LIFT Installs New Machining Capabilities

Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT; Detroit, MI) installed a new Heller FP 6000 5-axis machining center at their research and manufacturing facility in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. This machine will be used to further develop next generation processes in lightweight metal manufacturing. “Our focus is all about innovations in lightweighting, which means providing our members with state-of-the-art equipment like this new 5-axis system to help them achieve their goals,” said Nigel Francis, the chief executive officer and executive director of LIFT. “With access to machine tools like this, the world’s largest linear friction welder and other cutting-edge machining equipment, our world-class research and development center for metalworking is a global resource for innovation.”

With these capabilities, LIFT can now design, produce, and test full-scale parts and components over a large material spectrum, enabling their members to develop and deploy new and advanced materials manufacturing processes and cutting-edge technologies for the metal cutting industry. “Our partnership with LIFT allows us the opportunity to not only showcase and demonstrate our technology, but also help them and their members to achieve their lightweighting goals,” said Steve Pegram, the vice president of Heller Machine Tools L.P. (Troy, IL). “This new machining center is the right choice for anyone wanting to perform numerous functions on one machine and produce reliably, not just today, but in the future as well. We’re excited to see what they and their members innovate from it.”

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