

EXHIBITOR GUIDE
Evolution Prototype & Production
Evolution Prototype & Production is a plastic casting and molding service provider specializing in small batch plastic production, and prototyping. Our customer base includes medical device manufacturers, automotive supply chain providers, aerospace engineers, and individual inventors.
NYSTAR/ESD
Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) advances technology innovation and commercialization in New York State. NYSTAR offers programs that assist companies from start-up through maturity, leveraging the state’s unparalleled investment in world-class technology assets and expertise. It provides roughly $55 million annually in funding to support over 70 centers that provide direct assistance to New York State companies—a network of vital assets for enabling technology- and manufacturing-led growth and job creation. NYSTAR and its partners are proud to contribute to New York’s leadership in the global innovation economy.
The Arc, Oneida Lewis
Progress Industries, of the Arc Oneida Lewis, is an outsourcing specialist!
Progress Industries has been offering assembly, packaging, and fulfillment services for over 45 years to companies throughout the Northeast and beyond.
With an integrated workforce of over 200 people, and locations throughout central New York, Progress Industries has the capabilities to address most manufacturing, fulfillment, packaging and kitting needs. We offer dependable and quality services at competitive prices with on time delivery commitments that you can depend on.
The Fountainhead Group Inc.
Ever since we introduced the first compressed air sprayer in 1888, we've dedicated ourselves to creating products that make consumers' lives easier. Over the years, we've continued to build our legacy as the innovation leader in liquid applicator technologies with numerous category leading introductions. Today, we're proud to offer only the highest quality pump sprayers, backpack sprayers, mosquito foggers and more for home and professional use. Our sprayers are sold under the Roundup, D.B. Smith, Field King and Indian brands, while our foggers are sold under the Black Flag, Burgess, Cutter and Repel brands.
CTM Corp.
Since 1969, the World’s Finest Craftsmen Have Helped Establish CTM as a Leader in Precision Machining. A World Leader in Determining the Best Solutions for Puzzling Design-to-Cost Problems. When others might surrender, CTM charges the field, armed with experience and insight. If it can be made, CTM will figure out the way. Powered by the finest industry craftsman and backed by a second-to-none dedicated team of project leaders, shop foremen, engineers, and office support staff, we make even the most challenging projects a reality. We Have a Solid Reputation for Top-Quality Work, Efficient Services, & Competitive Prices With senior-level expertise every step of the way, we deliver all your machining needs from prototype to production.
RFM Designs
RFM Designs is a Mechanical Engineering Design Firm. For large firms, we can be there to take on tasks that allow you to focus your engineering team on core competencies. For small businesses, we can become your Product Development & Engineering Department. For individuals or inventers, we can take your napkin sketch and develop ANSI/ASME Y14.1 standard drawings.
We have at our disposal an advanced machine shop with CNC equipment dedicated for use in developing your product. Our stuff is designed for manufacturability.
Expertise Project
ExPr uses streaming video and immersive tools to shrink the Awareness Gap that exists between schools and employers in our communities. Our collective of students, parents, educators, and employers to create and distribute short videos that introduce different industries and the professionals that work there - and shows how and where to get the training and skills right in their schools and local communities. We help people discover good careers, help employers recruit successful employees, and help our workforce move forward. ExPr is a New York Benefit Corporation based in Troy, New York.
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute
The NYS Pollution Prevention Institute is a trusted resource for organizations across the state seeking cost-effective strategies for realizing new levels of efficiency and minimizing their impacts on the environment. Its team of engineers/researchers collaborate with the decision-makers—small business owners, manufacturers, community leaders, and municipalities—working to make NYS a national model for sustainability, waste-reduction, and pollution prevention. NYSP2I is sponsored by New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and led by Golisano Institute of Sustainability (GIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). It is a collaboration of five research universities and manufacturing extension partnerships.
Keller Industrial Products, Inc
Keller Industrial Products, Inc. is based in suburban Buffalo, NY. Through our 80+ years, we have migrated about forty years ago from our roots as a distributor to our primary role as a professional outsourced sales organization (commonly known as “manufacturers’ representatives” or “agents”) of engineered components. Our first representation contract is dated in 1966, and that relationship remains strong to this day.
NYSERDA
Clean energy can power New York while protecting the environment. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, known as NYSERDA, promotes energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. These efforts are key to developing a less polluting and more reliable and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers. Collectively, NYSERDA’s efforts aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate economic growth, and reduce customer energy bills.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
AGENDA
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7:30 AM
Doors Open
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
Location: Main Hall
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Addresses
Location: RMCC Theater
Master of Ceremonies: Everton H. Henriques
Welcome: Cathleen McColgin, John Piseck, Franca Armstrong, Matt Watson, Elizabeth Lusskin
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Sponsor Presentations
Location: RMCC Theater
Lloyd Ploof – Square One Coatings, Jacob Perry – Neff Automation, Cory Albrecht – AIM, Bill McDonald – Herkimer College
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9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Keynote Speaker I
Location: RMCC Theater
John Lorence V.P. Manufacturing Engineering The Fountainhead Group
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9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Breakout Sessions: Part I
Room 294
Manufacturing Solutions Track: How to Fund, Build, and Market a Better Product (read more)
Room 295
Agriculture Solutions Track: Energy Saving Technology and Grant / Incentive Programs:(read more)
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10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
Location: Main Hall
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12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Main Keynote
Location: Lower Level Dining Hall
Marion Terenzio – President, SUNY Cobleskill
Elizabeth Dribusch – CEO, NYS Farm Bureau
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1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Breakout Sessions: Part II
Room 294
Manufacturing Solutions Track: Cybersecurity Solutions for Manufacturing (read more)
Room 295
Agriculture Solutions Track: Energy Efficiency Programs and Funding Opportunities (read more)
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
Location: Main Hall
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3:00 PM
Event Concludes
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