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New York manufacturing index plunges in January
But MACNY leader says it “doesn’t necessarily reflect” what members say The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 13 points to -19.4 in January, declining for a sixth consecutive month. But at least one observer of the regional manufacturing sector finds the measurement a bit surprising. The survey reading “doesn’t necessarily reflect” what […]
Air Force Research Lab awards SUNY Poly $1.2M for R&D project on computer systems
ALBANY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor will use a grant of $1.2 million for a research and development project on next-generation
Freund joins MACNY as chief leadership officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — David Freund has joined the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) as its new chief leadership officer, the organization announced. Freund
Feldmeier Equipment delivers brewhouse to Empire Farmstead Brewery
The company’s Empire Farmstead Brewery is a new manufacturing and agri-tourism facility at 33 Rippleton Road in Cazenovia. Empire Brewing is building the 28,000-square-foot facility
JADAK acquires Colorado technology supplier
CICERO — JADAK, LLC, a Cicero–based technology supplier, has acquired the assets of Denver, Colorado–based SkyeTek for $2.6 million. SkyeTek is a provider of “embedded and standalone” UHF RFID products for original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs), JADAK said in a recent news release announcing the acquisition. UHF is short for ultra high frequency, while RFID is an abbreviation
PAR Technology wins $12.9 million subcontract award from BAE Systems
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) on Jan. 7 announced that BAE Systems, has awarded its subsidiary, Rome Research Corp., a subcontract for the operation and maintenance of multiple communications facilities operating under the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific (NCTAMS PAC) Program. Under the contract, PAR will provide critical command,
Harden Furniture completes phase two of its investment strategy
McCONNELLSVILLE — While Santa was busy checking his list to see who was naughty and nice, a team at Harden Furniture, Inc. was busy preparing to install a new head saw at the McConnellsville sawmill. The installation completes phase two of a multi-year, four-phase commitment to upgrade both the technology and workflow at the facility.
Anaren focusing on advanced beamforming technology in $7M Airbus contract
DeWITT — Anaren, Inc. of DeWitt will use a $7 million contract to work on advanced beamforming assembly for use in the Eutelsat Quantum satellite program. Airbus Defence & Space, a division of French aircraft manufacturer Airbus Group, awarded the contract. Beamforming is a “signal-processing technique used to control the directionality of the transmission and
Cornell receives $10 million grant for computing research
ITHACA — The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Jan. 7 announced a new $10 million award to Cornell University Computer Science Professor Carla Gomes, director of Cornell’s Institute for Computational Sustainability. Gomes leads one of three “Expeditions in Computing” projects, each of which was awarded $10 million over five years by NSF, according to a
Cayuga Community College’s advanced-manufacturing institute prepares for student training
The new advanced-manufacturing Institute (AMI) at Cayuga Community College (CCC) will provide training for any student interested in entering a high-tech, plastics technology or advanced-manufacturing career. The students can be recent high-school graduates, people retraining for a career, or dislocated workers or veterans who are coming back to school, says Carla DeShaw, dean of community
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