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President’s message:

"Industrialization is a critical component of advanced particle accelerator programs incorporating superconducting radio frequency (SCRF) technology. Mobilizing the capability of industry to cost effectively produce the required high tech hardware and implement innovative construction practices within cost and schedule is critical to the successful integration of SCRF technology into government and commercial programs. Industrialization requires early and meaningful engagement of the industrial community in government sponsored science programs; too often in the past industrial capability has not been integrated in the early stages of major government science projects which resulted in higher manufacturing costs and schedule slippages. It also results in a lag in technology transfer into the commercial applications. The ultimate success of incorporating SCRF technology into both government and commercial programs requires a continuous laboratory-university-industrial partnership throughout its development. Therefore, the SPAFOA was established to facilitate the integration of the broad spectrum of U.S. and Canadian industry into these programs.”

Ken

Kenneth O. Olsen, P.E.
President
Superconducting Particle Accelerator Forum of the Americas

Our Purpose

The SPAFOA provides a partnership between its industry members and government funded SCRF programs during their design, component prototyping, manufacturing, siting and installation. Planned activities and interactions include, but are not limited to the following:

Providing SPAFOA members with current information on SCRF programs through newsletters, bulletins and meetings in Washington, DC, at major conferences, and at government laboratories,
Serving as an advocate for early and meaningful industry participation in government supported SCRF programs,
Preparing and presenting briefings and white papers on relevant industrial issues,
Facilitating two-way technology transfer between SCRF programs and industry to make the Americas more competitive in the global marketplace,
Conducting and/or contributing to industrialization studies to reduce component manufacturing costs and schedules, examine commercial applications for the technology, and evaluate innovative construction practices,
Brief and inform members of Congress and their staffs of the benefits SCFR technologies to the Nation and their contribution to the strengthening of the U.S. industrial base in the 21^st century, and
Supporting the Americas Regional Team’s bid to host the International Linear Collider

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President’s message:

Our Purpose

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