NEWS & EVENTS
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Fall 2023 Happy Hour- November 2, 2023 5-8pm
Are you considering implementing a collaborative robot for machine tending, part finishing, palletizing, or other applications? If you are then come join us on November 2nd to see what the Buffalo Manufacturing Works team has been developing in these areas. We’ll talk about the different applications, demonstrate what we’ve been working on over the past few months, and answer your “how do I get started” questions.
Buffalo Business First: Cobots grow in popularity among WNY manufacturers
We are excited to start showing WNY manufacturers our new automation lab at Buffalo Manufacturing Works! Thank you to Katie Anderson at Buffalo Business First for taking a tour and chatting with Matt Malloy about what's new in the automation world, specifically with...
Shift 2.0 Open House and Happy Hour- June 29, 2023
Buffalo Manufacturing Works hosted a Happy Hour on June 29, 2023 to welcome guests to the new Automation Lab. The Shift 2.0 program, operated by Buffalo Manufacturing Works, invited members of the community to enjoy light...
Tech Tuesday featuring Faro – May 9, 2023
Do your manufacturing, fabrication, or engineering teams ever need to create high quality 3D models from existing parts? How about getting precise measurement data on complex parts and comparing it to a quality spec or CAD model? Have you seen those grey and blue...
Tech Tuesday featuring Innosek – April 11, 2023
Thank you to Innosek and John Kappel for presenting at our Tech Tuesday event on April 11! Attendees were excited to learn about how they can incorporate 3D printing into their everyday operations.
Join Us on April 18 for Robotics Basics!
Registration is open for the next Robotics Basics: A Hands-on Training on April 18th. Automation can dramatically increase capacity, improve accuracy, and reduce turnaround times across many processes. Participating Shift Program companies can send two team members to...
March Automation Training Recap
Shift 2.0 held its first 1-day automation training class on March 15, 2023. Nine participants from five companies attended the class, including Astronics, ModPac, LiteLab, Tapecon, and Harper International. Most of the people in the class had never used a robot...
Tech Tuesday featuring MotionAi and LMI
At our first ever Tech Tuesday held on March 7, 2023, we hosted representatives from MotionAi and LMI. It was great to learn more about LMI's 3D inspection technologies, including how the Snapshot sensor can be integrated with a Universal Robots cobot. MotionAi is a...
Welcome to the Team!
We are thrilled to welcome the two newest members of our Automation Team here at EWI / Buffalo Manufacturing Works. Welcome to the team Ryan Gneiting and Daniel Vrana! The extensive robotics and digital fabrication skills you guys bring will be instrumental in helping...
Sti-Co Featured In Shift 2.0 Launch Article
The Shift team along with its partners at Sti-Co had an opportunity to show The Buffalo News business reporter, Matt Glynn, around the new Sti-Co facility and show him how they have made improvements in their operations thanks to the manufacturer's participation in...