Profile Of Success: American Defense Components Technologies.
Monday, May 7, 2007
It's been an exciting time for Stamps- based American Defense Components Technologies. In May, the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority awarded the company a Seed Capital Investment, and, as part of a relationship with the Department of Defense, the Defense Supply Center Richmond informed the company that they would be honored as a Best Value Gold Medalist at its annual business conference in June.
American Defense Components Technologies specializes in providing quality machine tools and components for selected industries. Since opening the doors in 2004, owner Matt Baraga has worked successfully to establish multiple business contacts that have since led to the procurement of Department of Defense contracts. With an ultimate ambition to become a successful manufacturer of high technology robotic manufacturing equipment, composite materials products and aerospace components, Baraga is thinking creatively, with his sights set on development of a low cost robotic manufacturing center and a composite crash-resistant fuel bladder to be used in Sprint and NASCAR racing. The fuel bladder will be safer, lighter and possibly the first to pass the SFI Foundation safety standard 28.2, making it the only certified racing fuel tank on the market.
“We currently use state of the art electronics including programmable computer controlled machines to produce items with complex geometry,” says Baraga, who also points out the marketing advantages of projects such as the fuel bladders and laminated shims, all of which are used as materials common to aerospace applications. “These materials are composite, meaning they are made of more than one material that can't be mixed together.” Though the area of composites is by no means new, Baraga notes that it is still a cutting edge industry. “Composites have made our automobiles lighter, aircraft stronger, and bullet proof vests more resistant. We have the ability to design and have fabricated polymer reinforced materials that are at the heart of the composites industry.”
The Seed Capital Investment from the Authority will be used in the research and development of these applications. While American Defense Components Technologies has long term potential to compete on a national and international scale, Baraga is quick to call attention to his company's commitment of providing quality services in Arkansas . “We intend to expand our company by building strong relationships with large companies in our area through timely delivery, quality products, responsive customer service, and competitive pricing.”
