EXHIBITOR GUIDE

According to the book ‘I Grew Up with Basketball’ written by Frank J. Basloe, ‘The Herkimer 9’ was the name of the first basketball team from the Herkimer YMCA. Lambert Will was the first coach/player and was recognized in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his contribution of early innovations to the game . The first rim and net have also been traced back to Herkimer. Our goal is to revitalize this block back to 1891 and restore the buildings surrounding the historic four corners. The Court House will be converted into a museum to display all the evidence and artifacts regarding the early stages and evolution of basketball. We will also be building a basketball/sports field house to host tournaments and events.

Kwik-Kut Manufacturing produces quality, American-made kitchen goods. We have made our most popular product, the Tooth Edge Chopper, for over 80 years! We manufacture variations of this product as well as some custom made items. Our products can be found in hardware stores, kitchen shops, restaurant suppliers, and are also sold for fund-raising purposes.

Neff specializes in providing automation products and solutions to enhance manufacturing and assembly processes and improve productivity in a wide variety of industries. We focus our activities on manufacturing process improvement, productivity enhancement, total cost management and downtime reduction. Our mission is to provide automation solutions designed to “enhance our customers’ competitiveness.”

CCMR advances, explores, and exploits the science and engineering of advanced materials through the
study of materials at the nanoscale. CCMR’s facilities enable materials synthesis and preparation, analysis, testing and characterization. Access to Cornell materials science experts is available through the grant-based Industrial Partnerships Program. Industrial projects receive matching funds to support projects, instruments’ usage and student internships.

The mission of the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency is to deliver economic incentives to businesses and industries to diversify and strengthen Herkimer County’s tax base and enhance community vitality by supporting job creation, business and industrial development, and community revitalization. We strive to develop the local economy in an organized, sustainable and environmentally beneficial manner.

Montgomery County Chapter of NYSARC, Inc., dba-Liberty Enterprises, is a not-for-profit agency that began as a parent-run, advocacy organization for persons with disabilities over 50 years ago.

Liberty provides a lifetime range of comprehensive, professional services. One of Liberty’s missions is to empower these individuals through vocational employment in a manufacturing setting. Liberty’s manufacturing program produces over 200 products such as janitorial cleaning products, personal care soaps, office products, spill absorbent products, including food processing.

ARC Herkimer is a not-for-profit organization that assist people with developmental disabilities. One of the ways that we are able to assist them is through our vocational operation, Herkimer Industries, where we bring jobs in for the people we assist to work on. The main services that we offer is that of kitting, packaging, sewing, minor assembly, pallet displays, warehousing and fulfillment. We are SQF certified for the handling of packaged food as well as FDA registered for the kitting of medical devices.

UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) leverages cutting-edge materials science, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced manufacturing expertise and infrastructure to drive critical R&D activities that directly impact private sector growth. Together with UB’s Center for Advanced Technology (UB CAT) and the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CBLS), the CMI anchors UB’s technology-based economic development infrastructure. The CMI works with over 100 materials research faculty with broad ranging expertise in diverse areas of materials engineering and development. The CMI also fosters STEM education and internship opportunities for students.

The Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech serves as a hub connecting businesses and entrepreneurs with the services they need to succeed. The Center of Excellence works with partners across the state to increase the size and scope of the food and agriculture economy in New York by fostering the growth of new companies, new products, and existing businesses.

We solve problems for manufacturing companies leveraging the broad capabilities and deep technical resources of a leading research university. Our 6 research centers address microelectronics manufacturing, flexible hybrid electronics, and heterogeneous integration of electronics, thin film electronic devices for energy harvest and storage. Advanced battery research is directed by Dr. Stan Whittingham, 2019 Nobel Laureate for invention of the Li-ion battery. Our professional staff backed by the deep expertise of faculty, assists companies in problem solving and use of our 7 laboratories addressing manufacturing methods and materials, thermal management, failure analysis, and reliability improvement.