ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor-based supply chain design software developer LLamasoft said this week that it had acquired the supply chain software division of Barloworld Ltd., an industrial brand management company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The companies said the acquisition does not cover Barloworld’s key territories in South Africa and the United Arab
SOUTHFIELD – Michigan’s best hiring event for engineering and technical talent is just two weeks away. The Engineering Society of Detroit's annual Fall Engineering & Technology Job Fair is scheduled for Nov. 16 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. For job seekers, the Job Fair promises hundreds of openings in all forms of engineering
KALAMAZOO - In a world concerned about the dwindling supply and skyrocketing prices of rare elements used to make semiconductors, an international team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated that a new material made from more abundant elements can be “tuned” to take their place for solar cell applications. The findings of the team’s work,
DETROIT — When it comes to cybersecurity, Gov. Rick Snyder is not only a leader, he’s also a victim. Snyder told reporters Monday at the North American International Cyber Summit that his identity was stolen before he became governor. “I started getting dunning notices for a cell phone I never bought,” Snyder said at the
LANSING — The Michigan Agency for Energy has announced the launch of its Student Internship Program and is now accepting proposals for student help on energy-saving projects. The program offers technical assistance in energy efficiency work for manufacturing companies and agribusinesses. The students invovled get real-world work experience. Michigan-based manufacturing industries or agribusinesses that employ
SOUTHFIELD - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit can get an exclusive, members-only tour of the factory of tomorrow when ESD visits DASI Solutions Inc. in Pontiac on Thursday, Nov. 12. The event begins with registration and networking at 2:30 p.m. The official tour is scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. DASI is located
UNIVERSITY CENTER — Saginaw Valley State University has eight million reasons to be digging deep into science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. So it was a natural to kick off the second week of the 2015 Engineering Society of Detroit Fall Tech Tour, sponsored by Michigan Technological University. Saginaw Valley, a 10,000-student community university on
MOUNT PLEASANT - It’s tough to visit two schools in one day on the Tech Tour. Next time, Central Michigan University, you get more time. Because what I saw Monday afternoon begged for greater explanation. The CMU visit of The Engineering Society of Detroit’s 2015 Fall Tech Tour, sponsored by Michigan Technological University, had plenty
HOLLAND - The Holland plant of Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem says it has doubled its workforce to more than 300 employees since its first commercial shipments of automotive batteries 23 months ago. LG Chem and General Motors also announced this week a partnership across multiple GM lines for hybrid and electric vehicles. “The conversation
HOUGHTON - The Huskies are off and racing. Students of Michigan Technological University officially launched the MTU Student Chapter of The Engineering Society of Detroit Wednesday in a luncheon with ESD officials. Attending were Wayne D. Pennington, Dean of the MTU College of Engineering, ESD Executive Director Robert Magee, ESD Director of Membership Heather Lilley,
