Foundation

Our Foundation members are laying the groundwork for the next generation of manufacturers.

Foundation Benefits

Leading the Way:

Automation Alley’s Foundation Members are an exclusive group of brands that are leading the world in promoting the fourth industrial revolution by providing solutions, curating the latest digital content, and developing strategic initiatives that are changing the way we do business.

Our network of technology, manufacturing, professional service, academic, and government entities work together to promote a software-first mindset that leverages the intersections of advanced technologies, systems and people around the region through successful technology integration.

Our Foundation Members make an impact through participation in working groups, roundtables, thought leadership, blogs, and white papers with a commitment to shared resolution for the biggest challenges to manufacturing. It is the vision of the members which enables the mission of the whole to be achieved. This shared vision is the foundation on which we work together to build a stronger future for Michigan.

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Smart Manufacturing and AI for the Rest of Us

by Vijay Gurav | Artificial Intelligence

The manufacturers who need artificial intelligence the most are usually the least confident about where to start. A simple pyramid — and a genuinely un-ambitious first ninety days — is what closes that gap. The vast majority of smaller companies are not competing...

SBA Honors Barron Industries as Great Lakes Manufacturer of the Year Amid Major Aerospace and Defense Expansion

by Barron Industries | Manufacturing

U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Brad Zaun visited Barron Industries Monday, August 24, to recognize the family-owned advanced manufacturer as the SBA Great Lakes Region Small Business Manufacturer of the Year and tour its expanding...

The Great Hiring Disconnect: Why Employers Can’t Find Talent While Candidates Can’t Find Jobs

by CPI | Workforce

Welcome to the Great Hiring Disconnect. On Monday morning, a manufacturing executive shared something we hear almost every day: “We have great jobs. We pay well. We just can’t find qualified people.” Less than twenty-four hours later, an experienced engineer told us...