Atomic Origami: a Technology Platform for Nanoscale Machines, Sensors, and Robots?

What would we be able to do if we could build micron-scale machines that sense, interact, and control their micro environment? Can we develop a Moore’s law for the construction of such sensors, actuators, and robots?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin’s plant in suburban Syracuse one of the single largest contracts in its history, a deal worth up to $1.58 billion for radars that track incoming rocket, mortar and artillery fire.

GREENE, N.Y. —The Raymond Corporation was represented by Raymond welder Mark Hartwig at the inaugural Toyota Material Handling Group (TMHG) Skills Competition in Takahama, Japan, March 16, 2017. To showcase their skillsets, participants had to weld a steel pressure vessel performing tack welding, semi-automatic welding and finishing of the surface. Hartwig placed first in the competition among seven other competitors across TMHG facilities in the United States, Italy, Sweden, France, and China.

Please join the Upstate New York Chapter of the TMA and CenterState CEO for an informative discussion presented by our special guest Jason Blaisure, Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering Operations of Chobani LLC.  Jason will discuss the history and journey of Chobani.  Jason is responsible for the operations of Chobani’s two plants located in New York and Idaho and supervises approximately 1,800 Chobani employees.  He will discuss the challenges encountered in 2012, including the opening of one of the world’s largest yogurt-processing plants in Twin Falls, Idaho, and the extreme growth encountered by Chobani and the day-to-day challenges he faces in operating the two production facilities.  Jason will also discuss Chobani’s future vision and long term plans.  A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

Dave Schneckenburger, president of Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., started with the company in 1981 after working as a sales rep in the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio, Chicago and St. Louis.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency has approved $3.1 million in tax breaks for medical equipment maker Welch Allyn’s expansion in Skaneateles.

(Syracuse, NY): Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2017, five attorneys have been elected as new members of the firm. The new members are Andrew D. Bobrek (Labor and Employment – Syracuse), Kerry W. Langan (Labor and Employment – Syracuse), Katherine S. McClung (Labor and Employment – Rochester), Tracy E. Miller (Health Care – New York City) and Erin S. Torcello (Labor and Employment – Buffalo). Each of the new members is an outstanding lawyer, has consistently performed at a high level, and possess the qualities the firm values.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army has awarded  a $65 million contract to SRC Inc. of Cicero to develop a system that can detect and defeat one of the newest threats on the battlefield — small, slow and low-flying drones.

DeWitt, N.Y. — Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab is ramping up its product offerings in the U.S., and the Syracuse area is set to benefit.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University professor will use a federal grant of more than $11 million to lead a team conducting research on improving reasoning and decision making.