Entrepreneurs in Elevators

Micro-LAM

Michigan is blending old and new by combining its traditional manufacturing industry and new capabilities in advanced manufacturing. An example of a company doing just that in Kalamazoo is Micro-LAM, founded by entrepreneur Deepak Ravindra.

Tinknocker

Ron Aho, a sheet metal worker in Marquette, Michigan, knew there had to be a better way to drive cleats than traditional, manual hammering. After years of shoulder damage forced him to undergo rotator cuff surgery, he invented a hammer-drill attachment that could do just that: the Tinknocker Tool.