# Fortify and polySpectra awarded $3M DOE grant for 3D printed tooling

Fortify and polySpectra, along with partners, were awarded $3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop durable direct additive tooling for automotive lightweighting using cyclic olefin resin-based composites.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-07-21
- Where: United States
- Value: $3.00M
- Status: announced
- Products: 3D printed tooling, cyclic olefin resin-based composites
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Fortify](https://endata.com/companies/64281.md)
- [U.S. Department of Energy](https://endata.com/companies/11453.md) (investor)
- [National Renewable Energy Laboratory](https://endata.com/companies/27512.md) (partner)
- [Oak Ridge National Laboratory](https://endata.com/companies/40031.md) (partner)
- [polySpectra](https://endata.com/companies/64282.md) (partner)
- [MPI Systems](https://endata.com/companies/64283.md) (partner)
- [RePliForm](https://endata.com/companies/64284.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ptonline.com](https://www.ptonline.com/news/fortify-and-polyspectra-win-dept-of-energy-funding), 2022-07-21: "The DOE granted $3 million to polySpectra and Fortify, along with National Renewable Energy Laboratory, MPI Systems, RePliForm and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop durable direct additive tooling for automotive lightweighting via cyclic olefin resin-based composites."

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