Ahead of the Automation Curve
![DAVE COLE, LEFT, founded Mechanical Advantage LLC in 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/832x468/public/2023-11/Middlebury-2023-People-Dave_Cole_92.jpg?fv=zgq7O3-n&itok=X0iJt6dm)
9/28/2023
The Addison Independent reported on the growth of local manufacturing businesses such as Mechanical Advantage, which makes precision medical tools using computer-programmed robots. Dave Cole ’92 founded the company in 2013 as a solo operation and now employs 15 people.