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The unlikely pair founded 3D Robotics—the name alludes to the third axis, up, where consumer robots hadn`t yet traveled—with the initial goal of supplying a global hobbyist community. They assembled their first UAV kits by hand and hacked appliances, then stuffed them in pizza boxes for shipping. But by 2012 3DR`s business had grown well beyond the DIY community, so Chris quit his job at Wired to join Jordi as 3DR`s new CEO and guide the business, scaling up piece by piece to make something much bigger. Under Chris`s stewardship, 3DR’s global neurosystem of volunteers soon created a world-class universal flight code, called APM. In collaboration with the renowned Swiss research institute ETH Zurich, 3DR used this code to develop the Pixhawk, to this day the world`s leading open autopilot platform.The 3DR platform now powers systems for of the biggest and most successful UAV companies and research institutes around the world—NASA, for instance—and has been adopted by numerous companies who are changing the way we approach agriculture, real estate, construction, search and rescue, conservation and countless other human endeavors. Pixhawk powers all 3DR drones, the heart of a vigorous and sprawling global ecosystem that will continue to drive UAV innovation for years to come. The innovations in autopilot technology by the community members power many top consumer and commercial drones today, as well as tens of thousands of personal projects.
CDA Intercorp is a Deerfield Beach, FL-based company in the Manufacturing sector.
4M Carbon Fiber Corp. ("4M"), a Knoxville, Tennessee-based carbon-fiber technology company holds the exclusive rights to commercialize atmospheric plasma oxidation for the production of carbon fiber that was co-developed with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and RMX Technologies. 4M completed a reverse merger in 2017 with Woodland Holdings Corp., an SEC reporting company ("Woodland" or the "Company") to position itself as a public entity. 4M became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodland, through which Woodland will conduct its business operations. The company expects to complete a Reg A+ filing and be trading in 2018. 4M recently determined that the best way to extract the economic and technical value from the technology is to build production lines using the technology and sell fiber. The technology has been proven to use 75% less energy, produce a high-quality fiber, and use 1/3 footprint for the same production capacity. These claims have been validated by multiple international carbon fiber producers. The company is in discussions with several of the world`s largest carbon fiber makers and a billion dollar per year international energy savings performance company to build five production lines in the next 5 years using the technology. The use of this technology is expected to reduce the cost of carbon fiber by 20%. The use of this technology is expected to reduce the cost of carbon fiber by a conservative 25%. “The process is so efficient that it can reduce the processing time from 80 to 120 minutes to 20 to 30 minutes and uses 75% less energy than conventional oxidation ovens. In addition, plasma oxidation ovens are one-third the length of thermal ovens with the same throughput, which could enable smaller production facilities. Because of these advantages, plasma oxidation has the potential of reducing the cost of manufacturing carbon fiber by approximately 30%,” according to a recent article published by the US Department of Energy.
Cpi Manufacturing is a Hartford, CT-based company in the Manufacturing sector.
V2X is a leading provider of critical mission solutions and support to defense clients globally, formed by the 2022 Merger of Vectrus and Vertex to build on more than 120 combined years of successful mission support. We deliver a comprehensive suite of integrated solutions across the operations and logistics, aerospace, training, and technology markets to national security, defense, civilian and international clients. Our global team of approximately 14,000 employees brings innovation to every point in the mission lifecycle, from preparation, to operations, to sustainment, as it tackles the most complex challenges with agility, grit, and dedication.