Buffalo Manufacturing Works

Buffalo Manufacturing Works, operated by EWI, is an advanced manufacturing innovation and R&D center located in Buffalo, NY

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Buffalo Manufacturing Works, operated by EWI, is an advanced manufacturing innovation and R&D center located in Buffalo, NY that helps manufacturers solve technical challenges, improve production processes, evaluate emerging technologies, develop new products, and implement practical manufacturing solutions. The center works directly with manufacturers’ engineering, manufacturing, and R&D teams to reduce technical risk, improve quality and productivity, lower costs, accelerate time to market, and increase competitiveness.

Buffalo Manufacturing Works provides expertise and advanced equipment in additive manufacturing, industrial automation and robotics, welding and joining technologies, laser processing, nondestructive evaluation and inspection, materials engineering, structural integrity, forming, testing, and manufacturing process development.

Advanced automation capabilities help manufacturers identify processes that are good candidates for automation, evaluate industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots), develop and prove out applications, and create practical paths toward factory-floor implementation. Applications include robotic machine tending, pick-and-place, palletizing, robotic welding, automated inspection, process monitoring, robotic vision, controls, and other production automation solutions.

Additive manufacturing capabilities support manufacturers with metal additive manufacturing, cold spray, directed energy deposition, process development, design for additive manufacturing, material characterization, inspection, repair applications, and evaluation of additive technologies. Buffalo Manufacturing Works can help companies determine whether additive manufacturing is appropriate for an application before significant investments are made in equipment or processes.

Additional technical expertise includes arc welding, resistance welding, solid-state joining, microjoining, plastics joining, ultrasonic processes, laser processes, materials engineering, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), inspection, structural integrity, testing, and manufacturing process development.

Buffalo Manufacturing Works also provides technical training for manufacturing professionals. Training opportunities include industrial robotics, collaborative robots, robotic integration and programming, automation, welding engineering, additive manufacturing, nondestructive testing, and other advanced manufacturing technologies. Customized training can be developed around the specific needs of an individual manufacturer.

Through programs such as Shift 2.0, Buffalo Manufacturing Works also helps small and medium-sized manufacturers identify achievable technology investments and overcome barriers to adopting advanced manufacturing technology through assessments, training, peer learning, and engineering support.

Key Capabilities: Advanced manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, applied R&D, research and development, process development, process improvement, industrial automation, manufacturing automation, robotics, collaborative robots, cobots, robotic integration, robotic programming, machine tending, robotic welding, automated inspection, machine vision, process monitoring, additive manufacturing, metal additive manufacturing, 3D printing, cold spray, directed energy deposition, DED, welding engineering, arc welding, resistance welding, solid-state welding, microjoining, plastics joining, laser processing, ultrasonic processes, nondestructive evaluation, NDE, nondestructive testing, NDT, inspection, materials engineering, structural integrity, forming, testing, prototyping, technology assessment, feasibility testing, manufacturing technology implementation, technical training, and customized manufacturing training.

Best Fit: Manufacturers seeking help solving difficult production or engineering problems, evaluating automation or robotics, improving manufacturing processes, implementing new technology, developing or testing new products and processes, exploring additive manufacturing, solving welding or joining challenges, improving inspection and quality, training technical employees, or validating a manufacturing technology before making a major capital investment.

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