Fluity began out of desperation. As mechanical, robotics, and mechatronics engineers, our team routinely suffered manufacturing delays first-hand which slowed technical innovation. Working with fast-paced R/D timelines, we regularly outsourced same-day CNC machining work or made parts ourselves on the shop floor. Innovation runs on expediency, which neither of these options delivered.

We're not just mechanical focused––our founders each come from software engineering backgrounds. Therefore, we knew quite clearly that there was a superior way to machine parts. Our first prototypes began as tools we developed for ourselves to expedite our public research at the University of Michigan, and private development at the startups we worked for. Soon after, at the urge of early, committed customers and investors, we founded Fluity as a vehicle to commercialize our solution for the manufacturing industry.

Alexander Mills
President, cofounder

Alexander has been designing and manufacturing parts for years, for both R/D and as a hobby. Much of his work relies on CNC technology for machining parts, which introduced him to the job processing bottleneck firsthand.

With his software engineering background and a firm mechanical engineering context, he knew this could be fixed. He started developing software to expedite his own fabrication workflow, which laid the groundwork for Fluity. His fascination and respect for metalworking builds unique trust and enthusiasm with the company's customers, and his personal frustration makes him an ideal product manager for the company's flagship service.

Michael Kling
VP of Software, cofounder

Mike has worked on software projects across many industries and technologies, implementing and managing large software projects efficiently. At Jane Street Capital he developed critical software infrastructure supporting over $1bn/day in trading.

Mike co-founded TrueJob, job board software which is live today on economic development websites across the USA. He has also worked as a software consultant for startups, guiding product development from the ground up and building solid software foundations.