The two-year grant will allow SenSound to commercialize its proprietary software, which allows manufacturers of noise emitting products and components to conduct quality control testing to verify compliance with noise standards and reduce noise-related product defects.

“We are very excited that that NSF shares our enthusiasm for the potential of this technology in the manufacturing and assembly environment,” said Sergio Mazza, SenSound president and CEO. “It will allow manufacturers and component suppliers in a variety of industries, including transportation, aerospace and consumer appliances, to cost-effectively perform noise related quality control testing even when background and environmental noise is present on the factory floor.”

SenSound, a privately held company in Grosse Pointe Farms, has broad applications in product design, development and manufacturing where noise needs to be identified, understood and eliminated, or where manufacturing and component defects need to be identified.