• The Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) opened on June 22, 2017, on the Georgia Tech campus at the intersection of 14th Street and Hemphill Avenue
• Boeing and Delta are currently the “anchor” sponsors
• Preparation of the AMPF business model is on-going
• Phase I space: ~20,000 square feet, and potentially 110,000 square feet within a 5-year time period
• Phase I focus technology areas: robot-assisted assembly for aerospace structures, digital machining
• Phase II: will include additive manufacturing and advanced composite processing, joining and repair
The Latest News
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Reinvented Toilets Could Provide Safe Sanitation for 2.5 Billion People
Georgia Tech researchers are leading a $13.5 million effort, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to reinvent the toilet. The project has implications for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who lack improved sanitation.
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SCL Welcomes UPS' Tom Cuce to its Industry Advisory Board
Tom Cuce serves as UPS President of Corporate Transportation where he manages Hub, Feeder and Air Operations, Enterprise-wide Network Planning, Global Carrier Relations and Procurement, USPS relationships and Transportation technology.
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Georgia Tech PhD Students Receive Prestigious Physical Internet Generation Award
Georgia Tech PhD students Louis Faugere and Nayeon Kim recently received the prestigious Physical Internet Generation Award for their engagement in the Physical Internet Initiative and their doctoral research.
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Tiny Supersonic Jet Injector Accelerates Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing
By energizing precursor molecules using a tiny, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have dramatically accelerated the fabrication of nanometer scale structures. The rapid additive manufacturing technique also allows them to produce structures with high aspect ratios. Now, a theory developed to describe the technique could lead to new applications for additive nanomanufacturing and new nanoscale materials.
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NSF Invests $4 Million in Big Data for Southern United States
Precision medicine and understanding health disparities, innovation to power competitive manufacturing, technology for smarter communities, and addressing coastal hazards such as hurricanes are among the challenges facing the Southern United States. A $4 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help apply data science and engineering to address those challenges.
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SCL Welcomes Elliott Paige with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to its Industry Advisory Board
While at Hartsfield-Jackson, Paige has built solid relationships with aviation executives worldwide, recruited several international passenger and cargo airlines, plus several domestic airlines.
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SCL Welcomes Amazon's Adam Baker to its Industry Advisory Board
Adam Baker serves as Amazon's Vice President of North American & EU Transportation and is responsible for network design and tactical execution as well as cost and performance management of the full network, including long-term strategic planning and transportation contracts on a global platform.
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Matthew Realff Awarded for Recycling Work
The industry organization Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has awarded Matthew Realff with a Person of the Year award.
