knowledge, merriment and wonder to all ages and walks of life. Here are a list of the benefits that now can be enjoyed by Impact Employees and their families: * Employees and families of RMSC Corporate Partners* receive FREE admission to RMSC during the month of August! Just show your Impact business card at the check in counter. * Discounted Admission to Strasenburgh Planetarium - $2 off tickets o Large Format Films: Amazing Journeys or ROAR. o Star Shows: A Trip to Saturn or Constellations of Summer. * FREE Admission to Cumming Nature Center (Naples, NY) Weekends only. * $10 Off Individual and Family Memberships and 10% Off at RMSC Shop * Impact gets a 20% discount on RMSC facility usage for events. * Finally, 30 passes will be donated to Community Based Organizations in Impact's name. There are many new exhibits that have been added in the last year alone.
Best Paper Award, IEEE Autotestcon 2005 - 10/3/2005
ELECTRONIC PROGNOSTICS – A CASE STUDY USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
By Douglas W. Brown, Patrick W. Kalgren, Carl S. Byington, & Rolf F. Orsagh
Of the 220 or so papers, there were three awards given as "best paper" awards. For this effort, Impact received a plaque and individual rewards for the paper with the "best innovation with military application" which is awarded from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Impact would like to congratulate Doug Brown, and his co-authors Pat Kalgren, Carl Byington, and Anthony Boodhansingh for receiving the "Best Paper" award for Innovation with Military Applications from the Office of the Secretary of Defense ATS Management Board. The award winning paper entitled "Electronic Prognostics – A Case Study Using Global Positioning System GPS" was presented at the Autotestcon 2005 held in October in Orlando, Florida. Well done Doug and team.
Habitat for Humanity, Impact's Pennsylvania Staff Volunteer - 8/1/2005
Impact Technologies State College, Pennsylvania Office is proud to sponsor and volunteer their time helping construct a Philipsburg, Pennsylvania house.
The State College team is volunteering their time for four weekends in a row to help the Tri-County Habitat for Humanity (HFH) provide housing to needy families in the Centre County Region.
Impact is also helping to raise funds for HFH by providing this build support, as Wells Fargo donates $2,500 to Habitat for Humanity for each day that a group of 9 or more volunteers works on-site. Due to Impact's staff participation level and working on-site four weekends in a row, Wells Fargo will contribute $10,000 to the Tri-County Habitat for Humanity Organization. In recognition of Impact's employees' hard work and building efforts, Impact Technologies has donated $5,000 additional dollars to the Tri-County Habitat for Humanity. Kudos to our State College Team for Making a Difference!!
Tri-County Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of the Habitat for Humanity International Organization which is a faith-based group working to make home ownership possible for low-income families. Property and building materials are donated or purchased with funds from donations, mortgage payments, and fundraising projects. Labor is provided by volunteers and by prospective Habitat homeowners who invest a "sweat equity" of 350-500 hours and make a $500 down payment. Houses are sold for approximately the cost of land and materials. TCHFH provides 20 - 25 year, no interest mortgages. Family selection is non-discriminatory, based on housing need, ability to make payments to purchase the home, and willingness to work in partnership with Habitat. Homes are energy-efficient and easy to maintain. TCHFH is one of over 1700 Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) affiliates in the U.S. and more than 90 other countries. Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, HFHI has built over 150,000 decent, affordable homes for God's people in need. Habitat for Humanity is a Nonprofit International Organization helping families in need globally. For more information on your local chapter visit: www.habitat.org/local/
Small Businesses Showcase Promises New Technologies for Naval Aviation Future - 5/26/2005
By Amy Behrman NAVAIR TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICE http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/tester/10_21/features/35041-1.html
Impact's Rochester office moving to new location within Rochester - 8/1/2004
New address effective August 1, 2004: Impact Technologies, LLC, 200 Canal View Boulevard Rochester, NY 14623 (Same Number's as Before) Telephone: 585-424-1990 Fax: 585-424-1177
Connected Energy Corp. and Impact Technologies, LLC -
10/15/2003
Connected Energy Corp. and Impact Technologies, LLC enter into Strategic Joint Development and Marketing Agreement Equipment Producers and Users Gain Remote Prognostic and Diagnostic Capability ROCHESTER, New York, October 10, 2003 — Connected Energy Corp. (CEC), today announced a strategic joint development and marketing agreement with Impact Technologies LLC (IMPACT). Under the terms of the agreement, CEC will incorporate IMPACT's prognostic and diagnostic software into its Central Operation Management System (COMSYS™). This strategic alliance will enable original equipment manufacturers, service providers and utility customers unprecedented ability to remotely sense and diagnose impending machine failures in real- time. For more information on CEC, visit http://www.connectedenergy.com.
U.S. Patent issued on a "Model-based Predictive Diagnostic Tool for Primary and Secondary Batteries- 9/17/2003
U.S. Patent Application No. 10/360,023, Filed 2/6/03 by Inventor(s): James D. Kozlowski, Carl S. Byington, Amulya K. Garga, Thomas Cawley, Matthew J. Watson and Todd A. Hay.
Impact's Pennsylvania office moving to new location within State College - 2/13/2003
New address effective February 13, 2004: Impact Technologies, LLC, 2571 Park Center Boulevard, Suite 1 State College, PA 16801, Telephone: 814-861-6273, Fax: 814-861-6276 (Same Number's as Before)
71 R&D Program Participants Receive SBA'S High-Tech Tibbetts Award - 10/16/2002
Impact Technologies receives annual Tibbett's Award for recognizing them as a "Model of Excellence" in high Technology. This is the seventh year for the Tibbetts award, named for Roland Tibbetts, who spearheaded the creation of the SBIR program.The award was presented to companies and individuals from almost every state in the nation.
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON –Seventy-one firms, organizations and individuals affiliated with or participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program received the prestigious Tibbetts award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
"The winners of the Tibbetts award represent the vanguard of American technological know-how. Their pursuit of 'the better way' to do something symbolizes the creative energy of our country's spirit and drive. I commend them for their excellence and congratulate them on their awards," said Administrator Hector V. Barreto.
Opening of our Pennsylvania office - 7/11/2001
We are pleased to announce the opening of our Pennsylvania office and the addition of Carl S. Byington as the Manager of Research and Development of the Impact Team. Carl has over 13 years experience in the design and analysis of propulsion, fluid power, thermal, and mechanical systems. Prior to joining Impact, Carl led teams of engineers and scientists in the development of predictive diagnostics models and algorithms for a variety of mechanical and fluid systems as the Head of the Condition-Based Maintenance Department. He served as the PI on a University Research Initiative for Integrated Predictive Diagnostics, and he subsequently led several programs related to Joint Strike Fighter subsystem prognostics efforts sponsored by GE and Lockheed Martin. He has also led HUMS diagnostic algorithm development and fault classification efforts as part of an Office of Naval Research program. Carl was the Technical Program Chairman of the Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT) Society for the 2000 meeting. He is also an STLE member, instructor and keynote speaker for Condition Monitoring 2002, and he is the current Vice Chairman of the Predictive Maintenance Committee within the ASME Tribology Division. Carl has degrees in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, and he has published over 50 conference papers, book chapters, magazine and journal articles related to advanced sensing techniques, signal processing, diagnostic analysis, model-based prognostics, data fusion, and automated reasoning techniques.
New Product Announcement - Introducing BladePro-AF - 6/24/2001
"Better results FASTER" By utilizing the FEA power of ANSYS®, BladePro-AF significantly reduces the time required for performing structural analysis of turbine blades. By acting as a companion product to ANSYS, the program assists the user in all aspects of turbine blade analysis: model generation, boundary condition application, analysis options, job submission, post-processing, and life assessment. Designed and written by engineers with years of experience in performing turbine blade analysis using ANSYS, BladePro's menu system directly interacts with ANSYS interface in a fashion that allows it to be used by those with no FEA experience, and by ANSYS experts alike. Even for experienced ANSYS users, the time it takes to produce results can be reduced by more than 50.
