TORONTO - Canada U.S. Business Association is working with The Conference Board of Canada and the Centre for Business Innovation on the Business Innovation Summit 2014: Accelerating Corporate Innovation and Commercialization on May 28-29 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Conference Board of Canada has established the Centre for Business Innovation as a five-year
DETROIT - CEA LIST Institute has signed a membership agreement with the AutoHarvest Foundation to accelerate product development and innovation by providing access to advanced technologies and resources developed in France. In addition, CEA LIST institute is displaying research capabilities and resources available for collaboration with other research and development organizations, large and small, in
SOUTHFIELD - Sixty-eight teams from Michigan will compete in the Robofest Michigan Championships May 3 at Lawrence Technological University. Admission and parking are free for this event. Robofest is a competition of autonomous robots ? computer-programmed to act independently and not remote-controlled ? that encourages students to have fun while learning principles of science, technology,
BRIGHTON - The Engineering Society of Detroit is all about the future of Michigan's science, technology, engineering and math professionals. So is this outing. All of the golf proceeds go to the David A. Skiven Leadership Fund to support the ESD Institute's efforts to filling the STEM pipeline with employable workers. ESD and its Institute
TRAVERSE CITY - The CPM Extrusion Group, consisting of Century Extrusion in Traverse City and Ruiya Extrusion in Nanjing China, will cooperate with ECON GmbH of Weisskirchen, Austria to produce the EUPC line of underwater pelletizers. The EUPC line is based on the ECON EUP series built in Austria. The EUPC features all critical components
FRANKLIN ? Management software developer Saphran Solutions has introduced a new capacity and asset planning system to help companies more accurately forecast product demand and reduce costs. Saphran?s proprietary software program, CapacityBase, simulates and evaluates multiple product-demand scenarios to map out a company?s short and long-term capital investment plans to maximize returns. The new software
DETROIT ? Seventeen teams from the Metro Detroit area will compete in a regional competition round of Robofest on Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Robofest is a competition of autonomous robots ? computer-programmed to act independently and not remote-controlled ? that
ANN ARBOR - Toyota Technical Center, a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, has promoted promotion the fifth American Chief Engineer, Monte Kaehr of the Toyota Camry. "At Toyota, we believe there is always a better way. Even though the Camry is the best-selling car in America, I wanted to make it better," Kaehr
DETROIT - Financial incentives are vital to the growth and success of the automotive industry in Michigan. Whether you are expanding current facilities, acquiring or building new plants, or hiring, training, and retaining a qualified workforce, economic incentives are an important part of the planning process. To learn more, join Warner?s Economic Incentive Group for
FRAMINGHAM - Wearables took a huge step forward over the past year and shipment volumes will exceed 19 million units in 2014, more than tripling last year's sales, a new study reports. From there, the global market will swell to 111.9 million units in 2018. Complex accessories (e.g., Nike+ FuelBand, Jawbone UP, and Fitbit devices)