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Automation Alley hits $2B trade missions milestone for small businessesAutomation Alley hits $2B trade missions milestone for small businessesAutomation Alley hits $2B trade missions milestone for small businessesAutomation Alley hits $2B trade missions milestone for small businesses

Automation Alley has facilitated more than $2 billion in global sales for small Michigan manufacturers through two decades of trade missions responsible for creating and retaining 10,000 jobs, according to the organization. Automation Alley hit the milestone after 22 years and 50 trade trips to Mexico, China, Thailand, India, Vietnam and other countries, the Troy-based nonprofit industry association announced Tuesday.

Why Companies Need to Stop Postponing Their Industry 4.0 TransformationWhy Companies Need to Stop Postponing Their Industry 4.0 TransformationWhy Companies Need to Stop Postponing Their Industry 4.0 TransformationWhy Companies Need to Stop Postponing Their Industry 4.0 Transformation

The digital technologies of Industry 4.0 have given American manufacturing a golden opportunity to level the playing field and re-shore much of the production that went to areas of the world where low-cost labor was available. At Automation Alley, we believe manufacturers that embrace new software, additive manufacturing, distributed manufacturing and other Industry 4.0 concepts will have a better chance at rising above the competition.

New University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Advance Resilience EffortsNew University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Advance Resilience EffortsNew University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Advance Resilience EffortsNew University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Advance Resilience Efforts

Automation Alley received $2 million to create a Cybersecurity Center at Oakland University in Rochester, MI aimed at reducing the impacts of disruptive cybersecurity attacks and enhancing the security of critical energy infrastructure. The Cybersecurity Center will research avenues to predict, detect, and repair cyberattacks; train workforce; and partner with government and industry entities to support threat sharing.

Automation Alley and Oakland University to Open Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open Cybersecurity Center

Automation Alley in Troy and Oakland University in Rochester Hills will be working together to create a cybersecurity center in Michigan thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).

Automation Alley and Oakland University to Open DOE-funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open DOE-funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open DOE-funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley and Oakland University to Open DOE-funded Cybersecurity Center

Automation Alley has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) to create a university-based cybersecurity center in Michigan.

Automation Alley And Oakland University To Open DOE-Funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley And Oakland University To Open DOE-Funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley And Oakland University To Open DOE-Funded Cybersecurity CenterAutomation Alley And Oakland University To Open DOE-Funded Cybersecurity Center

Automation Alley has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) to create a university-based cybersecurity center in Michigan.

Detroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast MichiganDetroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast MichiganDetroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast MichiganDetroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast Michigan

Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event that represents the largest collection of folks driving policy in the state. In this conversation, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson sat down with Tom Kelly, executive director and CEO of Automation Alley, a Michigan-based nonprofit that attempts to drive automotive innovation, to learn about how 3D printing can be used to improve manufacturing in the state.

Oakland County allots $15 million for 3D printers to small manufacturersOakland County allots $15 million for 3D printers to small manufacturersOakland County allots $15 million for 3D printers to small manufacturersOakland County allots $15 million for 3D printers to small manufacturers

Oakland County is expanding a program to give small and mid-size companies a tool that aims to take them to the next level of manufacturing.

Oakland County awards $15M for 3D printers for small businessesOakland County awards $15M for 3D printers for small businessesOakland County awards $15M for 3D printers for small businessesOakland County awards $15M for 3D printers for small businesses

Oakland County is directing $15 million toward the purchase of 250 new 3D printers for the next phase of a program designed to deliver additive manufacturing capabilities to small companies.

Oakland County Awards $15M for Phase 2 of World’s Largest 3-D Printing NetworkOakland County Awards $15M for Phase 2 of World’s Largest 3-D Printing NetworkOakland County Awards $15M for Phase 2 of World’s Largest 3-D Printing NetworkOakland County Awards $15M for Phase 2 of World’s Largest 3-D Printing Network

Oakland County today announced it is designating $15 million in funding for Phase 2 of Project DIAMOnD, a program that was launched in 2020 to accelerate digital transformation by distributing 300 3-D printers to small and medium-size manufacturers at no cost.

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