NEWS & EVENTS

Shift 2.0 is happy to host a summer networking happy hour in the Southern Tier, celebrating many of our participating manufacturers there. Small to medium sized manufacturers can join in the summer fun on Tuesday, July 22, 4-6 PM, at Southern Tier Brewing Company's...

In April, the Shift 2.0 team participated in the Be Your Own Hero Career Experience at Buffalo Riverworks, followed by the 10th Annual Technical Career Day hosted by Alden High School and Bulldog Manufacturing in May. These events offered a valuable platform for Shift...

June 4, 2025, 5:00-8:00PM at Buffalo Manufacturing Works, 683 Northland Ave., Buffalo, NY Come and experience EWI's progress in tele-manufacturing technology. There will be hands-on demos, including time to meet with our team of engineering experts. Read more &...

Shift 2.0 teamed up with our partners at Launch NY to host a webinar on 'Demystifying AI in Manufacturing' on February 26, 2025, which included our own Luke Mohr, PhD, Engineering Group Leader, Data Science. In case you missed it, click here to watch the recording....

Team members, Alex Witt and Dan Vrana, had an opportunity to sit down with Matt Glynn of The Buffalo News to share how manufacturers can leverage robotics and automation technology to increase efficiency. This technology helps address today's workforce challenges and...

On Thursday, August 21, 5-7pm, Shift 2.0 will be hosting a night of fun Shift 2.0 networking, refreshments, and a little healthy competition on golf and hunting simulators as we say farewell to summer. The event is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who has considered...

Shift 2.0 has hosted Tech Breaks on timely topics relevant to small to medium sized manufacturers in the past, and we're proud to announce our upcoming Tech Break on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 8:00-10:00AM at Buffalo Manufacturing Works, 683 Northland Ave, Door E, in...

Robotic Basics: A Hands-On Workshop On July 9, 2025, Shift will host our popular one-day Robotics Basics workshop that gives participants hands-on experience as they learn about both industrial robot and cobot platforms. This workshop is for anyone who wants to know...

Henry Cialone, our CEO and President at Buffalo Manufacturing Works, is featured in this year's The Buffalo News Prospectus. In a one-on-one interview with Matthew Glynn, Dr. Cialone discusses the future of manufacturing and how manufacturers are increasingly...

In early spring, the Shift 2.0 team completed our first technology implementation project at Koch Metal Spinning. The team implemented a cobot-based solution for single-sided automated polishing of a flat, aluminum part; polishing operations were required to interface...