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
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
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
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
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,
DETROIT—The Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) is now seeking 100 civilians and companies in Metro Detroit for inclusion in the Operation Next advanced manufacturing training program. The hybrid training, developed by LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, combines self-directed virtual learning with hands-on lab work to provide foundational knowledge,
DETROIT – LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, today announced that it has partnered with Macomb Community College to provide advanced manufacturing training opportunities through the institute’s “Operation Next” program. “Operation Next” is an innovative, self-paced, manufacturing-focused training and credentialing program, which blends hands-on with virtual learning available to employees of Detroit-area small and
DETROIT – LIFT opened its Operation Next advanced manufacturing certification program to employees of Detroit-area small and medium-sized manufacturers to help them recover from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Available to industry for the first time, the new Operation Next civilian program, funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
DETROIT—Officials at LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, announced a new contract with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (CCDC GVSC) at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren to conduct a re-engineering analysis of critical parts, assemblies or subassemblies which are no longer in production. The pieces
DETROIT - LIFT is offering CNC Operations Technician and Welding Operations Technician programs starting September 14 to both men and women over the age of 18, or under 16 if working towards a diploma. No experience required and financial assistance is available. “This is part of our mission, plus we want to spur innovative and bring new
