AFS NEWS Innovation Institute Opens in
Detroit, Announces New Name The American Lightweight Materials Manufactur- ing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) opened its new 100,000-sq.-ft. innovation acceleration center in Detroit on January 15. The new $148 million facility will be a catalyst for partnerships among major research institu- tions and manufacturers to accelerate the transfer of new manufacturing technology from the research labs to the production floor. AFS is one of multiple industry part- ners involved in ALMMII.
At the opening, ALMMII also announced its new program name, “LIFT: Lightweight Innovation’s for Tomorrow.” The institute will work with lightweight metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium and advanced high strength steel alloys and focus on new technologies to cast, heat treat, form/shape, join and coat them. This activity will build upon the Material Genome Initiative (MGI) and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership to capitalize on recent breakthroughs in ma- terials modeling, theory and data mining to significantly hasten discovery and deployment of advanced materials while decreasing the cost.
LIFT was selected through a competitive process led by the U.S. Department of Defense under the Light- weight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I) solicitation issued by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research. LIFT is one of the founding institutes in the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, a federal initiative to create regional hubs to accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge manufac- turing technologies.
Registration Open for
Metalcasting Congress Attendee registration is open for the 119th Metalcast-
ing Congress which will be held April 21-23, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. The Metalcasting Congress is the largest annual
North American industry technical show in which authors and presenters reveal the latest developments in casting industry research and production case stud- ies. The show also features a table-top exhibit and the growing Cast in North America track. Geared to casting designers and buyers, Cast in North America consists of casting design and purchasing sessions, an exhibit floor featuring North American casting suppliers, and a dis- play of the 2015 AFS Casting Competition winners. Other features of Metalcasting Congress include
roundtables, awards banquets and luncheons, the Hoyt Memorial Lecture and the AFS President’s session. Those interested can visit
www.metalcastingcongress.org for more information and to register.
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