LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, has officially opened its state-of-the-art Advanced Metallic Production and Processing (AMPP) Center in Detroit’s historic Corktown district. This cutting-edge facility will play a critical role in strengthening the U.S. industrial base by accelerating the design, development, and deployment of novel metallic materials, filling a key gap in the nation’s defense manufacturing base.
By producing metals across all alloy classes and processing into high-quality metal powder, wire, and rod feedstocks, AMPP will accelerate materials development including for rapid advancement of additive manufacturing, ensuring manufacturers can access the materials they need to develop next-generation defense and commercial technologies.
Advanced materials are critical across industries. According to a recent report from Siemens Digital Industries Software, ”Innovation is key to the survival and growth of all companies. Product and materials innovation are closely linked, with product innovation relying almost 70 percent on materials innovation. Therefore, it’s clear that developing new materials or innovative applications of existing materials are of paramount importance for the manufacturing industry.”