July 2014 Newsletter: Client Company Spotlight: "Automation of Things"
Automation of Things incorporated, and started its operations at the Macomb-OU INCubator, in January of 2014.
“The Macomb-OU INCubator is a very professional organization, and their staff has been extremely helpful and accommodating in getting us situated in the building. The incubator is a great place for a startup; not just for the facilities, which are excellent, but also for the staff who are very much in-tune with the challenges and needs of a startup and are always there to provide help and guidance. They also offers many startup business-related services, including raising capital. All in all, it’s a great place for a startup. Period,” Sam Taylor, General Manager of Automation of Things, says.
As the name suggests, automation is the use of automatic equipment, such as within manufacturing, robots, energy generation or building automation. It involves the use of various control systems working together to reduce the dependency of human intervention and increase human productivity. The automations industry spans a wide range, covering not only manufacturing but also processes such as facility operations, utilities and transportation.
Automation of Things is a software development company devoted to the automations industry. The products streamline the efforts of automation and industrial-systems engineers in order to maximize the potential and simplify the processes. The current application platform available from Automation of Things is based on the IEC 61499 standard. The disruptive change this platform provides creates a more efficient and sustainable system, catalyzing operational innovation.
Automation of Things provides a complete application design, runtime and intelligence environment with many innovative features that enable faster design and deployment, easier support and management and an ecosystem that brings all the developers, manufacturers and designers together to continuously evolve systems.
Automation of Things incorporated, and started its operations at the Macomb-OU INCubator, in January of 2014.
“The Macomb-OU INCubator is a very professional organization, and their staff has been extremely helpful and accommodating in getting us situated in the building. The incubator is a great place for a startup; not just for the facilities, which are excellent, but also for the staff who are very much in-tune with the challenges and needs of a startup and are always there to provide help and guidance. They also offers many startup business-related services, including raising capital. All in all, it’s a great place for a startup. Period,” Sam Taylor, General Manager of Automation of Things, says.
Created by Joan Carleton (jfcarlet@oakland.edu) on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Modified by Joan Carleton (jfcarlet@oakland.edu) on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Article Start Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2014
