Case Study: Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center enhances automation education with Vention

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - Customer Case Study

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), a consulting and training organization serving local manufacturers for 30 years, needed a modular automation system to better educate clients on a wide range of automation applications. The challenge was to demonstrate that industrial automation is both technically and financially attainable for small to medium-sized manufacturers, while keeping training practical and hands-on. Vention’s modular platform and machine-building tools were used to support this effort.

Vention helped MMTC design and deploy a versatile automation demo machine in just two weeks, with 10 hours of design time and 96 hours of assembly time. The system included a Universal Robot UR10 with an overhead range extender, Vention MachineMotion-V2, URCap software, and multiple actuators and safety components to showcase machine tending, conveying, range extending, and more. As a result, MMTC now uses the machine in training sessions and roadshows across the state to more effectively promote automation and educate business leaders.

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center

Michael McGray

Advanced Manufacturing Program Manager