ALBION - Caster Concepts, manufacturer of heavy duty industrial casters and wheels, has acquired the assets of Modern Suspension Systems of Rockford, IL. Terms were not announced. The tread tray carts and die cast business, which has been a part of Modern Suspension Systems, will remain under the control of MS Holdings Rockford LLC in
AUBURN HILLS - The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is set to roll into showrooms this spring equipped with Faurecia technology for seating, door panels, and front-end modules. Faurecia Automotive Exteriors is producing the carrier for the new Golf model?s front-end module at its Puebla, Mexico, accessories facility, near the plant in Puebla where Volkswagen assembles the
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film ISRA 88 has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project will film in Oxford and Romeo, Michigan and is a sci-fi thriller that reaches to the ends of the universe. ?ISRA 88 will showcase Michigan locations, while harnessing technology that producer
TROY - Automation Alley is headed to the United Kingdom this summer for a trade mission to the Farnborough International Airshow, the world?s largest aerospace and defense exhibition. Southeast Michigan companies interested in expanding their business into these high-growth industries are encouraged to apply for the mission by May 23. Farnborough is expected to attract
ANN ARBOR - Grupo Nutresa has selected LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru as the standard application for supply chain design throughout the company?s global enterprise. The company will also leverage LLamasoft Data Guru, a tool that simplifies the creation of datasets for use in business intelligence, ERP and modeling systems. LLamasoft solutions will enable Grupo Nutresa
ANN ARBOR - VI-grade announced that Driver-in-Motion, the new motion platform developed by VI-grade and Saginomiya, has been awarded Development Tool of the Year 2014 by the Vehicle Dynamics International magazine. VI-grade?s US office is lead by System Level Simulation in Ann Arbor. The award has been assigned to DiM out of a short list
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film Eloise has been approved for a film incentive from the state of up to $1,950,000. The psychological thriller will utilize locations throughout Wayne County, with production offices based in Detroit?s Masonic Temple. Eloise will begin filming in early May. ?Eloise will make the most of
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has opened a new engineering center in Seattle, Washington, and has added more engineering staff to the Western Region ? expanding Dematic?s ability to support companies in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Montana. Furthermore, project management, customer
TROY ? Tom Kelly, a former technology business consultant for the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Centers, has a new job ? Director of Entrepreneurship for Automation Alley. He will oversee the technology marketing group?s business accelerator programs. It?s a job her performed statewide for the MSBTDC, where he actively coached more than 300
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association, which runs a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world. The Olympiad started in Singapore in 2004. This year over 17,000 teams are participating. Each country has its own competition,