Axis Communications has officially opened its 20th Axis Experience Center (AEC) in the Americas, strategically located in Detroit, Michigan.
This new facility underscores Axis Communications’ dedication to expansion and deepening engagement in one of America’s key hubs for industrial and technological advancement. It offers a hands-on experience where customers and partners can explore cutting-edge intelligent IP solutions tailored for security, operations, and business intelligence.
Real-world Challenges
Since the debut of its first AEC in the Americas back in 2012, Axis has steadily grown its global presence to stay closer to customers and collaborators. Business Area Director for Mid Atlantic, Paul Winsker, highlighted that the AECs are crafted to offer local communities hands-on interactions with innovative technologies.
He remarked on Detroit's blend of industrial history and modern revitalization, describing it as the ideal setting for Axis’ 20th center. The aim is to not only fulfill business and educational requirements but also to nurture a collaborative environment where real-world problems can be addressed and partnerships can be strengthened.
Meaningful Business Insights
The structure also features the United States’ tallest indoor waterfall, towering at 114 feet
The 7,200-square-foot AEC, housed in the One Campus Martius building, offers more than just technological exhibits. With its impressive balcony views of the Detroit River and Windsor, Canada, the site further connects the center to its urban environment. The structure also features the United States’ tallest indoor waterfall, towering at 114 feet.
Designed to foster collaboration, Axis’ AEC aims to address complex challenges, aiding organizations in the creation of smarter, safer environments. Visitors can discover how Axis' solutions through network video, analytics, audio, access control, and IoT-enabled devices boost safety and operational efficiency while providing substantial business insights.
Providing Situational Awareness
The Detroit AEC is equipped with specialized spaces to promote learning, collaboration, and the development of solutions. It includes a state-of-the-art Security Command Center showcasing the use of intelligent video, analytics, and connected devices for effective situational awareness and decision-making in real-time.
Additionally, the Axis Communications Academy offers a training room for certification courses and partner sessions, ensuring integrators and end users are updated with rapid technological advancements. The facility also possesses an engineering and testing lab where partners can test integrations, validate system performance, and experiment with new solutions to design tailored systems confidently.
New Technologies and Solutions
Fredrik Nilsson, VP of the Americas for Axis Communications, expressed that the opening of this center signifies the organization's achievements and future innovations.
The Detroit facility adds to the nearly 40 AECs globally, including those in Boston, Mexico City, New York City, Houston, and more. Located at 1000 Woodward Ave, Ste 1530, Detroit, MI, the new center marks a pivotal addition to Axis’s global network of Experience Centers.
Axis Communications announces the opening of its 20th Axis Experience Center (AEC) in the Americas, located in Detroit, Michigan—underscoring the company’s continued expansion and deepening investment in one of the United States’ most important centers of industrial and technological innovation.
The new facility provides customers and partners with a hands-on environment to explore the latest intelligent IP solutions for security, operations and business intelligence. Since opening its first Americas AEC in 2012, Axis has steadily expanded its global network as part of a long-term strategy to be closer to customers and partners, making this 20th location a significant milestone in its growth and commitment to local engagement.
Real-world challenges
“Our AECs are designed to provide local communities with the opportunity for hands-on experience with some of today’s most innovative and emerging technologies,” said Paul Winsker, Business Area Director – Mid Atlantic at Axis Communications.
“With its blend of industrial heritage and modern resurgence, Detroit is the perfect location for our 20th AEC. Our goal isn’t just to meet the business and educational needs of our local customers and partners, but to also provide a welcoming space where ideas can be tested, partnerships strengthened, and solutions that solve real-world challenges developed together.”
Meaningful business insights
Located in the iconic One Campus Martius building, the 7,200-square-foot AEC offers more than technology demonstrations. The facility is directly across from Campus Martius Park, with a balcony providing views of the Detroit River and Windsor, Canada, reinforcing the center’s connection to the city.
The building’s atrium features the tallest indoor waterfall in the U.S. at 114 feet, adding an impressive architectural element. Designed for collaboration, the AEC is focused on solving complex challenges and helping organizations build smarter, safer environments. Visitors can explore how Axis solutions—including network video, analytics, audio, access control, and other IoT-enabled devices—work together to enhance safety, improve efficiency, and deliver meaningful business insights.
Providing situational awareness
The Detroit AEC features several purpose-built spaces designed to support learning, collaboration, and solution development, including:
- A state-of-the-art Security Command Center, demonstrating how modern security operations leverage intelligent video, analytics, and connected devices to provide situational awareness and real-time decision-making.
- An Axis Communications Academy training room, for certification courses, partner training sessions, and educational events that help integrators and end users stay ahead in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
- An engineering and testing lab, where partners can evaluate integrations, validate system functionality, and experiment with new solutions before deployment, enabling more confident, tailored system design.
New technologies and solutions
“This opening represents more than just another AEC for Axis,” said Fredrik Nilsson, VP of Americas, Axis Communications. “It represents how far we have come as an organization in the Americas. Fourteen years and 20 AECs later, we continue to find new ways to engage customers and partners while advancing innovation through new technologies and solutions. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished and even more excited about what lies ahead.”
Axis Experience Centers now operate in nearly 40 cities across the globe, including Boston, Mexico City, New York City, Houston, Madrid, Lund, and more. The Detroit AEC is located at 1000 Woodward Ave, Ste 1530, Detroit, MI, 48226.
