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The National Composite Center Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Dayton Campus
DAYTON, Ohio—(September, 2006)— The National Composite Center (NCC), along with partners Montgomery County, the City of Dayton, Citywide Development Corp., Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) and Liteflex LLC held a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to recognize the Center’s newest investment in the composite industry and the Dayton region – the Dayton Campus for Advanced Materials Technologies (DC-AMT).
The County, City of Dayton, Citywide, Dayton Development Coalition and Liteflex teamed with NCC to contribute funds for building improvements totaling more than $1,000,000. The funds helped to launch the new Campus and initiate building renovation activities. The building is owned by entrepreneur John Prikkel, President of Liteflex. NCC’s use of the building is under a lease created and managed by Citywide. NCC is investing a Third Frontier Project grant for $1,500,000. The Center received the grant in May for nano-enhanced sheet molding compound (SMC) scale-up. NCC is using the funds to purchase equipment for the project that will be operated and housed at DC-AMT.
NCC is also taking the lead on seeking tenants for the new Campus. Based on the Center’s economic development model, Campus services will accelerate tenants through their initial growth phase by helping them to bring products to market using breakthrough technologies. San Diego, California-based DR Technologies Inc., (DRT) has already committed to locate newly acquired Vector Composites Inc., at the Campus.
“The launch of the Campus and the building upgrades that are currently underway could not have happened without the cooperation facilitated by the County, the City of Dayton, Citywide, Dayton Development Coalition and Liteflex,” said Lou Luedtke, President and CEO of NCC. “By working together as a team, these groups made it possible for us to invest in the community by revitalizing an existing structure and reinventing it into a facility where invention and innovation can be nurtured.”
Philip Mowry was introduced as Chief Operating Officer for DC-AMT, a dual role for Mowry who also serves as Vice-President for NCC.
“The revolutionary materials and processes that will be developed at DC-AMT will help equip manufacturers in Ohio and across the United States with the tools they need to compete in a global marketplace,” Mowry said. “We’re excited about the opportunity to forge another link in Ohio’s Composite Valley, attract and retain high tech skills and help manufacturers bring new composite products to market faster.”
