GHSP adds new marketing director
GRAND HAVEN–GHSP, a supplier in the automotive and appliance industries, announced the hiring of sales and marketing veteran John Major as the company’s first-ever marketing director. GHSP has restructured its …
Manistee electronics firm acquired
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Florida private equity firm New Water Capital L.P. announced that its portfolio company, Myotek, has acquired Amptech Inc., a value-added manufacturer of electronics and electrical …
DSpace opens expansion in New Hudson
WIXOM – The simulation technology developer dSpace Inc. has expanded its North American operations with the opening of a new production, testing and shipping center in New Hudson. With the …
Gentherm buys Canadian electronics maker
NORTHVILLE — Gentherm Inc. (Nasdaq: THRM), the Northville developer of thermal management technologies for the automotive and other markets, announced it had acquired Etratech Enterprises Inc. of Burlington, Ontario, for …
MSU Engineering researchers turn a flag into a loudspeaker
EAST LANSING — A paper-thin, flexible device created at the Michigan State University College of Engineering not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a loudspeaker …
WMU Part Of Team That ‘Tunes’ Abundant Elements For Semiconductors
KALAMAZOO — In a world concerned about the dwindling supply and skyrocketing prices of rare elements used to make semiconductors, an international team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated that …
MTU Prof Combines Graphene, Nanotubes For Microscopic Switches
HOUGHTON — Graphene has been called a wonder material, capable of performing great and unusual material acrobatics. Boron nitride nanotubes are no slackers in the materials realm either, and can …
Lighthouse Molding Completes Financing Through NYC Firm
STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights-based electronics technology firm Lighthouse Molding Inc. Thursday announced an agreement for a credit facility from New York City-based Saint Amour Capital Partners LLC and …
UM Student VC Fund Invests In Ann Arbor Software Startup
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund announced Tuesday it had made a $50,000 investment in Ann Arbor-based Reveal Design Automation, an Ann Arbor-based startup developing …
Advanced Photonix Sales Rise, Cash Flow Turns Positive
ANN ARBOR — The optical communication gear and electronics maker Advanced Photonix Inc. (NYSE: API) reported an 8 percent sales jump to $7.7 million in the first fiscal quarter ended …