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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The Engineers Leading Additive Adoption Learned It Before They Got the Job

by Markforged | Workforce

How Universities Are Preparing Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing Walk into almost any aerospace, automotive, or defense manufacturer that has recently adopted additive manufacturing and ask who championed it. The answer is often the recent graduate—the one who...

Michigan Small Businesses Positioned to Win in the Defense Industry

by Michigan SBDC | Defense

Michigan employs over 600,000 people in the manufacturing sector and ranks in the top 10 states with the highest density of new patents. This positions Michigan startups and small businesses to excel in defense manufacturing. With an anticipated 42% increase in the...

How Additive Manufacturing can Break out of its Vicious Cycle

by Pavan Muzumdar, Automation Alley | 3D Printing

Let me be direct about a roadblock that I believe the additive manufacturing industry rarely admits publicly: today’s 3D printers are pretty good, but pretty good is not good enough – at least not if the goal is to achieve high volume, high-quality production. That...