DETROIT — Nexteer Automotive, the Saginaw-based developer of electric steering technology, announced the expansion of its advanced steering technology suite at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. “While these industry-leading innovations can each stand on their own merit, the real game-changer is the combination of technologies in a single suite of technologies,” said Jeff
LIVONIA — Roush, the Livonia-based automotive technology provider, said it has purchased the largest powdered metal 3D printer in the world, the Xline 2000R. The company said the machine has a “build envelope” — the cube in which three-dimensional structures can be built, one thin layer at a time — of 800 by 400 by
LAS VEGAS – Zeeland-based Gentex Corp. announced a deal to bring iris scanning technology to the automotive industry at CES 2018, formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show. Gentex’s partner in the effort is where-based Fingerprint Cards AB, a biometrics company based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company said automakers are interested in developing biometrics-based authentication in
ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, a company that uses drones to inspect utility wind turbines, announced an $8 million Series B financing led by Statkraft Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Also participating in the funding were UL Ventures, the Northbrook, Ill.-based investment and business acceleration arm of UL, formerly Underwriters Laboratories, the
LANSING - What does $6,637,960 in tax incentives buy you? Investments by six businesses that collectively will generate $54 million in capital investment and an estimated 179 jobs around the state, thanks to the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. * Minghua USA Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Jiangnan MPT Co. Ltd., received a $500,000 Michigan
ANN ARBOR — The North American automation market set new records through the first nine months of 2017, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, the Ann Arbor-based advocate for the benefits of automating. Results found records set in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology. The findings: Robotics For the
ZEELAND — Auto electronics supplier Gentex Corp. announced it has provided several electronics components for the latest autonomous and connected car concept vehicle from the Swiss car design firm Rinspeed. The vehicle, called Snap, would allow users to summon a vehicle-sized “skateboard” unit containing the powertrain, which would dock with personalized passenger “pods” customized for
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Technology hiring in Detroit should start off strong in 2018, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. According to the report, generated by the technology staffing business unit of the Menlo Park, Calif.-based human resources firm, fully 20 percent of Detroit-area CIOs surveyed said they
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association has awarded Newman Consulting Group LLC its “Exemplary Project Award” for its energy efficiency project at The Whitney restaurant in Detroit. The award came at GLREA’s annual meeting, held Dec. 2 in Lansing. Newman Consulting was commended for its work at the Whitney, a 120-year-old mansion
DETROIT – The North American International Auto Show announced Thursday that 57 automotive technology startups will showcase their technologies as part of the NAIAS’ startup event, AutoMobili-D. 2018 NAIAS Chairman Ryan LaFontaine, CEO of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland Township, noted that the number of startups exhibiting is up nearly 40 percent from the event’s
