2025 Coolest Thing Made in Michigan Nominees Announced

LANSING (Aug. 28, 2025) — The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) has officially announced this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Michigan nominees, unveiling an exciting lineup of contenders from across the state. This year’s nominees highlight the innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship that define Michigan’s manufacturing sector.

Part of MMA’s annual celebration of the industry, the program shines a spotlight on the remarkable products and people driving Michigan’s manufacturing legacy forward. 

The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Michigan nominees are:  

• 5125 V-Mac Vicor+ — Fullerton Tool Company, Saginaw
• ARMOR VCI NANOTECHNOLOGY — Armor Protective Packaging, Howell
• Automotive Mold Tool — Elite Mold and Engineering, Shelby Twp
• Blake's Cider Triple Jam — Blakes Cider, Armada
• Booty Boat Bumpers — 4 Point Business Programs, Adrian
• Disc Golf, Ultimate and Freestyle Discs — Discraft, Wixom
• DR350 Weatherized System — PlaneWave Instruments, Adrian
• HaloDrive™ Pods™ Omnidirectional Wheels — Conceptual Innovations, Albion
• Handcrafted Rock Fountain Kit — Blue Thumb, Saginaw
• Heel Roam 350 Virtual Dog Leash — Heel, Holland
• InfernoWare Dissipate Coating — InfernoWare, Ann Arbor
• LED Signs and Lighting — Electro-Matic Visual, Farmington Hills
• Mack's PIllow Soft Moldable Silicone Putty Earplugs — McKeon Products, Inc., Warren
• Morphite Board — Morphite Boards, Bay City
• Motile - Modular Terrain Surfaces — 4 Point Business Programs, Blissfield
• Parent+Child Carrels — TMC Furniture, Inc., Kentwood
• Pioneer Sugar — Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, Caro, Croswell, & Sebewaing
• Rocket Mortgage Classic Trophy — Aristo Cast, Inc., Almont
• Simple Vision Engineering Suite — Simple Vision Technology, LLC, Clarkston 
• swaddelini — KNITit LLC, Holland
• SwiftWall Click — SwiftWall, Midland
• Vibetech 3 — Blitz Proto, Farmington Hills
• White River Knife & Tool — Full product line up - White River Knife & Tool, Fremont
• Wind Monitor — R.M. Young Company, Traverse City
• Wind Tunnel for Flying Bats — Airflow Sciences Corporation, Livonia

The Coolest Thing Made in Michigan competition calls attention to the impressive products being made by creative thinkers and doers right here in the Great Lakes State. And, because these products impact more than just manufacturers, the Association is giving everyone in Michigan the opportunity to vote for their favorites. 

“The Coolest Thing Made in Michigan showcases the imagination, ingenuity and impact of products made across every corner of our state,” said Delaney McKinley, MMA Executive Vice President of Operations. “We’re looking for the products born of bold ideas and breakthrough innovation that make Michigan a leader in modern manufacturing.” 

In Round 1 of the competition, open from Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 through Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, anyone can vote daily for up to four products at micoolestthing.org.

These votes determine which products make it to the Top Ten in Round 2.

Round 2 of voting will determine the Top Three finalists, with the winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan announced live during the Manufacturing Excellence Awards gala on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Lansing. 

Learn more about MMA and the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan at micoolestthing.org or contact MMA’s Delaney McKinley at 517-487-8530 or mckinley@mimfg.org.

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