Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management.

Make it in Michigan Prototyping Grant Program – Deadline Extended To July 14

SOUTHFIELD - The deadline to apply for the Centrepolis Accelerator Make it in Michigan Prototyping Grant program has been extended to July 14. This program offers funding to promising mobility and electrification technology companies, supporting their product development in collaboration with Michigan-based firms. This program is committed to advancing innovation across Michigan’s mobility and electrification

By |2025-07-06T11:06:03-04:00July 5th, 2025|Industry 4.0, News|

Revolutionary Blended Wing Body Aircraft Transforms Aviation

SAN DIEGO - Natilus released details and images showing the layout, seats, and comfort features of what promises to be a revolutionary design in the aviation industry. But first, a thing or two about what a blended wing body aircraft is all about. That would be a plane that shows no clear distinction between its

By |2025-07-03T11:44:22-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Industry 4.0, News|

MI Hub For Manufacturers Debuts To Provide Industry With 4.0 Tools

DETROIT - Michigan has launched the Hub For Manufactures that equips small- and mid-sized manufacturing businesses with the tools they need to modernize operations, stay competitive amidst industry changes and put Michigan in the driver’s seat of the growing clean energy economy.   The announcement was made on June 18 by Michigan Department of Labor

By |2025-06-24T10:22:14-04:00June 23rd, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Industry 4.0|

GEM Publishes Roadmap To 2030 Focused On Auto Industry

DETROIT - The Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM), a signature program of the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), has launched the Road to 2030 – a bold effort to identify forward-looking insights around the technologies and sectors that present the greatest opportunities for growth for our companies, communities, and residents through 2030. Joining us on MITechTV

By |2025-06-17T14:30:19-04:00June 17th, 2025|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|

Flying Car To Be Mass Produced In 2026 With New Manufacturing Process

PRINEVILLE, OR - Samson Sky, producers of the Switchblade Flying Car, which had its historic First Flight in November 2023, is unveiling details of its new manufacturing process, which will enable the company to make their carbon fiber parts eight times faster and at half the cost of producing traditional carbon fiber parts. Company officials

By |2025-06-13T17:27:24-04:00June 13th, 2025|Industry 4.0|

Michigan Partners With DTE Energy And Consumers Energy To Boost Manufacturing Jobs

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Community & Worker Economic Transition Office announced a public-private partnership designed to create and retain good-paying jobs, support Michigan manufacturers and strengthen the state’s position as a global leader in the energy supply chain at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.  DTE Energy and Consumers

Innovation Scorecard Shows Michigan Lags States With More Robost Business Ecosystems

DETROIT – Business Leaders For Michigan today released its Innovation Economy Scorecard. The first-of-its-kind analysis includes an assessment of the full range of stakeholders in a dynamic economy, from universities and startups to established companies. It highlights strengths and opportunities, setting a baseline to guide action and track progress for long-term growth and prosperity. The

By |2025-06-02T07:35:44-04:00May 30th, 2025|Featured, Industry 4.0, Science|

Portal To 5ifth Dimension Found?

NEW YORK - Scientists say they can explain dark matter by positing a particle that links to a fifth dimension. While the “warped extra dimension” (WED) is a trademark of a popular physics model first introduced in 1999, this research, published in The European Physical Journal C, is the first to cohesively use the theory to explain the long-lasting dark

By |2025-05-22T14:29:59-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Industry 4.0|

Smart Phones: Replaced By Brain-Computer Interfaces, Electronic Tattoos, AR Glasses

SAN FRANCISCO - The tech world is abuzz with speculation about the future of smartphones, and some of the biggest names in the industry are painting vastly different pictures. While figures like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sam Altman believe that the smartphone era is nearing its end, Apple’s Tim Cook stands firm

By |2025-05-11T10:43:03-04:00May 11th, 2025|Featured, Industry 4.0, Science|

Stellantis Perfects Solid-State Batteries Providing EVs With Longer Range

AUBURN HILLS - In a major leap forward for the future of electric vehicles, Stellantis — the global force behind brands like Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler — has just validated a technology that could reshape the auto industry as we know it: solid-state EV batteries. As Electrek reported, this isn't just a science fair project anymore. Stellantis'

By |2025-05-11T10:43:04-04:00May 11th, 2025|ESD, Featured, Industry 4.0|