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Manufacturing in Michigan plays an important role in our state’s job market and economy, and one sector contributes even more: food processing. Food processors large and small help us pack, preserve, and share delicious foods across our state and nation. Industry 4.0 techn...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2023/Food-Manufacturing-with-an-Industry-4-0-Twist
Last modified - July 22, 2024

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https://www.the-center.org/Blog/July-2016/5-Technological-Trends-Sweeping-Across-the-Manufac
Last modified - April 25, 2019

Now in its third year, National Manufacturing Day continues to grow in awareness and involvement. This year, at the time of this writing, there are over 1300 different events planned for the week leading up and including Fridays Manufacturing Day extravaganza. These events...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/September-2014/It’s-Never-Too-Soon-To-Celebrate-Especially-W
Last modified - May 29, 2019

Media Relations The Center’s Media Relations team is available to assist professional organizations, journalists and editors with setting up interviews with our manufacturing experts, securing press materials and checking facts.  Members of the media can reach out to our Me...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Media-Contact
Last modified - July 13, 2023

Rising costs, changing demand, or new zoning requirements are a few of the reasons companies decide to relocate their operations. Be it anticipated or unexpected, moving  a manufacturing facility is a complex, costly, and often sensitive process that demands strategi...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/August-2016/Critical-Moves-Effective-Communication-for-Reloca
Last modified - April 25, 2019

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https://www.the-center.org/Blog/May-2016/Product-Launch-in-the-Digital-Age
Last modified - April 25, 2019

As manufacturers seek solutions to ongoing workforce challenges, veterans are an underutilized talent pool with the potential to quickly adapt skills gained in the military to ever-changing manufacturing environments. As we recognize our nation’s veterans for their service ...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/November-2024/Could-Veterans-be-the-Answer-to-Your-Workforce-Cha
Last modified - November 18, 2024

It’s the year 2000, and while the concerns about computer date systems being unable to handle the transition to the new millennium never come to pass, technology is strengthening its impact on society. Internet and cell phone usage are skyrocketing. Computers are helping pe...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2024/From-Y2K-to-2025-What-Manufacturing’s-Past-25-Year
Last modified - December 16, 2024

  Since 1991, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center) has assisted Michigan’s small and medium-sized businesses to compete and grow. As we celebrate our 30 th year in business, we reflect on the way our company has evolved with the industry over the years...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/July-2021/The-Center-Celebrates-30-Years-of-Helping-Michigan
Last modified - July 28, 2021

BY: JAMIE HEADLEY The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center) is partnering with the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement (CADIA) to offer several courses to manufacturers focused on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). The classes will ...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/November-2021/New-Partnership-Offers-Diversity,-Equity-Inclusion
Last modified - November 24, 2021