# Oerlikon breaks ground on advanced materials plant in Michigan

Oerlikon held a groundbreaking ceremony for a greenfield manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, Michigan, to produce advanced metal powders for additive manufacturing and high-end surface coatings.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-02
- Where: Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States
- Status: under construction
- Products: titanium alloys, thermal spray powders, metal powders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Oerlikon](https://endata.com/companies/7876.md)

## Sources

- [manufacturingtomorrow.com](https://www.manufacturingtomorrow.com/news/2017/03/03/oerlikon-announces-groundbreaking-for-advanced-materials-manufacturing-facility-in-michigan-usa/9254/), 2017-03-03: "Oerlikon held yesterday a groundbreaking ceremony for its greenfield manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, Michigan, USA."

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