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Lightweight Materials

Aerospace and Defense organizations face billions in losses each year due to unplanned downtime, reactive maintenance, and operational inefficiencies, challenges that directly impact mission readiness and increase lifecycle costs.

But what if Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) could become a strategic advantage?

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The LIFT Education Foundation, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), today announced the recipients of the inaugural “J. Michael Bernard Memorial Scholarship for Advanced Manufacturing Careers”, awarded to outstanding high school students preparing for careers that will strengthen America’s...

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Lightweight Materials

For centuries, advanced alloys have been produced using the same fundamental approach – melting metals together and carefully controlling how they cool and solidify.

Believing that this age-old method has reached its practical limits, Foundation Alloy has developed a solid-state metallurgy platform capable of engineering alloys without ever melting...

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Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology...

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