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Ypsilanti's ISSYS plans to hire 10-15 new people this year

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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ISSYS is betting its newest product, the ISDS-08, is going to make a big splash this year. Big enough that the Ypsilanti-based firm expects to hire 10-15 new people on the strength of its release.

"There has just been such a demand for it," says Doug Sparks, vice president of ISSYS.

The ISDS-08 is an in-line density meter. That means its measures and keeps track of things like fuel delivery in manufacturing applications. It can detect fuel quality, temperature and whether there is water in the line.

ISSYS spun-off from the University of Michigan in 1995 and uses micro fluids for research in products like fuel cells. Today it employs 30 people and the occasional intern and independent contractor. It's looking to hire a couple of engineers right now.

The company recently received a patent for developing a process of making microtube and microfluidic devices. These types of technologies are helping the company streamline the microfluidic process, making it cheaper.

Source: Doug Sparks, vice president of ISSYS
Writer: Jon Zemke