NEW HUDSON—Exotic Automation & Supply, a motion control supplier, announced that it is now a distributor for Techman Collaborative Robots, a Taiwanese manufacturer of so-called cobots, or collaborative robots—robots that are smart and safe enough to work near people. Techman, www.tm-robot.com, entered the robotics market in 2012, and specializes in robots that can lift up to
ANN ARBOR – NSF International has named Lesley Ma to lead its global information technology and continuous improvement efforts. Ma, who most recently served as Global Chief Information Officer for Cadillac, is now CIO and Continuous Improvement Officer for the global public health organization. “While our mission to protect and improve human health around the
STAMFORD, Conn. — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, a 2.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2018, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, 2019 PC shipments surpassed 261 million units, showing 0.6 percent growth from 2018. “The PC market experienced growth for
GRAND RAPIDS — Lambert & Co. closed on its second acquisition in two months with a deal for New York-based Casteel Schoenborn Investor Relations & Corporate Communications. For the Grand Rapids-based public relations and investor relations firm Lambert & Co., the deal accelerates the company’s growth strategy and boosts its investor relations and financial services expertise, according to
GRAND HAVEN—GHSP, a supplier in the automotive and high-end appliance industries, is following up on its CES appearance in 2019 with new technologies for the home and automotive industries at this year’s show in Las Vegas. GHSP’s 2020 lineup includes an inductive cooktop with an integrated OLED display, an interior control system for Level 4
TROY - Altair announced the acquisition of newFASANT, offering leading technology in computational and high-frequency electromagnetics. newFASANT’s solutions address a wide range of electromagnetic problems in areas such as antenna design and placement, radar cross section (RCS) analysis, automotive V2V/ADAS, and infrared/thermal signatures. Originally a spin-off from the University of Alcalá, near Madrid, newFASANT is home to
DETROIT - Winning Futures, which delivers an evidence-based, structured Workforce Prep program for students throughout metro Detroit, received an $18,000 check from Comerica Bank, part of a promotion it ran with the Detroit Lions for each first down the football team gained at Ford Field. Winning Futures includes in-class mentoring, life skills development, goal setting,
SOUTHFIELD—Altimetrik Corp., the Southfield-based IT and engineering consultant, announced the hiring of Amit K. Singh as practice head for financial services, fintech and payment. Reporting to Altimetrik COO Raj Sundaresan, Singh will focus on business transformation initiatives for clients in the financial services industry. “The financial services industry is being disrupted at an unprecedented pace
FLINT—Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, a provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, will be purchased by Eden Prairie, Minn.-based OptumRx, the pharmacy care business of Optum, a unit of the health insurance giant United Health Group, for $4 a share in cash and assumption of outstanding debt, valuing the company at about $300 million. Diplomat stock
DETROIT—Compuware Corp., the developer of mainframe software, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Innovation Data Processing, a Little Falls, N.J.-based provider of enterprise data protection, business continuance and storage resource management products and services serving the mainframe market. The transaction is expected to close within the next quarter. It will be
