Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Boilers & Steam Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders still paying to make steam that never reaches the line.
Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. Talk to Joe before it fills.
Who’s coming so far
21 manufacturers have confirmed they will send people. The target is 100+ plant leaders in the room by each summit.
- Honda
- GE Aerospace
- General Motors
- Stellantis / Jeep
- Procter & Gamble
- Cleveland-Cliffs
- Whirlpool
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Parker Hannifin
- Swagelok
- Crown Equipment
- Lincoln Electric
- Sherwin-Williams
- + 8 very large manufacturers, not named at their request
Two days with plant engineering, utilities, maintenance and energy leaders from Midwest manufacturers who own the boiler house: aging boilers, failed steam traps, lost condensate and a gas bill that keeps climbing. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for boiler and steam projects.
Invited from plants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.
1,470plant leaders from 495 manufacturers have come to past FMA summits.1,033 of them pick the vendor, own the budget or sign off.
Who decides a plant purchase, and how many came
- Step 1287Find the problem, write the specEnergy Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer
- Step 2560Pick the vendorFacilities Manager, Environmental Manager, Energy Manager
- Step 3337Own the budgetDirector of Engineering, Director of Operations, Director of Manufacturing
- Step 4136Sign offPlant Manager, General Manager, President
Who we invite to this summit
Each title, and what that person owns.
- Plant Engineering DirectorWrites the spec
- Utilities ManagerOwns the boiler house
- Maintenance ManagerTraps, tubes, uptime
- Energy ManagerGas and emissions
- Plant ManagerSigns off on capex
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Food and beverage (cooking, washdown, CIP) · Chemicals (process heat around the clock) · Paper and packaging (drying and corrugating) · Automotive and parts (paint shops and washers) · Plastics and rubber (curing and molding).
Counts are past FMA delegates, each counted once. They show who this audience is; they are not 2027 attendees.
Past speakers and delegates, by industry
Food and beverage
12 speakers · 161 delegates
Automotive
10 speakers · 192 delegates
Machinery, equipment and electronics
7 speakers · 209 delegates
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
6 speakers · 120 delegates
Steel and metals
2 speakers · 82 delegates
Aerospace, pharma, building and consumer products
29 speakers · 667 delegates
They came back.
Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.
- 5AERCO InternationalBoiler and steam · 5 summits
- 4Cleaver-BrooksBoiler and steam · 4 summits
- 3Thermal Energy InternationalBoiler and steam · 3 summits
- 2ConDex EnergyBoiler and steam · 2 summits
- 2Hurst Boiler & Welding Co.Boiler and steam · 2 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
- 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
- 7LG Electronics7 summits
See the other 102 companies that sponsored two or more FMA summits
3M 2 · Acuity Brands 4 · Advanced Green Technologies 3 · Advantix Systems 8 · AgriPower 6 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · BASF 7 · Be Power Tech 2 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Burns & McDonnell Engineering 3 · Camfil 2 · Capstone Turbine 2 · Chelsea Group 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · Doosan Fuel Cell America 3 · DTE Energy Services 2 · Dyson 4 · Eaton 3 · EcoSafe Zero Waste 2 · EDF Renewable Energy 2 · Edison Energy 2 · Emerson Climate Technologies 2 · Energy Management Systems 4 · Energy Source 2 · EnerNOC 2 · Enertech Global 2 · EnterSolar 2 · Environmental Resources Management 2 · EQUIDEX Energy 7 · ERS International 3 · ETwater Systems 2 · Every Watt Matters 2 · Eye Lighting International 3 · Facility Solutions Group 2 · FacilityConneX 2 · Fellon-McCord & Associates 3 · GDF SUEZ Energy NA 2 · GE Distributed Power 2 · GE Solar 2 · Gexpro 3 · GI Energy 2 · Green Ballast 2 · Greenstar Recycling 6 · Greenworks Energy Solutions 3 · Harris Lighting 2 · Heritage Interactive Services 2 · IBM 4 · ICETEC Energy Services 2 · ICONICS 3 · Invensys Operations Management 2 · JLL 4 · Jorgensen Facilities Services 5 · K+S Services 2 · KDC Solar 2 · KERAMIDA 2 · Knauf Insulation 2 · KVAR Energy Savings 3 · LEDtronics 2 · Lutron Electronics Co. 3 · MaxLite 2 · MCEnergy 2 · MEP Associates 2 · MPC Energy 5 · Munters 2 · Newton Distributing Company 2 · Nortec 3 · North America Power Partners 2 · North American Roofing 2 · OAKLEAF 4 · Optimum Energy 2 · Orion Energy Systems 2 · OSRAM SYLVANIA 5 · Pfister Energy 2 · PowerSecure 5 · Rinnai America 2 · Rockwell Automation 2 · ROXUL 2 · Rubicon Global 2 · SAP America 2 · Schneider Electric 6 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2
It cut years off our sales cycle.
Harriett Lublin · Marketing Manager · Hurst Boiler & Welding · past FMA sponsor
In writing, from past sponsors and delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“…we’ve had success in meeting the right types of people”
Past sponsorDave ColettaDirector of Corporate Accounts, Thermal Energy International Inc.Read the whole quote
“…the reason we keep coming back is because we’ve had success in meeting the right types of people. We focus on meeting with Directors of Facilities and Sustainability and we found that FMA delivers that.”
“…very effective for building relationships with the high level decision makers at major customers”
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“…very effective for building relationships with the high level decision makers at major customers. … The FMA Summit is a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with many key customers in a neutral atmosphere that is very conducive to building relationships.”
Past sponsorJohn BrodyNational Sales Manager, AERCO International“Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
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“FMA Summit has been a very friendly business event for General Motors. Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Past delegateBreitner MarczewskiDirector of Energy Engineering, General Motors“We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit”
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“…The expertise represented at this Summit (solar, lighting, etc.) was impressive and very informative. We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit…”
Past delegateScott CullenAmericas Environmental Compliance Manager, BostikSee 8 moreShow fewer
“I found the experience well organized and full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in.”
Past delegateWarren VoughtCorporate Facilities Manager, Archer Daniels Midland“The Summit was truly ‘eye-opening’. I got an excellent sense of momentum building for companies and institutions making significant changes for the future. Woe betide those organizations who turn a blind eye to the need and benefits of changing how they manage and operate their facilities.”
Past delegateChris WendtFacilities Manager, Standard Motor Products, Inc.“As a global leader, it’s extremely important for me to stay current on technological advances. The FMA Summit brought current advances and best practices to me in an efficient 1.5 day event”
Past delegateMaria WatsonSr. Manager Global Energy, Pall Corporation“The FMA Energy and Sustainability Summit provides valuable insight into where leaders in various industries are finding success in systems and processes that drive overall efficiencies and organizational sustainment.”
Past delegateBrian SkrobarcekCorporate Director of Environmental Affairs, StandardAero“First time here, was impressed by many of the presenters and the issues they brought up and their solutions.”
Past delegateSteven JonesElectrical Engineer, ITW Hi-Cone“First time Summit attendee. Great introduction to a number of topics important to Facility Managers of the Future.”
Past delegateAlec BartolaiSustainability Program Manager, Sargento Foods, Inc.“I feel that a Summit like this adds to the tools needed to elevate my abilities and my company, to enable a better building/company.”
Past delegateReed GibsonFacilities Manager, Pall Corporation“I very much enjoyed participating in the summit…”
Past delegateKurtis JetselDirector - Facilities/ESH, Lockheed MartinWhat sponsors closed, and what buyers said.
Past sponsors on the business that came from an FMA introduction, and past buyers on the vendors they met there.
Set up Wednesday. Two full days of meetings. Home Friday afternoon.
Same schedule in Columbus and Detroit.
- Wednesday afternoonSponsors set up their exhibits. Everyone checks in.
- ThursdayThe full day: plant case studies, booked 1-on-1s, the reception and dinner.
- FridayMorning case studies, more 1-on-1s, closing lunch. On the road by mid-afternoon.
The hour-by-hour plan and the venues
| Time | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at your company table | Breakfast at your company table | |
| 8:00–10:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 11:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | Closing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | |
| 1:00 PM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies, then head home | |
| 2:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 3:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | |
| 3:30 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Plant case studies | |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Reception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s |
The full package's 15 pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s run Thursday and Friday: in the meeting blocks above, at lunch, and at the reception. Each is with a plant leader who asked to meet you, at your company table. You get your meeting schedule before you arrive, and the delegate list, with names, titles and companies, 30 days before the summit.
Venue photos via Wikimedia Commons: Hilton Columbus Downtown by Ɱ (CC BY-SA 4.0); Renaissance Center by Crisco 1492 (public domain).
The program: plant leaders come to hear how other plants fixed it.
The program is built from projects plants actually finished, presented by the plant and the company that did the work. Every boiler and steam category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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Boiler service & water treatmentInvited
How a Midwest bottling plant cut boiler feedwater iron 53% with ChemTreat
Condensate iron fell 54% (0.065 to approximately 0.03 ppm), boiler feedwater iron fell 53% (0.075 ppm to 0.035 ppm), treatment feed rate fell over 85%, and direct boiler efficiency of 83.9% was maintained; period not stated, not labeled measured (as reported by ChemTreat).
The problem: Corroded condensate lines leaked often and forced unscheduled repairs, despite years on another amine program.
Published result: Condensate iron fell 54% (0.065 to approximately 0.03 ppm), boiler feedwater iron fell 53% (0.075 ppm to 0.035 ppm), treatment feed rate fell over 85%, and direct boiler efficiency of 83.9% was maintained; period not stated, not labeled measured (as reported by ChemTreat).
Invited: ChemTreat · Read the published case
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Heat recovery & economizersInvited
How California Dairies’ Turlock and Visalia plants avoid over 110,000 MMBtu of gas with Skyven
Solar thermal collectors, smart steam traps and boiler heat recovery (installed 2023, under 10-year service contracts) are cutting 7,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by avoiding over 110,000 million British thermal units of natural-gas combustion; gas period not stated (as reported by Canary Media).
The problem: The dairy plants burned large amounts of natural gas for steam and hot water.
Published result: Solar thermal collectors, smart steam traps and boiler heat recovery (installed 2023, under 10-year service contracts) are cutting 7,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by avoiding over 110,000 million British thermal units of natural-gas combustion; gas period not stated (as reported by Canary Media).
Invited: Skyven Technologies, with California Dairies, Inc. · Read the published case
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Industrial boilersInvited
How Highland Brewing’s Asheville, North Carolina brewery cut fuel costs 30% with Miura modular boilers
Modular boilers with a 5-minute cold start allowed full weekend shutdowns: a 20% production increase through additional brewing cycles, $1,200 monthly savings (30% fuel cost reduction), and annual maintenance cut from 14 days to 4 days. Not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
The problem: Batch brewing left long idle spells, but the old boilers could not shut down because a restart took 90 minutes.
Published result: Modular boilers with a 5-minute cold start allowed full weekend shutdowns: a 20% production increase through additional brewing cycles, $1,200 monthly savings (30% fuel cost reduction), and annual maintenance cut from 14 days to 4 days. Not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
Invited: Miura America, with Highland Brewing · Read the published case
See all 8 stories, in 5 categories, and how a session runs
- 1The problemWhat was happening at the plant.
- 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
- 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
- 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
- 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- 6The lessonsWhat another plant should check first.
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Industrial boilers
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Highland Brewing’s Asheville, North Carolina brewery cut fuel costs 30% with Miura modular boilers
Modular boilers with a 5-minute cold start allowed full weekend shutdowns: a 20% production increase through additional brewing cycles, $1,200 monthly savings (30% fuel cost reduction), and annual maintenance cut from 14 days to 4 days. Not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
The problem: Batch brewing left long idle spells, but the old boilers could not shut down because a restart took 90 minutes.
Published result: Modular boilers with a 5-minute cold start allowed full weekend shutdowns: a 20% production increase through additional brewing cycles, $1,200 monthly savings (30% fuel cost reduction), and annual maintenance cut from 14 days to 4 days. Not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
Invited: Miura America, with Highland Brewing · Read the published case
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Invited
How Titan Frozen Fruit’s California plant cut energy costs 50% with Miura boilers
50% energy cost reduction ($42,000 to $21,000 monthly), 40% water savings during California drought, and 5 ppm NOx without after-treatment systems. Older project; not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
The problem: The fruit processor faced strict NOx limits, big steam swings and drought water limits.
Published result: 50% energy cost reduction ($42,000 to $21,000 monthly), 40% water savings during California drought, and 5 ppm NOx without after-treatment systems. Older project; not labeled measured or estimated (as reported by Miura America).
Invited: Miura America, with Titan Frozen Fruit · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Steam systems & traps
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Heat recovery & economizers
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How California Dairies’ Turlock and Visalia plants avoid over 110,000 MMBtu of gas with Skyven
Solar thermal collectors, smart steam traps and boiler heat recovery (installed 2023, under 10-year service contracts) are cutting 7,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by avoiding over 110,000 million British thermal units of natural-gas combustion; gas period not stated (as reported by Canary Media).
The problem: The dairy plants burned large amounts of natural gas for steam and hot water.
Published result: Solar thermal collectors, smart steam traps and boiler heat recovery (installed 2023, under 10-year service contracts) are cutting 7,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by avoiding over 110,000 million British thermal units of natural-gas combustion; gas period not stated (as reported by Canary Media).
Invited: Skyven Technologies, with California Dairies, Inc. · Read the published case
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Invited
How a brewery in Taizhou, China turned condensate heat into hot water with an Armstrong heat pump
A 518 kW high-temperature heat pump annually delivers up to 6,277 GJ (1,743,611 kWh) and recovers 37,500 metric tons of cold water a year; estimated annual net benefit of approximately CNY 830,000 ($120,097) and 785 metric tons of CO2 cut each year, based on an annual production of 300,000 kiloliters (as reported by Armstrong International).
The problem: The brewery cooled hot condensate with cold water and used steam to make its hot water.
Published result: A 518 kW high-temperature heat pump annually delivers up to 6,277 GJ (1,743,611 kWh) and recovers 37,500 metric tons of cold water a year; estimated annual net benefit of approximately CNY 830,000 ($120,097) and 785 metric tons of CO2 cut each year, based on an annual production of 300,000 kiloliters (as reported by Armstrong International).
Invited: Armstrong International · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Electrification of process heat
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How New Belgium’s Fort Collins, Colorado brewery makes steam with an AtmosZero heat pump
The 650 kW air-source steam heat pump pilot measured a COP of 1.73 at 11.5°C (main test condition), 1.30 at -12.6°C and 2.04 at 35°C, making steam up to 150°C at 0.25 kg/s (1,984 lb/hr); projected payback against an electric boiler is under 2 years (as reported by AtmosZero).
The problem: The brewery made its steam in natural-gas boilers.
Published result: The 650 kW air-source steam heat pump pilot measured a COP of 1.73 at 11.5°C (main test condition), 1.30 at -12.6°C and 2.04 at 35°C, making steam up to 150°C at 0.25 kg/s (1,984 lb/hr); projected payback against an electric boiler is under 2 years (as reported by AtmosZero).
Invited: AtmosZero, with New Belgium Brewing · Read the published case
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Invited
How POET’s Big Stone City, South Dakota plant gets steam from a 5 GWh Antora thermal battery
A 5 gigawatt-hour system of over 200 thermal batteries went from first construction to delivering energy in under 12 months and will be fully operational later this year; no steam, fuel or cost results published yet (as reported by Antora Energy).
The problem: The biofuels plant needed firm, affordable energy for its process steam.
Published result: A 5 gigawatt-hour system of over 200 thermal batteries went from first construction to delivering energy in under 12 months and will be fully operational later this year; no steam, fuel or cost results published yet (as reported by Antora Energy).
Invited: Antora Energy, with POET · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Boiler service & water treatment
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How a Midwest bottling plant cut boiler feedwater iron 53% with ChemTreat
Condensate iron fell 54% (0.065 to approximately 0.03 ppm), boiler feedwater iron fell 53% (0.075 ppm to 0.035 ppm), treatment feed rate fell over 85%, and direct boiler efficiency of 83.9% was maintained; period not stated, not labeled measured (as reported by ChemTreat).
The problem: Corroded condensate lines leaked often and forced unscheduled repairs, despite years on another amine program.
Published result: Condensate iron fell 54% (0.065 to approximately 0.03 ppm), boiler feedwater iron fell 53% (0.075 ppm to 0.035 ppm), treatment feed rate fell over 85%, and direct boiler efficiency of 83.9% was maintained; period not stated, not labeled measured (as reported by ChemTreat).
Invited: ChemTreat · Read the published case
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How a washing machine maker’s boiler plant cut 955 metric tons of CO2 with Kurita
Measured savings of between $10,000 and $13,000 in the first four months, and a CO2 reduction of 955 metric tons (period not stated); the headline figure of $130,000 annually is not explained in the article (as reported by Kurita America).
The problem: Calcium phosphate scale on two 600 hp boilers raised fuel costs and caused frequent shutdowns.
Published result: Measured savings of between $10,000 and $13,000 in the first four months, and a CO2 reduction of 955 metric tons (period not stated); the headline figure of $130,000 annually is not explained in the article (as reported by Kurita America).
Invited: Kurita America · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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"Invited" means invited: none of these companies has confirmed. Results are as published by the supplier; we ask every presenter for dates, baseline costs and verified results before the program is final.
Real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Get in front of the decision makers, not the crowd.
Full package
- 15 guaranteed pre-scheduled meetings
- A 20-minute case-study session
- A fully furnished exhibit
- Your corporate dining table
- Three people at full access
Add meetings up to 40 at $1,500 each.
- Any booked meeting that doesn’t happen is added to your next summit, written into your sponsor agreement.
- Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors, each solving a different problem for the people in the room.
Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .
- Plant leaders ask to meet you. We seat the ones who asked at your table.
- Your booked meeting schedule arrives before the summit.
- Any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit: miss 3, and you get 15 plus 3. It's written into your sponsor agreement.
- You get the delegate list 30 days before the summit: names, titles and companies.
- Three people are included with full access. Extra passes are $2,900 each.
Or pick only what you wantMeetings from $15,000, talk $15,000, exhibit $15,000, dining table $10,000
One category, one summit. Prices in USD. Whatever you pick includes three people with full access. Meetings are booked on an opt-in basis before the summit; any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit.
No vendor walks the show. Solution providers attend only as sponsors. A vendor that has not sponsored cannot register, attend or work the room, so the plant leaders you meet are not being chased by your competitors in the hallway.
The ten questions every sponsor asks.
Past sponsors answer all ten in one 5-minute film. Pick a question and the film jumps to its answer.
Now ask your own questions.
Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Capped at 20 sponsors per summit, meetings booked before anyone arrives, and no vendor walks the show.
Read the full story
Boiler and steam sponsors were in 13 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programAERCO sponsored 5 times. The summit is capped at 20 sponsors.
Twenty minutes with Joe Piazza: who is coming to your summit, where your company fits among its 20 sponsors, and what the agreement says. The sponsor brief has the delegate profile, the full agenda and the itemized pricing.
35 summits since 2007. Joe Piazza, who founded FMA, runs every summit himself. The videos on this page are from past summits.