AUBURN HILLS - The Gibbs Quadski, the world's first high-speed sports amphibian, gets a new front-end appearance and a Quadski XL model added to its lineup for 2014. Compared to the standard Quadski, the new Quadski XL offers seating for two; has 11.8 inches of additional wheelbase; is nearly a foot longer and offers increased
NORTHVILLE - Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America introduced its FLEXConnect audio-video bridging system. This next generation in-vehicle infotainment system provides flexibility for multiple displays and multiple content streams, allowing passengers to enjoy individual entertainment preferences. ?FLEXConnect is an exciting development for in-vehicle infotainment systems,? said Doug Ray, director, audio, video and communications, Mitsubishi Electric. ?Our new
SOUTHFIELD - Plante Moran is back for a fourth year asking businesses throughout the Midwest to identify the link between culture and innovation. The innovation survey from the public accounting, tax and business advisory firm again asks Midwest businesses and organizations to share how they use innovation to increase revenue, improve quality and cut costs.
ANN ARBOR - SimuQuest announced the debut of its all new server-based version of UniPhi for centralized data and architecture management at the recent Mathworks Automotive Conference, providing a new level of automation in the design and development of model-based systems. "SimuQuest's UniPhi product has undergone a major transformation over the last three years due
ANN ARBOR ? It will cost an instate undergraduate student $13,158 in tuition ? the highest in the state - to attend the University of Michigan this fall, 1.6 percent more than a year ago after The University of Michigan's Board of Regents approved a 2014-15 budget on Thursday. The increase, university officials said, is
SOUTHFIELD -The Engineering Society of Detroit presented several awards at its Annual Benefit Dinner June 18 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Christopher Webb, FESD, co-founder and volunteer director of The ESD Institute, received the organization?s highest award, the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award, for his work in important public policy issues ? most recently, the
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has been awarded a contract by Associated Grocers of New England to provide a new order fulfillment system that will be used to replenish food and merchandise items to grocery retailers. The solution will allow Associated Grocers of New England to increase the scope of products offered as well as improve
ANN ARBOR ? Supply chain software provider LLamasoft and Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., have announced a partnership whereby Cassidy Turley will provide industrial real estate cost data and other information for top U.S. markets to LLamasoft customers for their use in strategic supply chain design. Cassidy Turley
ANN ARBOR - Small restaurant chains are gaining customer satisfaction as the largest chains deteriorate, according to a report released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. ACSI data show that Americans ate out an average of four meals per week in 2013, representing a 60 percent increase since the end of the Great Recession.
DETROIT ? The non-profit artist collaboration space at the 555 Gallery was packed with more than 50 people on Tuesday to see the latest 3D printing innovation from Formlabs. This gallery currently features a metals exhibit and houses various Detroit artists. Formlabs? flagship desktop stereolithographic 3D printer entered the digital fabrication market quite successfully in