Henkel Opens Battery Application Center in Michigan

Henkel has officially opened its new North America Battery Application Center in Madison Heights, Michigan. The new center will further strengthen the company’s regional support for OEMs and battery manufacturers with advanced material application capabilities for EV components. The opening follows the success of Henkel’s Battery Engineering Center in Dusseldorf, Germany, which launched in 2023, […]
Stephen Patton Named Site Director of Wacker Chemical’s Historic Adrian, Michigan Facility

Wacker Chemical Corp. has promoted Stephen Patton to the position of site director at the company’s facility in Adrian, Michigan. Patton assumed his new position on March 31, 2025. He began his WACKER career as a process train supervisor in May 2005 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as senior operations manager […]
Coherix Partners with Eastern Michigan University on New Technology Program

Michigan-based Coherix is working with Eastern Michigan University (EMU) in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to develop “factory-of-the-future” manufacturing and assembly technology. The three-year program at the university’s GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology is focused on precision-manufacturing applications in the growing field of adhesive-dispensing technology and is supported by a $385,000 grant from Coherix. Mohamad Qatu, dean […]