# LIFT and Heller Machine Tools to install 5-axis machining center in Detroit

LIFT and Heller Machine Tools announced a $1.5 million investment in a Heller FP 6000 5-axis machining center at LIFT's lightweight innovation acceleration center in Detroit, to develop machining strategies for lightweight materials.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-04-10
- Where: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Value: $1.50M
- Starts operating: Q3 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: 5-axis FP 6000 machining center
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [LIFT](https://endata.com/companies/18491.md)
- [Heller Machine Tools](https://endata.com/companies/18492.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lift.technology](https://lift.technology/lift-heller-machine-tools-install-new-5-axis-machining-center-detroit/), 2018-04-10: "Our work is all about lightweight innovation and that means smart minds and leading edge equipment to bring transformative ideas to light."

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