The project, through the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow Initiative, took her to Mississippi many times, meeting on the ground with production crews.
Detroit hosts two public-private partnerships under the Manufacturing USA initiative that could, with the right direction, be the epicenter of many industry lightweight innovations.
The Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT and The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation IACMIMI) are not only beginning to run pre-competitive manufacturing projects, but they also have the opportunity to be learning laboratories to teach the most recent manufacturing technology to the next gen labor force.
Lightweighting Innovations for the Future (LIFT Institutee will hold a public seminar at MIT on Manufacturing Day, led by Randy Kirchain and Elsa Olivetti, professor of materials science and engineering.
The manufacturing hubs Mr. Obama announced on Thursday will focus on three areas, officials said: "digital manufacturing and design innovation," "lightweight and modern metals manufacturing," and the "next-generation power electronics manufacturing".
Hollow shape component approaches, applied to shafts and similar workpieces, represent a major potential for ground-breaking innovations in lightweight engineering and safety designs.
With innovations like a lightweight composite airframe and more fuel-efficient engines, the 787 can fly farther on less fuel.
The Dreamliner, which will include innovations like a lightweight composite air frame and engines that are more fuel-efficient, was originally scheduled to be completed this year.
One of Kone's biggest recent innovations is a lightweight rope technology called UltraRope that debuted in 2013.
Electrification, innovative drive systems, alternative energy storage and lightweight construction play important roles as innovations.
