Nationally , 300 applications were submitted in Phase 1 , and 31 groups were selected for Phase 2 . In the future , as a consortium , they are adding details about how they would implement funds that would lead to economic growth in the region . Lusardi said they would detail what is needed for buildings , equipment , and infrastructure and how collaborations will occur with other industrial partners .
Another player on the ATC Manufacturing side is David Leach , business development director . Leach has been with ATC since 2016 and has engaged in the advanced thermoplastic composites community worldwide . Leach is a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering ( SAMPE ) and serves as the chair of the thermoplastics technical committee . He is also involved in international trade shows to demonstrate what ATC can bring to the project with longer structural beams and primary structural applications using uni-directional tapes instead of fabric-reinforced materials .
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