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LIFT Launches Education Foundation to Expand Access to Advanced Manufacturing Careers

DETROIT - LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, announced the launch of the LIFT Education Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to education and career pathways in advanced manufacturing. The Detroit-based 501(c)(3), operated by the American Lightweight Materials Innovation Institute (ALMMII), will provide scholarships and support to

By |2026-04-14T13:17:23-04:00April 9th, 2026|ESD, Industry 4.0|
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LIFT To Launch Advanced Critical Materials Program, Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing And National Security

DETROIT – LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, has been awarded a contract to accelerate the development of ceramic-based materials for use in industrial and defense applications. This new four-year, $9 million “Critical Materials Processing” program, which was supported by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (MI) in the FY2024 federal

By |2025-09-24T17:58:36-04:00September 23rd, 2025|Industry 4.0|
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LIFT Advanced Metallic Production And Processing Center Coming To Detroit In 2025

DETROIT – LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced that it will introduce its new state-of-the-art Advanced Metallic Production and Processing Center in the new year solving a critical gap in addressing advanced materials challenges across the U.S. industrial base. The

By |2024-12-10T16:36:12-05:00December 7th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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LIFT, DOD, State Launch Hypersonics And Extreme Environment Test Lab At Selfridge

DETROIT – LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, today announced it has launched a project to explore the potential for a new Hypersonic and Extreme Environment Test (HEET) facility at or near Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. Supported by members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation, and led

By |2024-05-31T08:53:11-04:00May 31st, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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LIFT Announces Free Training To Transitioning Service Members

DETROIT – LIFT and Big Bend Technical College have announced a partnership to provide free training to transitioning service members, National Guard, Army Reserves, and their families, along with veterans and other civilians for careers in advanced manufacturing through LIFT’s Operation Next initiative. Operation Next provides an accelerated-hybrid program that combines online education with hands-on

By |2024-05-12T10:34:13-04:00May 12th, 2024|ESD|
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LIFT Signs Lease On New Advanced Manufacturing Facility In Puerto Rico

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today signed the lease on a 28,000 square foot facility located at the Lincoln Plaza in Caguas, Puerto Rico as a satellite of its Detroit headquarters. Similar to its work in Detroit over the last 10 years, LIFT will convene leading

By |2024-03-10T10:59:37-04:00March 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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LIFT To Develop Digital Twin Smart Factory Showcase For Industry 4.0 In Detroit

DETROIT – LIFT announced that it has begun developing a Digital Twin Smart Factory Showcase at its Corktown facility in conjunction with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Siemens Digital Industries to provide a demonstration sandbox for manufacturing companies and economic developers to explore smarter manufacturing technologies. The Digital Twin Smart Factory Showcase – a

By |2021-10-04T12:50:09-04:00October 4th, 2021|ESD, Industry 4.0|
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LIFT, Girl Scouts Offer Engineering Exploration To Grades 8-12

DETROIT—Officials at LIFT and the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan announced that they have launched a LIFT advanced manufacturing initiative aimed at encouraging local Girl Scouts in grades 8-12 to explore careers in advanced manufacturing and engineering. “Partnering with LIFT will provide our girls with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from a national manufacturing innovation

By |2021-04-30T14:18:09-04:00April 30th, 2021|ESD, Featured|
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LIFT Adds Expert in Computational Materials To Team

DETROIT – LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, announced it has hired Amberlee Haselhuhn, Ph.D., to its technology team as Senior Engineer. In this role, Haselhuhn will lead the institute’s state-of-the-art materials and joining development and evaluation work, delivering innovative solutions and manufacturing processes for LIFT’s customers and ecosystem. She will also

By |2021-04-26T20:48:06-04:00April 26th, 2021|ESD|
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LIFT To Launch $3 Million Hypersonics Challenge in Partnership With Defense Department

DETROIT – Attention: Organizations with advanced manufacturing and R&D capabilities and a need for speed: LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, in partnership with the Department of Defense, is preparing to issue a major hypersonics development challenge for the U.S. manufacturing industrial sector. Operating at speeds of Mach 5 or higher,

By |2021-04-13T19:36:35-04:00April 13th, 2021|Featured, IoT|
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