Startup Promises Profits from Sales of Flexible Manufacturing Powered by AI
Outcome/Accomplishment
The first startup has emerged from Arch City Studios, a new venture studio owned by HAMICo, a non-profit technology-transfer organization established by the NSF-funded Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing–Moving from Evolution to Revolution (NSF HAMMER), an Engineering Research Center (ERC) headquartered at The Ohio State University.
Impact/Benefits
The startup, ForgeNest, makes a flexible platform powered by AI that replaces traditional, high-waste machining or massive, specialized factory dies. Profits from the new company will funnel back to HAMICo, and then to NSF HAMMER.
Explanation/Background
HAMICo was launched to incubate novel intellectual property emerging from the Center. As an intellectual property development platform, HAMICo will engage in a range of commercialization activities including direct licensing, launching and incubating startups, and performing prototyping and low-volume manufacturing using Center technologies.
ForgeNest pairs process-aware software with standard, commercially available hardware (such as integrated CNC mills and precision robotics) to deform metal incrementally into highly precise shapes. This technique creates dual-use metal components that exhibit the superior strength, density, and structural integrity of traditional forging, but without the need for multi-million-dollar tooling setup costs.
Location
Columbus, Ohiowebsite
Start Year
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Outcome/Accomplishment
The first startup has emerged from Arch City Studios, a new venture studio owned by HAMICo, a non-profit technology-transfer organization established by the NSF-funded Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing–Moving from Evolution to Revolution (NSF HAMMER), an Engineering Research Center (ERC) headquartered at The Ohio State University.
Location
Columbus, Ohiowebsite
Start Year
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Impact/benefits
The startup, ForgeNest, makes a flexible platform powered by AI that replaces traditional, high-waste machining or massive, specialized factory dies. Profits from the new company will funnel back to HAMICo, and then to NSF HAMMER.
Explanation/Background
HAMICo was launched to incubate novel intellectual property emerging from the Center. As an intellectual property development platform, HAMICo will engage in a range of commercialization activities including direct licensing, launching and incubating startups, and performing prototyping and low-volume manufacturing using Center technologies.
ForgeNest pairs process-aware software with standard, commercially available hardware (such as integrated CNC mills and precision robotics) to deform metal incrementally into highly precise shapes. This technique creates dual-use metal components that exhibit the superior strength, density, and structural integrity of traditional forging, but without the need for multi-million-dollar tooling setup costs.