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Advanced Manufacturing Office Activities in Michigan

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Mapped AMO State Activities

The following map provides a visual representation of AMO activities in Michigan. Click the checkboxes to filter certain activities. You may click the pushpin icon to show activity details. All locations are approximate. Following the map, there are lists that provide AMO activities (Energy Savings Assessments, Industrial Assessment Centers, Events and Trainings, and AMO Partner Projects) in Michigan.

Large Plant Assessments (ESAs)
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Medium / Small Plant Assessments (IACs)
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AMO Project Award

AMO provided seed funding to 23 awardees for the development and delivery of industrial energy efficiency programs at the state and regional levels. These projects are aimed at delivering assessments, trainings, and technical resources to manufacturers to achieve significant reductions in industrial energy intensity.

• Michigan Project Award Fact Sheet

R&D Projects and Successes

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In order to meet the challenges of improving energy efficiency, the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) helps to mitigate its industry partners' energy use. Both share the cost of research and development (R&D) projects while reaching the common goals of improving not only energy efficiency, but economic viability, energy security, environmental quality, and resource conservation. The following list provides Michigan's active and complete partner projects:

Project Successes
New Water Booster Pump System Reduces Energy Consumption by 80% and Increases Reliability, General Motors
Pontiac, MI
Industry: Motor Challenge
Status: Complete
Details

Pressurized Ozone/ Ultra Filtration Membrane System For TDS Removal, Cellulose Products and Services, LLC
Wyandotte, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Recycling of Thermoplastics via Froth Flotation, American Recycling Partnership
Farmington Hills, MI
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

Semisolid Forming of Aluminum Alloys, IndraPrince, Inc.
Holland, MI
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details

Sensing and Control of Cupola Furnaces, General Motors Corporation
Saginaw, MI
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details

SQA : Surface Quality Assured Program for Hot Rolled Steel Bars, OG Technologies
Ann Arbor, MI
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details

Computer Process Model for the Cupola Furnace, S. Katz Associates, Inc.
West Bloomfield, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Meta-Lax Stress Relief Process Saves Energy, Bonal Technologies, Inc.
Southfield, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Lignin Separation and Epoxide-Lignin Manufacturing, Lenox Resources
Port Huron, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

R&D Projects
Ultra-High Effi ciency and Ultra-Low Emissions Crosscutting Combustion Technology for Manufacturing Industries
Ann Arbor, MI
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Machining Elimination through Application of Thread Forming Fasteners in Net-Shaped Cast Holes
Oakland, MI
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Ultracoatings: Next-Generation Nanocoatings for High-Contact Stress Environments
Southfield, MI
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details

In Situ Sensors for the Chemical Industry
Midland, MI
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

Electrohydraulic Forming of Near-net Shape Automotive Panels, Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Energy-Efficient Thermomagnetic and Induction Hardening, Eaton Corporation
Southfield, MI
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Nanocoatings for High-Efficiency Industrial Hydraulic and Tooling Systems, Eaton Corporation
Southfield, MI
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details

Computational Tools for Assurance of High-Strength, Fatigue-Resistant Aluminum Castings, General Motors
Pontiac, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Heat Transfer At Mold/Metal Interface In Permanent Mold Casting Of Aluminum Alloys, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Recycling and Reuse of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF)/Basic Oxygen Process (BOP) Steelmaking Slags, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
Details

Novel Binders and Methods for Agglomeration of Ore, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

Fibrous Fillers to Manufacture Ultra-High Ash/Performance Paper, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Genetic Augmentation of Syringyl Lignin in Low-Lignin Aspen Trees, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

High-Performance, Oxid-dispersion-strengthened Tubes for Production of Ethylene and Other Chemicals, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Microwave-assisted Electrolytic Cell with Inert Anode and Wetted Cathode for Primary Aluminum Production, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details

Improved Magnesium Molding Process, Thixomat
Ann Arbor, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Improvement of the Lost Foam Casting Process, General Motors
Detroit, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Catalytic Upgrading of Glucose, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Design and Demonstration of Multiport Cylinder Dryers, Argonne National Laboratory, Eastern Pulp and Paper Corporation, The Johnson Corporation, University of Illinois at Chicago
Three Rivers, MI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Development of a Highly Preheated Combustion Air System with/without Oxygen Enrichment, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Industry: Combustion
Status: Complete
Details

Numerical Modeling of Transient Melt Flows, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details

Fatigue Properties Database, Climax Research Services
Wixom, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Prevention Of Porosity in Iron Castings, Climax Research Services
Wixom, MI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

CastCon Process for Mining Applications, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

Comminution Circuit Optimization, Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

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Technical Resources

AMO provides information on upcoming energy efficiency events and trainings, case studies on replicable industrial energy efficiency projects, and contact information for Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers, and Regional Clean Energy Application Centers.

Case Studies in Michigan

Each year AMO develops new case studies on research, development and demonstration projects; energy assessments; the use of AMO tools and training; and leveraging of AMO partner resources for energy efficiency project implementation. The case studies are developed jointly with AMO's industrial partners. The following is a list of the case studies in Michigan:

Compressed Air System Improvements at an Automotive Plant (Ford Motor Company)
Ford
Woodhaven, MI

Ford Van Dyke: Compressed Air Management Program Leads to Improvements that Reduce Energy Consumption at an Automotive Transmission Plant
Ford Van Dyke
Sterling Heights, MI

Implementing a Compressed Air System Leak Management Program at an Automotive Plant (Visteon Corporation)
Visteon Corporation
Monroe, MI

Metaldyne: Plant-Wide Assessment at Royal Oak Finds Opportunities to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency, Reduce Energy Use, and Achieve Sigificant Cost Savings
Metaldyne
Royal Oak, MI

New Water Booster Pump System Reduces Energy Consumption by 80% and Increases Reliability (General Motors)
General Motors
Pontiac, MI

Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) for Region

There are 26 Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), sponsored by AMO, located at universities across the U.S. IACs provide no-cost energy assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers within a 150-mile radius. Additionally, they provide industrial assessment and energy management systems training for the next generation of energy engineers.

University of Michigan
Director: Dr. Arvind Atreya
Phone: (734) 647-4790
Email: aatreya@engin.umich.edu
Web Site: http://www.miec.engin.umich.edu/

Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Michigan

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a not-for-profit network of businesses and manufacturing specialists, with almost 60 MEP centers across the nation. Funded by state, local, and private organizations, and in partnership with the IACs, they provide a variety of services to U.S. industry, including process improvements, innovation strategies, and green manufacturing techniques.

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
President: Mike Coast
Phone: (888) 414-6682
Fax: (734) 451-4201
Email: inquiry@mmtc.org
Web Site: http://www.mmtc.org/

Clean Energy Regional Application Centers

Formerly the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Regional Application Centers (RACs), the eight Clean Energy Application Centers across the U.S. promote CHP, waste heat recovery and other clean energy technologies and practices. They provide regional assistance for specific projects, including market assessments, targeted education and outreach, and technical assistance.

Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
Director: John Cuttica
Phone: (312) 996-4382
Email: cuttica@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.midwestcleanenergycenter.org/

State Incentives and Resource Database

This database is a comprehensive collection of incentives and resources for implementing energy-efficiency measures in a commercial or industrial facility. These incentives are often financial and are in place to reward business and residential customers for making strides in energy efficiency. The resources are in the form of analysis tools, education and training programs, and energy audits. The following link will take you to a site that will show you the energy incentives and resources in Michigan.

State Incentive Handbooks
AMO has created handbooks of available resources and incentives for industrial energy efficiency implementation organized by system for each of the 50 states.

• Michigan Incentive Handbook

Resource Fact Sheets
AMO developed 50 resource fact sheets that identify local, regional, state, and utility organizations in each state that can serve as partners working together with manufacturers to advance industrial energy efficiency.

• Michigan Industrial Resource Fact Sheet

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Contacts

DOE Contacts

DOE Headquarters Contact
Sandy Glatt
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: (720) 356-1544
Email: sandy.glatt@go.doe.gov

DOE Project Contact
Jamey Evans
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (720) 356-1536
Email: jamey.evans@go.doe.gov

State Contact(s)

Michigan Energy Office
Robert Jackson
Manager
611 W. Ottawa
P.O. Box 30221
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: (517) 373-2731
Fax: (517) 241-6229
Email: jacksonr1@michigan.gov
Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25676---,00.html

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About Michigan Industry

Michigan At a Glance

State Information (1)
2010 Population (Million)	9.9
2010 GDP (Billion)	$344.9
GDP Rank	12

Energy Statistics (2)
Total Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	2,696.6
Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	611.8
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank	13
Total Industrial GDP 2009 (Thousand)	$73,185,000.0
Industrial Energy Intensity (Btu/GDP)	8,359.0
Industrial Energy Intensity Rank	35
Total Industrial Electricity Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)*	290.2
Total Industrial Electricity Use Rank	10
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)	140.0
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank	14
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* Total industrial electricity use reflects industrial retail electricity sales and electrical system energy losses.

Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in Michigan

Top Industries in Michigan

Note: The data included in this table is from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures, except for years that end in "2" or "7", when data from its more comprehensive Economic Census is reported.

Additional Resources

List of Fortune 500 Companies in MI:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/MI.html

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's Policy Database for Michigan:
http://www.aceee.org/sector/state-policy/michigan

Michigan for Industrial Energy Managers:
http://www.reduce-energy-use.com/