NEWS & EVENTS
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Shift 2.0 ‘Tech Break’ on Automated Welding Set for June 18
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...
EWI Hosts Groundbreaking Tele-manufacturing Event in Buffalo Set June 4
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 &...
Upskill Your Employees: Robotics Basics Workshop Happening 5/21
Robotic Basics: A Hands-On Workshop On May 21, 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...
February 2025 Shift 2.0 webinar with Launch NY Highlights AI
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....
CEO Henry Cialone Q & A with The Buffalo News
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...
Talking Robotics & AI with ‘The Buffalo News’
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...
Shift 2.0 Implementation Project Completed: Koch Metal Spinning
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...
PODCAST: A Manufacturing Campus
Cathering Muth, representative of Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance and the Northland Workforce Training Center talks about how we can leverage Buffalo's rich history for a better tomorrow and the creation of a manufacturing campus on Invest Buffalo Niagara's...
Video: Manufacturing Success Stories: Shift Program Marks Its First Anniversary
In just one year of operation, Shift has had a significant impact on Western New York’s manufacturing community. We’ve helped manufacturers not only implement new technology into their operation but also how they view their business as a whole. The program provides...
Forbes: Smaller Manufacturers That Need A Helping Hand Add Robotic Arms
Forbes contributing author, Rich Blake, visited Buffalo Manufacturing Works to witness the work being done with small to medium-sized manufacturers and robotics. Here is an excerpt from the second article of a three-part series or click here to read the full...