TROY - Project DIAMOnD, a 3D printing initiative in partnership with Automation Alley and Oakland County, has opened a Digital Transformation Center in Auburn Hills that provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. Pavan Mazumdar, Automation Alley COO, and Project DIAMOnD CEO, joins MITech TV to explain the significance of this
LANSING — Michigan is home to over 600,000 manufacturing workers employed by more than 12,000 companies, offering high-paying, successful career opportunities. As Michigan celebrates National Manufacturing Week from Oct. 4-11, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is highlighting the growing number of good-paying jobs created through clean energy and advanced manufacturing projects
AUBURN HILLS – Project DIAMOnD, a 3D printing initiative in partnership with Automation Alley and Oakland County, has opened a Digital Transformation Center in Auburn Hills that provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. The new Digital Transformation Center (DTC) is supported by Geofabrica, an Auburn Hills, Michigan business that specializes in the
TROY – Automation Alley’s eighth playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to the automotive industry’s transition to electric vehicles and urges the industry to focus on the environmental benefits of EVs. With concerns about climate change and air pollution increasing, governments around the world are pushing for
Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Digitalization In the past decade, the term "Industry 4.0" has become synonymous with the next phase of industrial transformation, driven by digitalization and technological advancement. This fourth industrial revolution is characterized by the fusion of digital, physical, and biological systems, and it has begun to reshape numerous sectors, including healthcare.
LANSING — Governor Whitmer today announced Michigan will receive $18 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help small- and medium-sized automotive companies modernize their capabilities to manufacture electric vehicles. 1. Michigan Leads the Way in EV Supply Chain Development: Michigan's significant investment of over one-third of the $50 million grant program is a
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University announced that it has been awarded a $360,000 grant from the Walters Family Foundation. This funding will be instrumental in bolstering Centrepolis Accelerator's mission to support innovative hardtech startups and small businesses by providing access to seasoned Experts in Residence (EiRs). These EiRs, with over 20 years of
GRAND RAPIDS - Mark your calendars for the 2024 Advanced Manufacturing Expo, which will be held August 7-8 at Devos Place in Grand Rapids and focused on bringing many of the 12,000 manufacturing companies in Michigan up to speed on how I4.0 can improve efficiency. Centrrepolis Accelerator CEO Dan Radomski joins MITech TV to provide
TROY – Automation Alley’s seventh playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series focuses on big data and Internet of Things (IoT) and the importance of the connection between the two to enable the most benefits from Industry 4.0 technologies. “In previous roundtables and playbooks, we’ve talked about artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing and digital twins and how they
DETROIT - Production companies seeking to keep up with the high demand for quality products in the market need to invest in a pick and place automation system. Unlike in the old times where pick and place was an action performed by humans manually, the current market demands cannot be met by humans performing the
