The Governor of Ohio recently announced the Northwest Ohio Innovation Consortium (NOIC) will receive a USD 31.3 million grant from the Ohio Department of Development’s Innovation Hubs program to establish a Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub.
NSG Pilkington North America is a member of NOIC, a non-profit born out of local industry, with a vision to make Northwest Ohio a national leader in innovation, creating new jobs and business opportunities and supporting world-class research aligning with the needs of local industries.
The innovation hub will establish a Glass Center of Excellence in Northwest Ohio as a shared space for a collaborative effort between the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University and local private sector companies to expand world class glass research for the solar panel, container, automotive, architectural, and fiber glass products. The centre will be located at O-I in Perrysburg, Ohio.
“The collaboration between local industries and education partners will provide great support for workforce development, sustainable manufacturing, and also spark glass industry innovation,” said Kyle Sword, R&D Director of NSG Pilkington North America.