* 2023 Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant Recipient

Lead Agency: North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission

State Served: Pennsylvania

Applicant-Defined: Bradford, St Mary’s, and DuBois MSAs; Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and McKean Counties

Core Technology Area: powder metallurgy and pressed materials

The North Central Pressed Materials Strategy Development Consortium will develop a strategic roadmap to diversify the production of pressed materials and machined parts and their use cases, such as their emerging application to electric vehicle production, in rural North Central Pennsylvania.