Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.

Posted on May 1, 2007

Lancaster, Pennsylvania - May 1, 2007 - Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) has been awarded two contracts by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to provide a suite of heat pipes and assemblies for the TacSat-4 thermal control system.

TacSat-4 is the fourth satellite in a series of tactical satellites to be launched by the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop the capabilities that will create a new tier of networked assets. The scheduled launch date for TacSat-4 is in 2008. NRL is the TacSat-4 Program Management Organization.

These contracts are being fulfilled by ACT's Aerospace Products Group under the AS9100-B certified quality system. ACT will deliver the electronics deck with embedded constant conductance heat pipes (CCHPs), the radiator spreader CCHPs and the loop heat pipe (LHP) linking the electronics deck and the radiators. Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK), of Corona, California, is a subcontractor who will integrate ACT's heat pipes into a honeycomb panel.

Mr. Peter Dussinger, Manager of Custom Products at ACT, is the Program Manager for the NRL contracts. "We're particularly excited about the quick launch of the satellite with our products", said Mr. Dussinger, "We'll meet and exceed NRL's quality and delivery requirements."

ACT is a developer and manufacturer of advanced heat pipes, pumped liquid and two-phase loops, and thermal storage devices. ACT specializes in technology development and custom thermal product design and manufacturing. ACT's technologies have been used in applications from spacecraft thermal control to catalytic reactor cooling to medical surgery temperature control. ACT currently serves customers worldwide in Aerospace, Military, Industrial Equipment, Consumer Products, and Government R&D markets. More than ten of these customers are in the Fortune Global 500 list.

For more information on ACT, call (717) 295-6061 or e-mail info@1-ACT.com.