Meet NovaStar Solutions, an Automation Alley member company helping drive innovation in the automotive, aerospace, energy and medical industries through 3D printing technology. Discover how membership to Automation Alley has helped this Livonia business meet and learn more about the needs of engineers and manufacturers across Southeast Michigan.

Automation Alley added 9 new members in February. Click the link below to meet them.

The challenges of an overseas assignment are potentially as great as the rewards. A well-crafted international expatriate health plan can go a long way to ensuring the employee’s success while working abroad.

As one who has the privilege of working with some of the hardest working millennials at multiple companies, I thought it was time to set the record straight. The way I see it, not only are some of the negative claims about this generation false, but they contribute to a narrative that is harmful to society and our ability to steward our future. Not to mention it’s really irritating. Read more from Automation Alley COO Pavan Muzumdar this week on the blog.

This September, Automation Alley is leading a trade mission to India and is seeking Michigan companies interested in expanding their business abroad. This week on the blog, Noel Nevshehir, Automation Alley’s director of International Business Services and Industry 4.0 Strategic Partnerships, discusses why the Indian market is a promising one for Michigan companies and lays out the business opportunities available in this fast-growing economy.

With the new scenarios created by the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 movements, there is a radical change happening in manufacturing: software. The software component is becoming a core part of products being manufactured and is influencing the adoption of industrialized methodologies and tools for software development. Manufacturers are integrating these methodologies into their businesses to keep up with this shift in scenarios.