About MetaOrnate is a Troy, New York, startup that makes ceramic architectural facades via additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. Riley Studebaker founded the company in early 2023, following his move to the Capital Region to become a lecturer on robotic building materials at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture. The Challenge When Studebaker […]
About Hope’s Windows of Jamestown, New York, is the preeminent designer and manufacturer of steel windows and doors in the US. Hope’s Windows is a 100+ year old company focused on producing premium-quality custom windows and doors for residential and commercial new construction, retro fit, and historic preservation. The Challenge Hope’s Windows has multiple plants
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About Island Components Group is a Long Island manufacturer designing and manufacturing the highest-performance motors, electromechanical servo-actuators and rotating components in the precision motion industry. Based in the Hauppauge Industrial park, they provide aerospace, defense and space customers with advanced design capabilities and superior customer service. The Challenge The client’s department, initially laid out in
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About McQuillen Manufacturing is an aerospace contract manufacturer operating out of 75,000-square-foot facility in Honeoye Falls, New York. The company is an industry leader in complex, 5-axis machined components and assemblies. McQuillen specializes in 5-axis machining high-mix, low-volume production all the way to high volume, including long-term blanket orders. McQuillen utilizes automation and lights-out machining on
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In a blog originally posted on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) website, authored by Pat Toth in June, 2024, the importance of cybersecurity in the context of Industry 4.0 for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) is discussed. The blog highlights that while Industry 4.0 offers significant benefits for SMMs, it also introduces
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The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) is continuing to have a major impact on manufacturing in New York State. As a newly released report explains, NY MEP helped the state’s manufacturers achieve $1.13B in cost savings, new and retained sales, and new investments during fiscal year 2023. During this same period, nearly 6,500
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Led by four centers within the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the newly created initiative will help manufacturers with cybersecurity, advanced materials, supply chain and technology projects  ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) announced the launch of its Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, which will help small to mid-sized manufacturers tackle some of the
The New York State Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) supports the enhancement of competitiveness for small and mid-sized manufacturers. Ten regional centers and one statewide center offer a wide variety of services: innovation, process and quality improvement, product development, scale-up, technology acceleration, sustainable manufacturing, and more. In 2022, NY MEP has helped NYS manufacturers increase
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest editorial by Mike Riedlinger. Riedlinger is the Managing Director, Technology Commercialization & Scale For ClimateTech for NextCorps. Originally published in the Rochester Business Journal | September 26, 2023 Rochester was built on innovation. We’ve always been home to people with big ideas – from entrepreneurs tinkering in their basement
Following the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently visited Ljungström’s Wellsville plant – after delivering a $1.5 million workforce development grant in 2021 to help power the company’s transition from coal to clean energy – to announce the company now projects to add over 50 new
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