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P resident Obama hosted an event at the
White House on February 25 to announce
new steps in a partnership with the private sec-
tor to boost advanced manufacturing and
strengthen U.S. defense capabilities. ASM In-
ternational’s (Materials Park, Ohio) managing
director Thom Passek attended to represent
the technical society at the ceremony.
The President announced two new manu-
facturing innovation institutes led by the De-
partment of Defense and supported by a $140
million Federal commitment combined with
more than $140 million in non-federal re-
sources: (1) Detroit-area headquartered con-
sortium of businesses and universities, with a
focus on lightweight and modern metals man-
ufacturing; (2) Chicago headquartered consor-
tium of businesses and universities that will
concentrate on digital manufacturing and de-
sign technologies.
ASM will be part of the consortium focus-
ing on lightweight mod-
ern metals manufactur-
ing technologies. The
American Lightweight
Materials Manufactur-
ing Innovation Insti-
tute (ALMMII) is led
by a collaboration be-
tween EWI, University
of Michigan, and The
Ohio State University. The new consortium
will involve 60 members, including leading
manufacturers of aluminum, high strength
steel, and titanium, along with universities and
laboratories involved in research and develop-
ment of lightweight metals. The institute will
seek to accomplish advanced research through
partnerships among key players in industries
such as automotive, aerospace, defense, and en-
ergy. ASM’s specific role within the consortium
will be defined over the coming months.
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White House Announces ASM as
Member of Lightweight Metals Institute
Two days after the Washington announcement, ASM Managing Director Thom Passek, ASM Vice
President Sunniva Collins, and ASM President Ravi Ravindran (left to right) met at Materials Park to
discuss the new institute and their vision for ASM.
ALMMII’s mission is to serve
U.S. manufacturing by supporting innovative
manufacturing technologies, and enable
cost-effective lightweighting of components
across a wide range of industries.
ASM members from
these and many other
companies will
play key roles in the
new institute:
Materion, Honda,
MesoCoat, Boeing,
QuestTek, WPI, GE,
and Thermo-Calc.
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