Food for Thought #7: 3D Printing of Ceramics with Lithoz America
2021-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | NY
The Manufacturing Incubator at Tech Valley Center of Gravity presents Food for Thought: A Business & Product Development Virtual Luncheon Series.
Ceramic additive manufacturing (3D printing) opens doors to product development and small series manufacturing, combined with functional complexity that was traditionally cost prohibitive for many applications. This talk will share the current state of the art of ceramic 3D printing and the types of applications where this large family of materials is finding use.
Ceramic materials play key roles in cars, smartphones, aircraft, surgical tools, dentistry, and many other products, but they are lesser known than plastics and metals because they are challenging to produce. Additive manufacturing simplifies ceramic development and production, by eliminating tooling and machining, and enabling shapes that were never before possible in these special materials.
Lithoz is the market leader in 3D printers and materials for advanced ceramic, for use in aerospace, medical, dental, energy, and industrial applications. Lithoz America, located in the Rensselaer Tech Park, is the US branch of Lithoz GmbH from Vienna Austria. Lithoz America performs sales and support of systems, materials & printing development and demonstration services, and production of custom materials for printing.
Mr. Shawn Allan is Vice President of Lithoz America LLC, which was established in 2017 to build and sell AM equipment to produce high-performance ceramic parts that are widely used in the electronics, aerospace, and biomedical industries. Mr. Allan has over 20 years of experience in ceramic processing, technology development, and additive manufacturing
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The Manufacturing Incubator at Tech Valley Center of Gravity offers direct engineering consultation as well as coaching, advice, risk-mitigation strategies and need-based referrals for product development startups. This program is a community based, independent and public program. The ideal clients are those who are developing a physical product and need assistance in prototype development, design for manufacturing, scaling up, or other related design and manufacturing problems.
With our makerspace and prototyping center, you can meet with your incubation team, fabricate your prototype, and manufacture your product all in the same building.
The Manufacturing Incubator is a certified NYS Incubator and affiliated Innovate 518 Hotspot partner supported by the Empire State Development Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR).

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Transforming Flexible Wearable Medical Devices -- The Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM)
2021-02-04 15:00 - 16:00
CNY Biotech Accelerator, Upstate Medical University virtual series presentation:
Transforming Flexible Wearable Medical Devices — The Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM)
A New York State Center of Advanced Technology Binghamton University, State University of New York

Mark Poliks, Director, CAMM and Empire Innovation Professor of Engineering
Mark Schadt, Associate Director, CAMM

NextFlex Manufacturing USA designated Binghamton University as the New York “Node” for its flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) initiative in 2018. As the New York Node, Binghamton works in collaboration with NY State companies to design, develop and fabricate a broad range of medical and industrial sensors using additive manufacturing processes. CAMM’s R&D activities focus on design-for-manufacturing, materials, processing and reliability testing that enable small and large companies to succeed in their business and technical objectives. The center trains and employs an advanced manufacturing workforce and builds on the region’s existing electronics manufacturing base. As a NY State Center of Advanced Technology, CAMM is committed to work on projects that deliver value to NYS companies. Using examples from current projects, this presentation will also highlight the capabilities, partnerships and services that can be provided to startup companies.

This is a free virtual program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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SBDC: Understanding Worker's Compensation, Disability and Personal Family Leave Webinar
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:00
Navigating the employer responsibilities for Worker’s Compensation, Disability and Personal Family Leave can be confusing for small businesses. In this presentation, Neil Gilberg from the Worker’s Compensation Board will provide attendees with an overview of:

• What are WC, DB and PFL? (includes COVID-19 involvement)
• Who needs it? / Who does not need it?
• What is involved with DB and PFL?
• How and when do you report an injury? (including COVID-19 impacts)
• Independent contractor versus employee, what companies need to consider? (includes on-site, virtual staff, in or out of state)
• What are the penalties? What is debarment? Where do you go for 1 on 1 assistance on these and other issues or questions?
• Different ways to lower your workers’ compensation premiums?

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Check out SBDC – UAlbany’s Digital Training Resources for small businesses.

The Path Forward: A Proactive Approach To Business Continuity Planning
2021-02-11 11:00 - 12:00
If the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed one thing to manufacturers, it’s how unprepared most of us were for such an event. Companies producing everything from PPE and ventilators to anti-bacterial wipes and toilet paper were forced to react with little to no warning. The best lesson we can all take away from this is that, going forward, we should all take a much more proactive and strategic approach to running our businesses.
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February: VentureB Virtual Pitch Presentation
2021-02-17 16:00 - 17:00
CEG coaches entrepreneurs in creating & delivering a presentation resulting in an open public pitch to regional investors & business leaders.

About this Event
VentureB is a quarterly program designed for entrepreneurs to gain visibility to the region’s angel and institutional investors, business service providers, advisers, students, faculty, alumni and the early stage business community.

Join us for a VentureB Virtual Presentation on Wednesday, February 17th.
Featuring a Presentation by:
SMART Pad
Agenda:
4:00 – 4:10 PM | Welcome & Panel Introductions: Michael Lobsinger, CEG
4:10 – 4:30 PM | Presentation & Panel Q&A
4:30 – 4:45 PM | Audience Q&A
4:45 – 5:00 PM | Closing

About the presenting company:
SMART Pad is on the frontier of developing a revolutionary polishing pad for sub-7 nm-node semiconductor technology. Our unique & novel design will result in improved planarization, a decrease in defects, and a higher removal rate, resulting in an increase yield & productivity.

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New York’s Transportation Sector
2021-02-23 15:00 - 16:00
Join NY-BEST for this one-hour webinar featuring New York State leaders who are spearheading efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state’s transportation sector.
New York’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, enacted in 2019, requires New York to reduce economy-wide GHG emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels. This webinar will highlight the State’s on-going efforts aimed at achieving GHG emissions reductions in the transportation sector, including the activities of the Climate Action Council Transportation Advisory Panel and the State’s development of a Clean Transportation Roadmap.
Attendees will obtain a comprehensive understanding of clean transportation initiatives under way and/or being considered by the State, as well as ways to participate in these efforts going forward.
Speakers:
Jared Snyder, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Adam Ruder, Assistant Director, Clean Transportation, NYSERDA
Cost:
NY-BEST Members: FREE
Government: FREE
Non-Members: $50
NY-BEST Members: Please make sure you are logged into your NY-BEST account to receive the member rate

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