Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Combined Heat & Power Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders buying power and steam separately.
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, utilities, energy and engineering leaders from Midwest manufacturers with steady heat and power loads. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for CHP 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.
- Utilities ManagerBoilers, steam, power
- Energy ManagerSpark spread, tariffs
- Plant Engineering DirectorWrites the spec
- Plant ManagerSigns off on capex
- VP of OperationsMulti-site energy strategy
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Food and beverage (steam, hot water, cooling) · Chemicals and plastics (24/7 heat and power) · Paper and packaging (steam-heavy processes) · Metals and fabrication (heat treating, furnaces) · Pharma (steam, chilled water, uptime).
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.
- 6AgriPowerCombined heat and power · 6 summits
- 3Burns & McDonnell EngineeringCombined heat and power · 3 summits
- 3Doosan Fuel Cell AmericaCombined heat and power · 3 summits
- 2Be Power TechCombined heat and power · 2 summits
- 2Capstone TurbineCombined heat and power · 2 summits
- 2DTE Energy ServicesCombined heat and power · 2 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 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 · AERCO International 5 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · BASF 7 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Camfil 2 · Chelsea Group 2 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · 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 · Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. 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 · Smardt Chiller Group 8 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Thermal Energy International 3 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2
In writing, from past sponsors and delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“Real buyers attend session.”
Past sponsorGerald ConboyVP, North American Sales, Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.Read the whole quote
“The best of all the energy events. The FMA Staff facilitates meetings and relationships. Real buyers attend session. FMA is the best Summit I attend. The value is the partnership base and end user customer base that has budget for projects.”
“Couldn’t recommend it higher.”
Read the whole quote
“The conversations have been great, the meetings have been good, the organized lunches, the organized happy hour and cocktail event was excellent. Couldn’t recommend it higher.”
Past sponsorTom DrakeSenior Sales Manager, MTU Onsite Energy“…there were multiple opportunities to meet with potential clients. … FMA has a strong understanding of customer service. They did everything to ensure we were satisfied with the event and realized results.”
Past sponsorJohn NittiVice President, Sales and Marketing, Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.“Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Read the whole quote
“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 MotorsSee 8 moreShow fewer
“…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, Bostik“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“Great Summit to attend and see the diversity of industry and government. Several vendors presented new ideas to problems we all face in the industry.”
Past delegateEd HagerstromDirector EHS, Refresco Beverages US Inc.“Excellent set of presenters on a wide range of subjects, lots of new and forward thinking. Great networking with small groups- startup dinners and circulation times.”
Past delegateJohn DeVinneySenior Project Manager, Perdue Farms“I’ve been to a lot of conferences and I found the FMA sessions to be excellent, engaging and interesting. I think it had some of the best speakers I’ve ever seen in a conference I’ve been to. I certainly liked the format, the 20 minutes sessions, so you can get the top level ideas or thoughts without having to hear in infinite detail. The format is well structured, the speakers were really, really good and I would highly recommend this conference to anybody in this field.”
Past delegateBrendan SullivanExecutive Director, Facilities, Estée Lauder“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, StandardAeroSet 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 combined heat and power category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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CHP engines & turbinesInvited
How Half Acre Beer Co. in Chicago makes its own power and brewing hot water
Two EC Power XRGI-25 micro-CHP units generating 48 kW, completed in less than six months with Stanton Mechanical, Kinergetics, Boilersource and Peoples Gas: nearly 60% of the brewery's hot water demand, 93% overall system efficiency, and expected savings of approximately 138,000 kWh, nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 and almost $18,000 a year; a 2026 CHP Project of the Year (expected; as reported by the Midwest Cogeneration Association).
The problem: The brewery wanted to cut operating costs and use its energy more efficiently.
Published result: Two EC Power XRGI-25 micro-CHP units generating 48 kW, completed in less than six months with Stanton Mechanical, Kinergetics, Boilersource and Peoples Gas: nearly 60% of the brewery's hot water demand, 93% overall system efficiency, and expected savings of approximately 138,000 kWh, nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 and almost $18,000 a year; a 2026 CHP Project of the Year (expected; as reported by the Midwest Cogeneration Association).
Invited: EC Power and Kinergetics, with Half Acre Beer Company · Read the published case
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Waste heat to powerInvited
How Holcim’s cement plant in Alpena, Michigan made power from leftover kiln heat
A pilot thermoelectric generator ran on steam diverted from the plant’s waste-heat system: 7.7 kW peak net power (7.5 kW claimed), 10.0 kW peak gross and 5.0% peak thermal efficiency. A commercial-scale system at Alpena is estimated at up to 391 kW net and 920,000–1,800,000 kWh a year (pilot measured, commercial figures estimated; as reported by the DOE Industrial Technology Validation of Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems).
The problem: The plant already turned kiln exhaust into steam power, but lower-grade heat was still going to waste.
Published result: A pilot thermoelectric generator ran on steam diverted from the plant’s waste-heat system: 7.7 kW peak net power (7.5 kW claimed), 10.0 kW peak gross and 5.0% peak thermal efficiency. A commercial-scale system at Alpena is estimated at up to 391 kW net and 920,000–1,800,000 kWh a year (pilot measured, commercial figures estimated; as reported by the DOE Industrial Technology Validation of Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems).
Invited: Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems, with Holcim (now Amrize) · Read the published case
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CHP developers & energy-as-a-serviceInvited
How American Refining Group in Bradford, Pennsylvania is ending one-second outages
Unison will build, own, operate and maintain a CHP-based microgrid under an Energy-as-a-Service model. It is expected to supply more than 90% of the facility’s electrical load and to offset about 10% of the site thermal load (pending final validation), and to island through grid disturbances (expected, in development; as reported by Unison Energy).
The problem: For more than a decade, power dips of one to two seconds stopped refining processes and created safety risks.
Published result: Unison will build, own, operate and maintain a CHP-based microgrid under an Energy-as-a-Service model. It is expected to supply more than 90% of the facility’s electrical load and to offset about 10% of the site thermal load (pending final validation), and to island through grid disturbances (expected, in development; as reported by Unison Energy).
Invited: Unison Energy, with American Refining Group · Read the published case
See all 5 stories, in 4 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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CHP engines & turbines
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Half Acre Beer Co. in Chicago makes its own power and brewing hot water
Two EC Power XRGI-25 micro-CHP units generating 48 kW, completed in less than six months with Stanton Mechanical, Kinergetics, Boilersource and Peoples Gas: nearly 60% of the brewery's hot water demand, 93% overall system efficiency, and expected savings of approximately 138,000 kWh, nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 and almost $18,000 a year; a 2026 CHP Project of the Year (expected; as reported by the Midwest Cogeneration Association).
The problem: The brewery wanted to cut operating costs and use its energy more efficiently.
Published result: Two EC Power XRGI-25 micro-CHP units generating 48 kW, completed in less than six months with Stanton Mechanical, Kinergetics, Boilersource and Peoples Gas: nearly 60% of the brewery's hot water demand, 93% overall system efficiency, and expected savings of approximately 138,000 kWh, nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 and almost $18,000 a year; a 2026 CHP Project of the Year (expected; as reported by the Midwest Cogeneration Association).
Invited: EC Power and Kinergetics, with Half Acre Beer Company · Read the published case
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Invited
How Milliken’s Blacksburg, South Carolina plants stopped burning coal for steam
A 14 MW CHP plant with a Titan 130 turbine and a heat recovery steam generator started up in 2021 and supplies both plants: it eliminates coal for steam generation and gives a 20% overall efficiency improvement (period not stated; as reported by Solar Turbines).
The problem: The Magnolia Finishing Plant and Allen Chemical Plant needed electricity and steam, and coal was used to make the steam.
Published result: A 14 MW CHP plant with a Titan 130 turbine and a heat recovery steam generator started up in 2021 and supplies both plants: it eliminates coal for steam generation and gives a 20% overall efficiency improvement (period not stated; as reported by Solar Turbines).
Invited: Solar Turbines, with Milliken & Company · Read the published case
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Invited
How Recla in Italy saves more than €350,000 a year with on-site CHP
A C1000R installed in 2010 ran for over 15 years and is being replaced by a C1000S supplying electricity and saturated steam, with more than €350,000 in annual energy savings cited (as reported by Capstone Green Energy).
The problem: A meat-products plant needed to replace the microturbine that had powered it for 15 years.
Published result: A C1000R installed in 2010 ran for over 15 years and is being replaced by a C1000S supplying electricity and saturated steam, with more than €350,000 in annual energy savings cited (as reported by Capstone Green Energy).
Invited: Capstone Energy+ and IBT Connecting Energies, with Recla · 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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CHP developers & energy-as-a-service
1 story invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How American Refining Group in Bradford, Pennsylvania is ending one-second outages
Unison will build, own, operate and maintain a CHP-based microgrid under an Energy-as-a-Service model. It is expected to supply more than 90% of the facility’s electrical load and to offset about 10% of the site thermal load (pending final validation), and to island through grid disturbances (expected, in development; as reported by Unison Energy).
The problem: For more than a decade, power dips of one to two seconds stopped refining processes and created safety risks.
Published result: Unison will build, own, operate and maintain a CHP-based microgrid under an Energy-as-a-Service model. It is expected to supply more than 90% of the facility’s electrical load and to offset about 10% of the site thermal load (pending final validation), and to island through grid disturbances (expected, in development; as reported by Unison Energy).
Invited: Unison Energy, with American Refining Group · 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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Waste heat to power
1 story invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Holcim’s cement plant in Alpena, Michigan made power from leftover kiln heat
A pilot thermoelectric generator ran on steam diverted from the plant’s waste-heat system: 7.7 kW peak net power (7.5 kW claimed), 10.0 kW peak gross and 5.0% peak thermal efficiency. A commercial-scale system at Alpena is estimated at up to 391 kW net and 920,000–1,800,000 kWh a year (pilot measured, commercial figures estimated; as reported by the DOE Industrial Technology Validation of Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems).
The problem: The plant already turned kiln exhaust into steam power, but lower-grade heat was still going to waste.
Published result: A pilot thermoelectric generator ran on steam diverted from the plant’s waste-heat system: 7.7 kW peak net power (7.5 kW claimed), 10.0 kW peak gross and 5.0% peak thermal efficiency. A commercial-scale system at Alpena is estimated at up to 391 kW net and 920,000–1,800,000 kWh a year (pilot measured, commercial figures estimated; as reported by the DOE Industrial Technology Validation of Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems).
Invited: Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems, with Holcim (now Amrize) · 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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CHP engineering, service & O&M
Open: no story invited yet
"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.
“We're really excited and happy with the types of people we met. Many end users, many people motivated to make decisions about reducing their energy cost, putting power on site. And unlike a lot of other conferences we've gone to in the past, it's not just vendors talking to vendors. There's actually end users, facility leaders, engineering leaders, energy and sustainability leaders that attend and want to have thoughtful deep conversations about your product and how you help.”
Mike Norelli, Sales Leader, Distributed Power North America, GE. The photo is the Doosan fuel cell exhibit at a past FMA summit.
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
Combined heat and power sponsors were in 19 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programCapped at 20 sponsors per summit. We invite the plants that buy both steam and power.
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.