Engineering Safer & Lighter Structures

We design, prototype and manufacture advanced materials that help reduce weight and improve safety and efficiency across demanding applications—without compromising performance.

Advanced Materials Manufacturing (AMM)

  • Prototype and manufacturer lightweight metallic components for extreme environments.
  • Consulting and engineering services to move from requirements to build-ready parts.
  • Prototyping • Validation Testing • Machining • Scalable Production.
  • Built for: Defense • Aerospace • Nuclear • Automotive • Civil • Tools & Devices • Transportation & Logistics • Sporting Goods

Flagship platform
Composite Metal Foam (CMF)—tunable protection at reduced weight.

CMF Performance Highlights

Composite Metal Foam (CMF) blocks
Composite Metal Foam (CMF) blocks used for lightweight structural and impact-energy absorption applications.
Equal-volume steel CMF and solid steel samples mass efficiency comparison
Mass efficiency comparison of equal-volume steel CMF and solid steel.
Equal-volume aluminum CMF and solid aluminum sample mass efficiency comparison
Mass efficiency comparison: equal-volume aluminum CMF and solid aluminum sample.
Jet fire test on 5/8-inch steel CMF plate after 30-minute exposure
Jet fire exposure test: 5/8" steel CMF exposed for 30 minutes; limits heat flow with ~54× lower thermal conductivity than solid aluminum (equal weight) and ~7× lower than solid steel.
Post-torch exposure surface of 5/8-inch steel CMF after 30 minutes at 1200°C jet fire
Post-torch exposure surface: 5/8" steel CMF after 30 minutes at 1200°C jet fire; back-surface stayed below the 427°C limit (reported max ~400°C) while an equal-volume solid steel plate failed in ~4 minutes.
Steel CMF sample before and after ~80% compression showing uniform deformation and compact crushing footprint
Steel CMF before and after ~80% compression—deformation remains uniform with a compact footprint and stable crushing behavior.
Steel CMF sandwich panel after projectile puncture test with 1.25-inch steel ball at 1547 fps showing no complete penetration
Steel CMF sandwich panel in a projectile/puncture test: 1.25" diameter steel ball at 1547 fps with no complete penetration.
Rear face of steel CMF sandwich panel after 1.25-inch steel ball impact at 1547 fps showing no complete penetration
Rear face of steel CMF sandwich panel after projectile/puncture test: 1.25" steel ball at 1547 fps with no complete penetration, absorbing ~14,500 J of puncture energy.
  • 3× lighter potential vs. traditional solutions
  • 100× higher impact energy absorption
  • 7+× longer fire/thermal protection
  • 4× higher X-ray & neutron radiation shielding

When compared with its parent material.

Production-Ready CMF Starts Here

Our production site

Raleigh, North Carolina

American manufacturing with controlled processes and documentation to support qualification and reliable supply.

~7,000 sq ft

Facility supporting lightweight materials manufacturing.

Raleigh, NC

AMM is the sole manufacturer and supplier of CMF. From our Raleigh, North Carolina facility, we scale CMF from prototype to production with testing, machining, and large-part processing—delivering lightweight, high-performance materials with dependable supply.

See our products in action

Lightweight Ballistic Armor

  • Lightweight by design: supports mass reduction versus fully-solid sections.
  • Energy management: helping dissipate impact energy instead of transmitting it.
  • Damage containment: deformation is confined to a smaller footprint, supporting multi-hit layouts.
  • Reduced transmitted trauma potential: helps reduce rear-side loading in many configurations.
  • Design-to-threat: thickness, density, and stack-up tuned to projectile/fragment needs.
Share your threat level, weight target, and available envelope
ballistic

Blast Protecting Material

blast
  • Blast-capable structure: engineered to manage overpressure and impulse
  • Peak-load reduction: smooth shock transfer into the structure.
  • Deflection control: sandwich panels improve stiffness-to-weight while maintaining absorption.
  • Damage tolerance: localized crushing helps preserve surrounding structure integrity.
  • Design-to-scenario: tuned to charge size, standoff distance, and allowable deflection.
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Lightweight Impact/Puncture Protecting Material

  • Impact energy absorption: engineered to dissipate energy through controlled crushing and deformation.
  • Controlled damage: helps confine deformation to a smaller footprint.
  • Reduced transmitted load: supports lower peak force transfer into the protected structure
  • High stiffness-to-weight: enables protective designs without relying on fully-solid sections.
  • Design-to-event: tuned by impact energy, contact area, and allowable deflection.
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impact

Heat and Fire Protecting Metal

torch fire test
  • Thermal barrier behavior: slows heat transfer versus fully-solid metal sections.
  • Temperature control: helps reduce temperature rise on the protected side during high-heat exposure.
  • Maintains structure under heat: engineered to remain stable and resist rapid thermal breakthrough.
  • Design-to-scenario: configured for exposure time, heat flux, allowable backside temperature, and weight constraints.
  • Use cases: fire shielding, thermal isolation, and protection of safety-critical components.
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Lightweight Vibration Damping Material

  • Built-in damping: helps reduce vibration transmission.
  • Noise reduction: supports lower structure-borne noise in many assemblies.
  • Stiffness with control: maintains rigidity while improving dynamic response.
  • Fatigue-friendly design: reduced vibration can help extend service life of connected components.
  • Design-to-spectrum: tuned to frequency range, mounting constraints, and allowable deflection.
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vibration damping

Bring Us Your Requirement

Tell us what you’re building and the constraints that matter most—threat environment, weight limits, geometry, and performance targets. AMM engineers will assess CMF fit, recommend integration options, and define the fastest path to prototypes, testing, and scalable production supply.

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