LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), announced that it will introduce its new state-of-the-art Advanced Metallic Production and Processing Center (AMPP), solving a critical gap in addressing advanced materials challenges across the U.S. industrial base.
Located at LIFT's Detroit headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility, the new center will deliver high quality metal powder, wire and rod feedstocks across all alloy classes at a development scale to support the diverse breadth of additive manufacturing processes on the market today, curated by LIFT's team of materials scientists.
AMPP will bring new synergies and collaborations to LIFT's 385-member ecosystem, defense collaborators and the broader national manufacturing industrial base, including:
- OEMs
- Systems manufacturers
- Materials producers
- Materials developers
- Application developers
- Part manufacturers
- Academia
- Start-ups.
"LIFT's new capability exemplifies a core mission of the Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institutes to bridge gaps in the U.S. defense industrial base," said Keith DeVries, Director of Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD-R&E).
"Today's world of advanced manufacturing, particularly the advancements in manufacturing processes, require the development of new, novel materials enabling manufacturers to bridge the gap between concept, prototype testing, product feasibility and production," said Nigel Francis, CEO and Executive Director, LIFT. "This new capability will efficiently and effectively drive the acceleration of new materials and processes to market, from the United States, for the warfighter and cross-sector manufacturers. This is especially relevant to many forms of additive manufacturing."
When fully operational in Detroit in early 2025, LIFT's AMMP facility will offer:
- Low to medium material production volumes
- Accelerated material delivery and availability
- Toll processing
- Contract manufacturing
- Domestic production
- Operation through a non-profit, public-private partnership.
Customers can begin placing pre-orders for materials in advance by contacting LIFT.
For more information contact:
LIFT
1400 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48216
313-309-9003
www.lift.technology