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Automation Alley asks state for $5 million to scale "Project Diamond" distributed manufacturing network
Summary
Automation Alley requested $5,000,000 to expand Project Diamond, a distributed network of industrial 3-D printers and training centers, from two-county operations to a statewide infrastructure aimed at helping small manufacturers compete and to demonstrate surge capacity for federal contracts.
Tom Kelly, executive director and CEO of Automation Alley, requested $5,000,000 from the state to expand Project Diamond, a distributed additive-manufacturing network now operating in Oakland and Macomb counties, to the rest of Michigan. Kelly described Project Diamond as "distributed independent agile manufacturing on demand," arguing the model lets small manufacturers share industrial-grade 3-D printers and digital services so they can fulfill…
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