New Facility to Develop Production Process Solutions and Drive Transition of Advanced Manufacturing Parts to Defense Programs

TROY, Mich. (April 18, 2022) – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Materials Division is working with SAE Government Technologies (SAE GT) to establish the Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center (AMCC™) to develop production process solutions and inform and drive transition of advanced manufacturing parts to defense programs of record. This effort is contracted through the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) cooperative agreement and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS).

“In addition to providing production process solutions for Rock Island Arsenal and other facilities, the AMCC will support materials research and commercialize additive manufacturing processes,” stated Brandon Pender, associate director - materials division, Ground Vehicle Systems Center.

Brandon Card, president of SAE GT, added, “The AMCC will promote collaboration across government, commercial technology leaders and academia and is a key milestone for the SAE GT mission of serving the community.”

The AMCC is located at 6775 Center Drive in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and contains state-of-the-art, government-owned metal additive manufacturing and post-processing capabilities. Additionally, the center will be an incubator for small business and leverage business partnerships to enhance future GVSC collaborations and commercialization of advanced manufacturing standards, training and data management. With economic development funding from the City of Sterling Heights, the facility will also develop effective relationships with additional process partners, commercial industry leaders and academia.

As an affiliate of SAE ITC, SAE GT enables visionary collaboration to define solutions, advance technology and effectively address new challenges and innovation trends with government customers in the United States.

About SAE ITC
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