shells
Deep Springs Technology (DST) is the world leader in small hollow sphere manufacturing. We manufacture high quality shells for industrial, commercial and military applications. Our shells can be fabricated from various materials such as metal, glass or ceramics, including silicon carbide.
armor
DST’s small, hollow metal alloy and Silicon Carbide shells can be encapsulated in a lightweight metal matrix composite. The composite has a high strength to weight ratio, and a uniform geometry matrix capable of absorbing large amounts of energy at high strain rates. This composite may be used to supplement existing armor to increase its effectiveness.
buoyancy
DST’s hollow Silicon Carbide shells are ideal for deep-sea operations. Engineered ceramics are perfect for this application because of its high compressive strength. DST shells are small and are not susceptible to failure due to chain reaction of collapse that plagues ceramics macro-shells.
thermal
In addition to the traditional thermal properties of DST shells, the shells exhibit all the classic physical properties associated with advanced ceramics, including electrical insulation, optical benefits, extreme hardness, and resistance to chemical corrosion.
press release july 2011
dst featured in land warfare international
Deep Springs Technology is pleased to announce a feature article in Land Warfare International. DST’s Metal Matrix Composite (MMC), is up to 39% lighter than traditional lightweight armor and posses excellent energy absorbing capabilities. DST’s hollow shells may be formed in a variety or materials include SiC and Aluminum and in various shapes; including hexagonal, spherical or cylindrical. DST’s technology was selected by DARPA to participate in the Vehicle Armor Challenge (VAC). The VAC is intended to attract innovative solutions from small companies, and help them produce workable solutions rapidly.
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press release january 2011
DEEP SPRINGS TECHNOLOGY SELECTED FOR DARPA VEHICLE ARMOR CHALLENGE
Looking to make vehicles safer without adding unnecessary weight, DARPA keeps its eyes open for revolutionary and promising new armor concepts. Deep Springs Technology’s (DST) new hollow shell material caught DARPA’s eye, which resulted in an invitation to participate in the prestigious DARPA Vehicle Armor Challenge!
over the next 6 months
DST will be delivering 10 armor panels based on the hollow shell technology to DARPA for testing and evaluation. The DST armor panels feature silicon carbide hollow shells developed by DST embedded in a metal matrix. The strong and lightweight design offers protection for current vehicles, as well as for future land, air, sea, and space platforms.
For more information on Deep Springs Technology’s silicon carbide hollow shells, or hollow shells made of other material, please contact Oliver Strbik at 419.536.5741 x 120 or .
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Oil & Gas Innovation Center
DST has been invited to present at the 2011 Innovation Showcase on Wednesday, October 26th in Houston, Texas.
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Syntactic and Composite Foams III
DST will be presenting two papers entitled: “Novel Armor Composite with Hollow Spheres “and “Advances in Buoyancy Foam using Hollow Spheres“ at the Syntactic and Composite Foams Conference in Cetraro Italy.
Society of Information Display
DST will be exhibiting at SID's Display Week in Los Angeles, May 15th thru the 20th. Make sure you stop by and visit us at Booth 1600.
TMS Annual Meeting
At TMS's 140th Annual Meeting, DST presented a paper entitled “Initial Characterization of Aluminum Based Syntactic Foam”
50th Patent Party
DST and IST celebrated receiving their 50th patent with an open house and small awards ceremony.