From left: Solvus Global leaders Sean Kelly, co-founder and COO at Solvus Global; Diran Apelian, co-founder and chair at Solvus Global; Aaron Birt, co-founder and CEO at Solvus Global; and Richard Billo, director of Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Missouri Protoplex. Photo by Blaine Falkena/Missouri S&T.
Solvus Global, a leader in advanced manufacturing headquartered in Massachusetts, is the first major company to partner with the Missouri Protoplex at Missouri S&T. The company signed a lease Wednesday, April 2, at S&T to establish an additional facility in Rolla.
The mission of the Protoplex, which is set to open in spring 2026, is to improve workforce and economic development for the area and the state through advanced manufacturing by providing a variety of resources and skills to manufacturers.