Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA is investing $475,000 in five high-tech startups.
Located in the Hershey Center for Applied Research, Simulation Systems, Inc. is developing a virtual reality simulator built around the company’s patent-pending Universal Hand Tool, a computer input device that allows the user to manipulate a virtual micro-surgical tool in a simulated environment for instruction or skill validation.
A recipient of seed funding from the Kaufman Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, State College’s Flip Learning has reinvented the textbook from a static and solitary reading tool into a multi-user, digital experience rooted in applied and collaborative learning. Flip's textbooks integrate a student's individual engagement with foundational digital content and a practical “learn by doing” application.
Super Abrasive Machining Innovation (SAMI) in State College is a subcontracting machining business that offers the latest in super-abrasive machining capability on a job-shop basis to a wide range of markets including the automotive and industrial sector. The company offers cost-effective stock removal processes that provide complex geometric shapes while maintaining tight tolerances.
Founded in State College in 2000, KCF Technologies develops and sells wireless conditioned monitoring systems for the defense and industrial markets. The company's “SmartDiagnostics” gives machines a voice, enabling a company to predict and detect problems with their equipment prior to experiencing a failure.
Carlisle's CrimeWatch has developed a software platform designed to operate on web and mobile technologies, allowing law enforcement agencies to manage, organize and control fugitive/offender information. The company's web-based framework links and connects local, state and national agencies, enabling them to organize and immediately essential data.
Source: BFTP/CNP
Writer: Elise Vider