Sintavia breaks ground on new advanced manufacturing plant

Sintavia broke ground on a new 55,000-sq.-ft. advanced manufacturing facility in December. From left to right are Doug Hedges, Sintavia president/COO; Jana Neff, co-owner; Brian Neff, CEO/co-owner; Gus Zambrano, assistant city manager, city of Hollywood; and Josh Levy, mayor of Hollywood.

Sintavia LLC, Davie, Fla., a Tier 1 metal additive manufacturer, recently broke ground on its new 55,000-sq.-ft. advanced manufacturing facility located in Hollywood, Fla. The $15 million facility, expected to open in late 2018, is the first of its kind to employ lean manufacturing principles for large-scale metal additive manufacturing.

The facility is expected to create 110 jobs for skilled technicians and support personnel and to house more than $25 million worth of metal printers, hot isostatic presses, vacuum furnaces, postprocessing equipment, and a CT scanner, as well as a metallurgical and mechanical lab.