We are LeapFast
Enabling the sustainable growth of infrastructure through advanced manufacturing
The Leap Fast solution
The Vision
Vision: A world where advances in manufacturing drive the economically sustainable growth of infrastructure in both industrialized and remote locations.
The Mission
Mission: To empower excellence in advanced manufacturing through the development of individuals and state-of-the-art technologies.
Rapid/Low-cost Process Optimization
- High-throughput tests
- Digital twin
- Self-reliant sample prep
Patented Bobbin Friction Stir Deposition (B-FSD)
- No assembly required
- Two-year → two-week build time
Net-shape build
- Forging, casting, spin formed replacements
Grants & Awards
-Digital Engineering Workforce grant from the Youngstown Business Incubator for software procurement-
What We Do
We enable and do advanced manufacturing
Digital Twin
LeapFast offers digital twin solutions for manufacturing processes ranging across multiple industries. These solutions incorporate a variety of data, including process monitoring data (both real-time and historical), performance history, and physics incorporated within simulation models to build a machine learning based digital twin. Solutions offer the benefits of in-situ decision making, rapid process optimization, and autonomous process and system diagnostics.
- Custom Solutions for Bottlenecks in Established Manufacturing Processes
- Production Line Digital Twins for In-Situ Feedback and Process Modification for Improved Efficiency
Friction Stir Welding
- Transportation sector structures – Tailored Welded Blanks and other large metal structures (e.g. ship hulls, rocket stages, automotive frames)
- Multi-material joints
- Heat sinks
- Food and medical-grade processing equipment
- High-vacuum tight joints
- Pressure vessels
- High-Performance Joining
- Specializing in Aluminum and Dissimilar Metal Joints
- Custom and High Volume Welding to Satisfy Customer Requirements
- Qualifying to AWS D17.3 or Customer-Furnished Specifications
Friction Stir Deposition
- Replacement/Repair of parts in service (naval ships, remote bases, etc.)
- Component repair
- Alternatives for forgings and castings (rings, domes, and other long-lead-time components)
- Monolithic pressure vessels
- Seamless Parts Ranging from Rings and Plates to Large Pressure Vessels
- Enabling Customized Designs not Possible or Feasible with Conventional Methods
Friction Stir Extrusion
- Energy and space-efficient extrusion
- Conductive wires
- Beams/bars for transport/civil structural applications
- Continuous utility pipes
- Recycling/upcycling secondary Aluminum
- Automotive
- Customized Alloys and Alloy Combinations
- Enabling Unique Extrusion Geometries Produced without the Need for Post-Extrusion Machining
- Changes in Extrusion Geometry Achieved in-process Along the Length of an Extrusion
- High-Performance Extrusions for High-Performance Applications
- Customized Solutions Derived from Outside-the-Box Designs
CEO
- Material Science and Eng. Ph.D from Georgia Tech
- 10 years at NASA
- Two years as In-Space Manufacturing Portfolio Manager
- Patents in advanced manufacturing techniques
CTO
- Aerospace Eng. Ph.D from Uni. Of Texas
- 5 years at Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL)
- Modeling + AI/ML accelerated manufacturing process development
- Published in manufacturing journals
