EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The University of Texas at El Paso has officially opened its Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center.

According to a statement from UTEP, the AMAC will house UTEP’s Aerospace Center and the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation, both part of UTEP’s College of Engineering.

The center is a $80 million facility dedicated to technologies such as moon habitation, space robotics, and exotic-material 3D printing.

The center will collaborate with more than 100 industry partners and 10 federal agencies, including the Army and Air Force Research Labs, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin.

UTEP is a critical partner in providing both the research innovation and top-tier engineering workforce needed to grow El Paso’s economic frontiers,” Johnson said. “The AMAC further solidifies El Paso’s emerging leadership in advanced manufacturing and bolsters the region as a significant aerospace hub.

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