Open calls for solutions to specific industrial needs
Each Open Call is defined by the industry buyers that face the problem and details the criteria a supplier must meet to be adopted.
Flexible and non-rigid material assembly
How might we enable scalable, automated, and cost-competitive U.S. assembly of flexible and non-rigid materials across diverse product configurations?
Advanced metal components
How might we expand resilient, cost-competitive U.S. capacity to produce complex cast, forged, formed, and precision-machined components using advanced materials such as titanium, magnesium, nickel-based superalloys, and other critical metals across aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, and industrial applications?
Brownfield manufacturing equipment
How might we improve the reliability, quality, and capacity of existing “brownfield” manufacturing equipment without requiring costly wholesale line replacement?
Qualification of alternative manufacturing inputs
How might we reduce the time and cost required to evaluate and qualify alternative components, materials, and sources while maintaining performance, quality, and supply continuity?
Michigan LIFT is a non-exclusive platform. Any procurement, financing, incentives or other support is subject to each participant’s standard qualification, sourcing and approval processes.