Sassa Akervall among panelists at international Integr8

Sassa Akervall shared her company’s cutting-edge technologies and the impact of emerging technologies at Integr8: The Industry 4.0 Conference in Detroit in November.

“I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to speak at this global conference,” said Akervall, chief executive officer at Akervall Technologies in Saline. “Sharing my insights on how technology shaped our business, I hope to evoke a discussion on how technologies impact all businesses.”

Akervall has taken ATI and its industry-leading mouthguards for sports, dentistry and hospital use from the kitchen table with $5,000 in revenues in 2009 to 20-plus employees. With significant annual growth and $5 million in projected revenues for 2018 from the company headquarters in Saline, Michigan, Akervall Technologies continues to prosper as a growing Michigan company.

During the Industry 4.0 era, all companies must be technology companies. All companies seek out cutting-edge technological opportunities to take advantage of the promises of Industry 4.0.

Akervall Technologies Inc (ATI) manufactures ultra-thin, impressionless, custom fit, remoldable mouthguards. SISU Mouthguards and SOVA Night Guards allow users to talk and drink in the sports dentistry, military and hospital markets. All mouthguards are FDA approved and free of BPA, PVC, phthalate and latex. To learn more about the team behind these innovative mouthguards or to purchase an Akervall mouthguard, starting at $15.99, visit https://www.sisuguard.com.

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The session was a discussion about Industry 4.0’s new and emerging technologies and their impacts on businesses. Identification of above photos:

1: Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies.

2: Panelists, from left, were Kylee Guenther, CEO of Spectalite; Julie Bartholomew, M.D., chief innovation technology officer of RPG|IMX; Grace Yuhua Hsia, co-founder and CEO of Warmilu LLC; Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies; and Kelly MacVoy Guffey, chief revenue officer of DWM Holdings