LIFT is the national manufacturing innovation institute driving American manufacturing into the future through Technology and Talent Development. We are driving rapid implementation of new materials, new manufacturing processes and new manufacturing systems, what we call “smarter manufacturing,” across the nation in support of the warfighter and the U.S. manufacturing industrial base.

LIFT is a public-private partnership between the Department of Defense, industry and academia connecting materials, processes and systems to support our national and economic security.

LIFT is a membership-based, nonprofit, public-private partnership between industry, academia and government to advance manufacturing to support our national economy and security. By participating in that smarter manufacturing ecosystem, members are a part of the LIFT Advantage – the benefits of becoming a LIFT member and helping Drive American Manufacturing Into the Future.