ROYAL OAK - Automation Alley is hosting a global conference focused on Industry 4.0 technologies on Nov. 9 that will include a variety of industry leading speakers and hundreds of tech and manufacturing professionals. Integr8 will focus on the integration of eight major components of Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution —
ROYAL OAK - What’s going on with Women in Technology? Kathleen Norton Schock fills you in on all the happening with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Those include the just concluded MCWT annual gala, the just passed deadline for the high school girl’s web design contest, and Giving Tuesday on November 28. She
ROYAL OAK - How can Small and Medium Businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks? Learn those answers in this podcast hosted by Nicol Pasuit, founder of TechStak, as she interviews Amy Babinchak, president of Harbor Computer Services, and Jason Chapman, CEO of Knight Code Security. Babinchak is one of the very few woman Managed Service
STERLING HEIGHTS — Rave Computer, the Sterling Heights-based provider of computer hardware, modeling and simulation technology and IT services for the private sector and defense industry, announced that Sara Blackmer had been named the company’s new president, succeeding Rick Darter, a co-founder of the company established in 1988. Blackmer joined the company last year as
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 30, Supported Intelligence CEO Patrick Anderson will discuss how his company has partnered with a team of University of Michigan engineering students to research and prototype an innovative application for use with connected vehicles. Keith Brophy will interview a client of the Michigan Small Business Development Center.
PLYMOUTH - Imagine a composite material vehicle frame 30 percent lighter than steel, but 150 percent stiffer. Well imagine no more because the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will be unveiling its newly engineered lightweight aftermarket frames starting on Halloween at the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Although not yet in production, this forward-looking engineering
ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment surged in October, reaching its highest level since the start of 2004, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This was only the second time that the Sentiment Index was above 100.0 since the end of the record 1990s expansion. The October gain was due to the most
ROCHESTER HILLS - Whether it's the result of using obsolete technology like legacy systems, or evolving threats of new technology, today's customer doesn't want to hear things like: “The system is down, please try again later. Sorry for the inconvenience.” “I don't have access to that data, can I call you back later?” Customer satisfaction
WIXOM - German Auto supplier Kiekert has combined three technologies into its NuEntry electric door latch that allows automatic opening of an autonomous vehicle door using a fingertip or even digital devices, such as smart phones. Another technology at work is Kiekert’s i-move, which allows automatic opening and completes the closing process. The process is
DETROIT – There’s good news for jobseekers; employers in southeast Michigan are hiring. From April through June, the region’s unemployment rate reached 3.8 percent—a low not seen since 2001. Yet, even with the number of job postings on an upward trend year-to-year, a stagnant labor force portends more workers will be needed to meet future
