DEARBORN - EnvisionTEC, which makes professional grade 3D printers and materials, has developed a new 3SP material that is a flexible photopolymer representation of polypropylene. For many prototype and end-use model printing applications, PolyPro MAX 3SP 3D print material serves as an ideal solution to produce items such as snap-fit parts, automotive components, living hinges and
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is introducing a Professional Development Series for Entrepreneurs through its LTU Collaboratory small business innovation center. The courses begin April 26 and are intended to help early-stage companies develop their work force in a variety of areas necessary to help small companies grow and add jobs. Three courses have been
EAST LANSING - Orindi Ventures, which developed a low profile mask that conserves energy by warming and humidifying the air you breath before it hits your lungs, won the $25,000 grand prize at the fourth annual Greenlight Business Model Competition. Second prize, and a $10,000 check, went to Spartan Assays. Third place and $4,000 was
FERNDALE – On M2 TechCast April 4, a new content partnership with the Michigan Small Business Development Center was announced, Rave Computer detailed its new Mobilebeast powerful workstation, and Terry Bean talked about Motor City Connect, and its upcoming events. Please forgive the quality of the audio on this podcast. We had technical difficulties in
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - AirMap has come up with an App that allows drone operators to provide airports with real-time digital information about the location of their flights. Digital Notice and Awareness System (D-NAS) allows a UAS operator to send an encrypted digital flight notice to a secure dashboard at an airport's operations center. Flight information
PARIS - French Police in Paris have launched a bidding process for surveillance drones ahead of this summer's European Championships. Unlike the bomb-carrying drones used by US and British military in the Middle East, these drones will be small machines of a maximum weight of 10kg which will use six propellers to stay aloft. According to the Prefecture's contract
ANN ARBOR - Long-time non-profit business executive, Diane Durance, has been named as the Executive Director for Mi-Light, a photonics industry group. The announcement was made Tuesday, but Durance assumed her duties at the beginning of February. She will be in charge of marketing communications, managing membership and Board of Directors meetings, recruiting new members
ANN ARBOR - Join the North Campus Research Complex for the 2016 Michigan Robotics Day webinar today co-hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the University of Michigan from 9 am to 1:30 pm. Experience the cutting-edge advances made by Michigan robotics’ companies and research organizations, hear from leading minds in the field,
FERNDALE - On M2 TechCast Monday April 4 interviews and news including Rave Computers’ Mobilebeast amped up workstations, plus updates on Motor City Connect, Automation Alley and the Michigan Small Business Development Center. Automation Alley COO Tom Kelly kicks off the live Internet radio show at 3 pm when he talks about about 7Cs, Automation
DETROIT - No joke – April 1, is the last day to register for the Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge. The finals are scheduled for April 12 at the SAE World Congress in Detroit's Cobo Center. The program was co-founded with MI Innovation Alliance and SAE International (Society Automotive Engineers). There are dozens of
