SunSource delivers unmatched technical capabilities and solutions for industrial operations. Comprised of 25+ brands across North America, we provide system-wide solutions for the toughest applications, bringing together the right products, technical knowledge, service and support.

Rittal LLC is built on a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering comprehensive and effective solutions that support our customers in the pursuit of their goals. From a pioneering role in modular enclosure technologies and collaboration in developing what has become the standard 19-inch server rack for the IT industry, Rittal has a proven track record of meeting the challenges faced by its customers.

EPLAN Software & Services streamlines the production of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic control panels, saving time and materials while enhancing efficiency. This efficient engineering empowers customers to remain competitive domestically and globally. Our team also offers innovative tools and workflows to help customers gain an edge over their competitors demonstrating how data captured in schematics and 3D layouts can minimize errors and elevate project quality.

Fortress Safety specialises in machinery safety and interlocking, saving lives by providing the best safety solutions around the world. Established in 1977, the company with headquarters in Wolverhampton has over 250 employees worldwide. Thanks to their expertise they help customers navigate the complexity of safety regulations and support with the design of tailored solutions that not only protect people, but also ensure operations run as efficiently as possible.

80/20 LLC is a manufacturer of a modular aluminum extrusion building system for every industry or application. From light to heavy-duty , 80/20’s products provide the perfect solution for automation challenges, robotic support, machine frames, guarding, enclosures, displays, workstations to name a few. Our lead times and quality for custom solutions lead the industry. We are the Standard.

Founded in 1989, Applied Manufacturing Technologies is a global industry leader in automated end-of-line solutions, complex material handling systems, engineering support, and autonomous mobile robots for warehousing and logistics. AMT employs more than 120 experienced and highly-trained controls and automation engineers with over 1,250 combined years of automation experience across a multitude of manufacturing industries. Our headquarters are in Orion, MI.

CKD USA is a manufacturer of pneumatic actuators, pneumatic components, electric actuators, electric direct drive index motors, and mechatronic components for automotive, food, pharmaceutical, packaging, machine builders, electric vehicles, EV battery manufacturing, and automation.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) is a non-profit, professional association with a mission to advance the control system integration industry for the benefit of its members and their clients. Through business best practices, training and networking, CSIA strives to improve the business capabilities of its members. For end users, CSIA produces an online directory, the CSIA Exchange, where you can find system integrators and industry partners to connect and do business.

At Danfoss Power Solutions, we have the technology and the expertise to transform mobile and industrial machinery, leading the way to a more sustainable future. Together with our customers, we are increasing machine productivity and efficiency while reducing or eliminating emissions. Our innovative products make this possible, but it’s our people who turn those possibilities into reality. Together, we’re engineering tomorrow to build a better future.

Datalogic is a global technology leader in factory automation, specializing in bar code readers, sensors for detection, measurement and safety, vision and laser marking systems. Continuous innovation and high-quality offerings are the distinctive elements at the base of Datalogic success for over 50 years. We provide high quality products and cutting-edge technologies in the Automotive, Electronics, Food & Beverage, Logistics, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Retail marketplaces.

DMC is a project-based engineering consulting firm focused on software development and control systems. DMC’s flexible and collaborative approach allows for the development and implementation of custom solutions for a wide range of industries. Since 1996, DMC has succeeded in helping high-profile clients increase efficiency and productivity by delivering cutting-edge custom solutions worldwide using a variety of technologies and platforms.

The Master of Science in Engineering Management, MEM, program is appropriate for engineers, scientists, and business and technical individuals who have previously earned a four-year degree in engineering, technology, or sciences. Using a balanced approach to quantitative and qualitative concepts, the MEM program at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), is designed to meet the needs of engineers and technical professionals to learn the management skill set needed to manage engineering projects.

Emitted Energy specializes in thermal imaging and infrared heating solutions, providing advanced products to tackle modern industrial challenges. From FLIR thermal cameras to custom infrared emitters, we enhance production quality and process control across various industries. As a trusted partner in Infrared Thermal Technologies, we help businesses achieve precision and efficiency.

Ewellix designs, manufactures, and customizes linear motion solutions and linear actuators, including smart actuators, linear guides and ball and roller screws for a variety of industrial applications that help customers shift to electrified solutions.

FARO® enables manufacturing quality specialists, production managers, engineers, product designers and more to benefit from a variety of 3D laser scanning, contact and non-contact measurement solutions. Combined with industry-leading metrology software that can report data gathered and ensure quality control, industry leaders will eliminate waste, increase throughput, reduce equipment down time and lower scrap and rework costs.

Festo is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process and industrial automation. For more than 50 years in the U.S., Festo Corporation has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment.

Fives DyAG Corp. is an automation integrator and engineering services provider with over 20 years of experience providing turn-key system solutions for the industrial automation market and its customers. We are a dynamic team of educated, field-tested, and highly qualified engineers with extensive experience and knowledge in managing projects in size and discipline. Our qualifications include robotic programming and simulation, controls engineering, machine vision, custom or off-shelf.

HELUKABEL is your electrical system solution provider for cables, wires, cable accessories, and MORE! in the United States. Our wide range of UL/CSA approved cables and wires includes: flexible tray cable for both stationary and flexing applications, high-flex robotic cable for continuous flexing applications, VFD/servo cable, and network bus cable. An extensive product portfolio, containing over 33,000 line items, can be used in a wide range of market segments and industrial applications.

Hilscher is the leading technology and solution provider in industrial communication. With products and solutions from Hilscher, machines worldwide communicate with each other automatically, quickly and securely, so that production and processes run smoothly. From hardware to the cloud, Hilscher makes Industry 4.0 possible. This opens up completely new possibilities in connectivity, giving customers access to a wider market.

IEOM Society, a nonprofit professional organization, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. IEOM Society organizes conferences in six continents. IEOM has 235 student chapters in 54 countries and has more than 25,000 members from 151 countries.

The industry 4.0 Accelerator educates, advises and assists manufacturers with implementation of advanced manufacturing technology to improve operating efficiency, profitability and global competitiveness. The Accelerator is supported by the State of Michigan and managed by Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Tech University in Southfield, Michigan and Lean Rocket Lab in Jackson, Michigan.

Kettering University is a national leader in experiential STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and Business education, integrating an intense academic curriculum with applied professional experience. Through this proven approach, we inspire students to realize their potential and advance their ideas by combining theory and practice better than any institution in the world.

Headquartered in Florham Park, NJ, LAPP USA manufactures the highest quality cable, connectors, glands and industrial communication solutions to enable automotive factory automation and future ready industrial production systems and equipment. LAPP products are proven to withstand harsh industrial environment factors including corrosive oil and water, temperature extremes, vibration, and continuous flexing.

Lawrence Technological University is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Business and IT. LTU is ranked among America’s best universities with alumni salaries in the top 12% of the nation. Students benefit from a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education. LTU’s 107- acre campus has more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.

Unlock.Activate.Scale. – with Litmus, an Industrial DataOps at Scale.

Litmus unlocks trapped operational technology (OT) data from legacy sources, transforming it into actionable insights. By acquiring and aggregating raw data, Litmus empowers manufacturers with a robust, secure, and scalable approach to data management. Trusted by Google Cloud, Dell, Microsoft, AWS, and more, Litmus ensures continuous improvement and optimization.

We are a Manufacturer Representative company covering Michigan and Northern Indiana. We represent and help grow a territory for high end automation component manufacturers such as AMCI, Linmot, Stober, and Mayr.

Motion Controls LLC, based in Wisconsin, has a proven actuator design boasting more than 50 years of reliability. With the addition of our proprietary non-contact sensor, our actuator has exceptional positional repeatability. Our actuator yields location without the need for bulky external sensors or increased space requirements. Our actuator has the same footprint as a standard cylinder, allowing the retrofit of older machinery bringing modern controllability at a reduced equipment cost.

Headquartered in Livonia, MI, Novastar Solutions has been supporting customers in design, analysis, prototyping, testing and manufacturing for over 25 years. We proudly offer the following solutions: Large deployments of HP Business Computers, Workstations, and accessories, A2LA Accredited, 17025 Equipment Calibration Services, and Farsoon Laser Powder Bed Industrial 3D Printers – Available in both metal and polymers.

Patti Engineering is a CSIA Certified control systems integrator offering turnkey integration services: From designing and building new automation systems; to upgrading and retrofitting antiquated systems; to the design and implementation of asset tracking, artificial intelligence, and industry 4.0//IIOT. Our services include project management, electrical engineering, simulation, process improvements, software development, installation support, documentation, and training.

Pilz is a global supplier of automation components, systems and services. We never compromise when it comes to safety for human, machine and the environment. As a family business steeped in tradition, with a worldwide presence, our aim is to be a reliable partner for you locally. We always focus on our customers’ needs and are passionate about supplying them with cutting-edge technology and the very best solutions for safety & security.

At Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc., our focus is on being the industry leader and manufacturer of the best and most reliable cable on the market. Our advanced design, manufacturing, customer service and ISO 9001 quality system ensure that we provide world-class harsh environment data cable.

SSP Safety System Products is a German manufacturer of machine safety components. We supply a wide variety of industries with machine safety products such as: Wireless Safety PLCs “Safety Simplifier”, Magnetic Guard Locks “HOLDX R”, Dead Man Switch / Enabling Devices “ZEUS”, RFID Safety Switches “SAFIX”, and Safety Fences “Flex-Line”.

Mechatronics gives you the skills to design, build, and troubleshoot smart industrial systems. Our cutting-edge program equips you with an incredible breadth of skills in the high-demand fields of innovative automation and manufacturing, preparing you to step directly into high-paying jobs in a variety of industries. As the first Mechatronics bachelor’s degree in the nation, we truly set you up for success.

Tech Rim Standards is redefining automation technology and pushing the boundaries of modern manufacturing. We produce and supply our diverse , and ever-growing customer base with an arsenal of product lines. Principal lines we feature are End of Arm Robotic Tooling, Pneumatic Componentry, Standardized Parts (NAAMS), including Safety and Controls Products – as well as a vast array of Custom Detail Parts for an industrial automation world.

For more than 60 years Tsubaki KabelSchlepp has been developing and providing products to handle industrial cable management needs in the toughest of applications. Such innovation has resulted in industry specific developments of our cable carriers for a variety of industry segments, such as machine tool, port and cranes, medical and laboratory technology, oil and gas, industrial robots, and even space travel. Delivering a cable carrier that perfectly fits the requirements of each application.

Turck is a pioneer in automation technology, providing customers with a comprehensive line of rugged and reliable industrial sensors, connectivity, fieldbus technology and RFID solutions. With more than 5,000 people working in 30 subsidiaries, Turck has built global partnerships with customers based on its engineering expertise, flexibility and willingness to take on engineering challenges that others won’t. When others say no, Turck finds a way.

Electrical interconnection, automation and interface electronic technologies: For more than 60 years, we have combined engineering with innovation and, as a reliable partner, we strengthen our customers in all their challenges. The result is new products and holistic solutions that everyone can rely on.

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Department at Washtenaw Community College: If you like making things, learning how things work and making machines work for you… if you like working with the latest technology & working with your hands AND your brain, one of our programs may put you on the path to a rewarding and productive career. The AMT Department consists of several disciplines- Mechatronics, Robotics, CNC Machining, traditional machining, Fluid Power, Electricity and Electronics.

Wayne State University is a premier research university in the heart of Detroit. The Division of Engineering Technology at Wayne State University was founded in 1973 and offers both undergraduate (upper-division: junior and senior level) and graduate programs. It stresses the application of current technology to typical industrial problems.

WireCrafters is a leading provider of wire partition and security enclosure solutions, revolutionizing the way businesses approach safety, security, and separation. With a rich history spanning almost 6 decades, our company has consistently delivered high-quality products tailored to meet the diverse needs of industries ranging from manufacturing and warehousing to retail and commercial spaces. We specialize in manufacturing wire partitions, Machine Guarding & other wire mesh products.