WARREN - Two U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center projects -HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer and the HMMWV Monster Garage Program - won 2008 Army Research and Development Achievement (RDA) Awards. TARDEC engineers from each project include: Kenneth Essig, Michael Krause, Peter Pfister and James Revello, who worked on the HEAT project -
HOLLAND ? Crayon Interface, which provides mobile monitoring and control, has partnered with door-lock maker Schlage to provide homeowners the power to remotely control and monitor access to their home 24/7 with any web-enabled mobile phone or computer. Crayon Interface?s remote access platform, called Moshi, provides networking capabilities to devices in both home and small
ADA - About half the adults in Michigan say they struggle to make everyday choices to be healthy and live well, far below the national average of 93 percent. The two main barriers preventing them from doing so are lack of time and the cost associated with eating a balanced diet, contends the Amway Global
SOUTHFIELD - L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, on Oct. 1 will provide his viewpoint on the present situation in Michigan; identify the impediments preventing development and growth in the region and discuss various programs to help businesses grow and succeed at the Engineering Society of Detroit monthly meeting. Attendees will gain a better understanding
WIXOM - Puritan, a one-stop solution for product assembly and development testing, announced it has become an Alliance Partner for National Instruments. As an Alliance Partner, Puritan incorporates NI software and components into testing, measurement and automation equipment. Puritan has proven its ability to use National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW in several systems, including high-speed,
TROY - Business Intelligence dashboard software developer iDashboards has released iDashboards 6.0, which features enhanced capabilities for next generation BI. With this enterprise dashboard application, users can identify trends at a glance and drill down into data sets to view more detailed information, facilitating quick, easy and well-informed decision making. The increasingly complex and expensive
BENTON HARBOR ? Whirlpool Tuesday announced the retirement of Mark Brown, senior vice president, Global Strategic Sourcing, effective November 1. He will be replaced by John Miller, most recently with Nissan North America, who joined the company on September 9. The two will work together during the transition. "During his 35 year tenure with Whirlpool,
SOUTHFIELD ? Certified pubic accounting firm Plante & Moran on Wednesday announced it has opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico - joining Plante & Moran?s Shanghai, China, office abroad. Plante & Moran?s global reach also extends to more than 70 countries via Praxity, an alliance of more than 100 professional accounting and auditing firms worldwide.
DEARBORN - Ford's next-generation navigation system debuted on the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS this summer with 11 other 2009 models scheduled to get this new technology as well. They include the Ford F-150, Expedition, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Super Duty, and Econoline; the Mercury Mariner and Mountaineer; and the Lincoln MKX and Navigator. "Ford's goal
DEARBORN - A fleet of Ford 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engines hopes to prove that this new technology will deliver years of reliable V-8 power with V-6 fuel economy to customers when it goes into production next year. "EcoBoost was engineered with a relentless, disciplined focus on quality that required a zero-defect mindset from engineers as