FlexSys uses flexibility to triple employment in Ann Arbor

FlexSys is showing some flex, inventing new technology to make wind turbines more efficient and resilient. Oh, and they're creating more jobs in Ann Arbor.

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Flexibility is something will all strive for, but it's Ann Arbor-based FlexSys' bread and butter.

University of Michigan Engineering Professor Sridhar Kota started the form in 2001 after being inspired by nature. He noticed how many man-made objects are strong and rigid, but how most things in nature are strong and flexible.

His company, now seven employees and three independent contractors strong, is taking that natural approach to heart. It designs products that are strong, have few parts and are incredibly flexibility.

"We can design things to have a minimal number of parts that can still perform a number of sophisticated functions," Kota says.

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FlexSys uses flexibility to triple employment in Ann Arbor

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