Thermolift: Developing the Ultimate Heat Pump
November 3, 2014
ThermoLift is developing a natural gas-driven heat pump and air conditioner to replace residential and commercial heating, cooling, and hot water systems in a single
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Servotronics to fill 25 manufacturing jobs
November 3, 2014
Buffalo Business First Servotronics Inc. announced it plans to hire an additional 25 full-time employees at its recently expanded plant in Elma. The Elma-based company (NYSE
Battery and energy storage companies win New York state funding
November 3, 2014
Albany Business Review Two Albany area startups in the battery and energy storage industry have been awarded $250,000 in New York state funding for product
Zak Inc. to begin making parts for aerospace industry following acquisition
November 3, 2014
Albany Business Review Patrick J. Gruetzmacher says LAI International Inc. will spend the next few months preparing Zak Inc. to make parts for the aerospace industry for the first
A split message from US industrial manufacturers in our latest manufacturing survey
November 3, 2014
PWC US industrial manufacturers are optimistic about company revenue growth, but less so about the US and global economies, according to our Q3 2014 Manufacturing Barometer.
3D Printing, Prototyping, and Product Innovation
October 21, 2014
High Tech Rochester (HTR) is using the power of 3D printing to help promote entrepreneurship and economic growth in the Rochester area and Finger Lakes Region. Clients of the nonprofit economic development organization can produce 3D printed prototypes at the new HTR First Prototype Lab, which features 3D printers and computer workstations along with a 3D scanner and laser cutter.
Unlike a product description or drawing, 3D printing enables manufacturers to share tangible prototypes with potential customers, partners, and investors. “We can’t overstate the importance of this step in the early development of a product or device,” says Lab Director Mike Riedlinger. “The better an entrepreneur can show and explain a product, even in its preliminary stages, the better the feedback.”
High Tech Rochester Opens Prototype Lab for Client Companies
October 17, 2014
HTR 3D printers and other equipment enable entrepreneurs to transform an idea in their head to a prototype in their hand If a picture is
Two Manufacturers Awarded Tax Breaks for Saratoga Springs Expansions
October 16, 2014
American City Business Journals The Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency will award nearly $1.5 million in tax breaks to two manufacturing companies. The tax breaks
UB's Gateway Welcomes Start-Up NY Entrant
October 14, 2014
American City Business Journals Decision Pace is the first Start-Up NY company to move into the University at Buffalo’s Gateway Building, one of the various
