Automation Alley
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Summary:
Automation Alley is a nonprofit Industry 4.0 knowledge center with a global outlook and a regional focus. The Troy, Michigan-based membership organization facilitates public-private partnerships, connecting industry, education, and government to help businesses thrive by successfully navigating the challenges of digital transformation. Automation Alley helps businesses embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution by equipping them with the knowledge and tools to develop a software-first mindset that leverages the intersections of advanced technologies, systems, and people.[1]
Automation Alley is home to the World Economic Forum's US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and is also designated as a World Economic Forum Advanced Manufacturing Hub (AMHUB) for North America.[2]
History:
The idea of creating a business-technology association for Southeast Michigan came in 1998 after an Anderson Economic Group study revealed Oakland County, Michigan was home to 127,000 technical jobs and the Southeast Michigan region was home to approximately 300,000.[3]
To capitalize on the region’s tech job surplus, former Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson traveled to Silicon Valley to study how technology and business can work together to create a regional impact. He distilled his findings into a new Oakland County entity coined “Automation Alley” in 1999, appointing then Oakland County Deputy Executive Ken Rogers to lead the newly minted organization. At its formation, Automation Alley operated with an eight-county regional focus.
In 2016, Tom Kelly was named Executive Director and CEO and the organization expanded statewide.[4] Recognizing that access to Industry 4.0 resources and awareness would be critical to Michigan’s future success, Automation Alley shifted its focus from a regional networking business association to Michigan’s Industry 4.0 knowledge center. Today, Automation Alley’s mission is to support small and medium-sized manufacturers as they take steps toward digital transformation, creating programs, services, and awareness that gives Michigan a competitive advantage by making the complex concepts of Industry 4.0 easier to understand and implement.
In 2017, Automation Alley hosted its first Industry 4.0 Conference, Integr8, in Detroit, Michigan.[5] The conference has become an annual global event that attracts leaders at the intersection of technology and manufacturing.[6]
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- ↑ Automation Alley https://www.automationalley.com/about. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ U.S. Centre For Advanced Manufacturing https://www.usc4am.org/. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Automation Alley Member News https://members.automationalley.com/news/details/celebrating-20-years-of-economic-development-and-innovation-automation-alley-gains-global-momentum. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 5Qs: Tom Kelly, Executive Director of Automation Alley, on Industry 4.0. D Business. September 22, 2016 https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/5qs-tom-kelly-executive-director-of-automation-alley-on-industry-4-0/. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Integr8 2017". D Business. November 10, 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Integr8 2023 https://www.integr8conference.com/. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Missing or empty
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