Description: The Glass Alloy Manufacturing Machine - Acoustic Levitation Furnace (GAMMA-ALF) uses an acoustic levitation furnace for contactless manufacturing of glass preforms for fiber optics to reduce defects by providing uniform heating and avoiding inclusions from crucible or mold walls. Parabolic flight testing will enable evaluation of the levitation equipment and heating system in a microgravity environment to prepare for deployment of GAMMA-ALF aboard the International Space Station.

Benefits: NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial customers are key clientele that have potential to be anchor customers for GAMMA-ALF's glass fiber platforms.