Hines Industries is an Ann Arbor-based family-owned manufacturing company focusing on machining solutions leveraging innovative technology.
Hear Dawn Hines, CEO of Hines Industries and host Ed Clemente discuss how this unique niche industry started and what led her to her current position after a career in Europe. Dawn discusses aerospace, automation, talent attraction, Industry 4.0 and dealing with African rural poverty in this week’s episode. This family-owned engineering and manufacturing firm specialized in balancing, mass-centering and machinery automation. Early on in her career, Dawn worked at Hines in a variety of roles ranging from international sales and project management to strategic partnerships and shop maintenance. Prior to taking on her current responsibilities at Hines, Dawn founded Aventura Investment Partners, a social impact management firm with a focus on agricultural value chain companies in West Africa. You can also read the transcript from our conversation.