Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance

Electrical & Power Quality Summit for Manufacturing Plants

Meet the plant leaders who lose a shift every time the power blinks.

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
Who from each plantPlant Engineering Director, Electrical / Maintenance Manager, Plant Manager, EHS Manager and Energy Manager. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.
Where fromPlants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Invitations are going out now.
The roomEvery meeting is booked before you arrive. No expo hall. Your furnished exhibit sits in the meeting room, next to the tables.

Two days with plant engineering, maintenance and electrical leaders from Midwest manufacturers dealing with aging switchgear, voltage sags, harmonics and arc-flash risk. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.

or email for pricing

The people who sign the PO for electrical projects.

Invited from plants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.

A full session room at a past FMA summit

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

  1. Step 1287Find the problem, write the specEnergy Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer
  2. Step 2560Pick the vendorFacilities Manager, Environmental Manager, Energy Manager
  3. Step 3337Own the budgetDirector of Engineering, Director of Operations, Director of Manufacturing
  4. Step 4136Sign offPlant Manager, General Manager, President

Who we invite to this summit

Each title, and what that person owns.

  • Plant Engineering DirectorOwns the one-line
  • Electrical / Maintenance ManagerBreakers, motors, PMs
  • Plant ManagerSigns off on downtime
  • EHS ManagerArc flash and NFPA 70E
  • Energy ManagerPower factor, demand charges

Where past delegates worked

Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.

  • Automotive & vehicles200
  • Building products & furniture191
  • Aerospace & defense176
  • Food & beverage164
  • Chemicals & materials125
  • Industrial & equipment115
  • Pharma & medical devices111
  • Paper, packaging & printing106
  • Electronics & semiconductors98
  • Metals85
  • Consumer products75
  • Oil, gas & mining24

Industries we are inviting to this summit: Automotive and parts (robots, welders, presses) · Metals and castings (furnaces, big motors) · Plastics and molding (heaters, drives, 24/7) · Food and beverage (refrigeration, washdown) · Chemicals (continuous processes).

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

See every company and the titles it sent, by industry

They came back.

Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.

  • 10Advanced Power TechnologiesElectrical and power quality · 10 summits
  • 6Schneider ElectricElectrical and power quality · 6 summits
  • 3EatonElectrical and power quality · 3 summits
  • 3GexproElectrical and power quality · 3 summits
  • 3KVAR Energy SavingsElectrical and power quality · 3 summits
  • 18US LED18 summits
  • 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
  • 14Covanta14 summits
  • 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
  • 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
  • 7BASF7 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 · AgriPower 6 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · 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 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · 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.

“…at each FMA Summit we have gained one actual customer as a minimum”
Past sponsorMark MartyakChief Sales Officer, PowerSecure
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“I can tell you at each FMA Summit we have gained one actual customer as a minimum which is great. This show has been really good here in Columbus. Met 2 or 3 potential customers that I really do think we’ll end up doing business with…”

“…they act more like a strategic partner”
Read the whole quote

“Although we attend many different conferences I’ve got to tell you that FMA is by far the best…we attend. The primary reason is because they act more like a strategic partner than they do an association that’s trying to grab a bunch of vendors so I can’t say enough about how much benefit we have gotten out of this. …”

Past sponsorDevin GrandisCEO & President, Advanced Power Technologies
“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, Bostik
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“This was my first time sponsoring the FMA Summit and have to say everything about this conference from the quality of attendees to the venue was first class. The quality of conversations were really good in that FMA set us up with customers who had already expressed an interest in us. The attendees were all high level decision makers. Very impressed and will be back!”
Past sponsorMark MartyakChief Sales Officer, PowerSecure Inc.
“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
“Very well organized! Great topics and great speakers. Spoke to vendors regarding current initiatives and met vendors regarding their initiatives and how they can provide guidance and services to UniFirst…”
Past delegateCarrie BertolinoEnergy Analyst, UniFirst Corporation
“…We enjoyed attending your event and definitely appreciated presenting our LEED gold plant and our sustainability programs. … We definitely learned some things as well.”
Past delegateGregory ClarkDirector of Construction & Facilities Management, White Castle Management Co.
“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 Martin

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
TimeWednesdayThursdayFriday
7:00 AMBreakfast at your company tableBreakfast at your company table
8:00–10:00 AMPlant case studiesPlant case studies
10:00 AMCoffee and shop talk in the exhibit roomPre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table
11:00 AMPlant case studiesPlant case studies
12:00 PMLunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetingsClosing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings
1:00 PMPlant case studiesPlant case studies, then head home
2:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inPre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table
3:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inCoffee and shop talk in the exhibit room
3:30 PMSponsor setup and check-inPlant case studies
5:00–7:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inReception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s
Your meetings

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.

The Hilton Columbus Downtown tower
Columbus, April 29–30, 2027Hilton Columbus Downtown
The Renaissance Center on the Detroit riverfront
Detroit, October 28–29, 2027Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center

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 electrical and power quality category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.

  • On-site power and backupInvited

    Fuel cells to power most of two Conagra plants in Troy and Archbold, Ohio

    A 15-year power purchase agreement for approximately six megawatts of Bloom fuel cells, expected to supply approximately 70% to 75% of the electricity needs at the two plants and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 19% (projected; announced April 1, 2025; as reported by Bloom Energy).

    The problem: Conagra wanted cleaner, more reliable power for its Troy and Archbold, Ohio production facilities, in what Bloom calls a grid-constrained region.

    Published result: A 15-year power purchase agreement for approximately six megawatts of Bloom fuel cells, expected to supply approximately 70% to 75% of the electricity needs at the two plants and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 19% (projected; announced April 1, 2025; as reported by Bloom Energy).

    Invited: Bloom Energy, with Conagra Brands · Read the published case

  • Switchgear, transformers and distributionInvited

    Keeping a 24/7 auto plant's substations online: Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette, Indiana

    ABB, SIA's partner since the plant was built, commissioned its substation equipment, monitors power and demand with its envisage energy management system and keeps a local team on call 24/7/365. When storms knocked out power and a breaker tripped, ABB guided SIA through the event log late at night, found the trip was not a real fault, and the plant came back online. No recovery time or savings figures are given (published Feb 28, 2024; as reported by Industry Today on the ABB case study).

    The problem: Subaru of Indiana Automotive runs three shifts a day, 24/7, on about 5 million sq ft of manufacturing space, and a storm-related breaker trip had shut the plant down.

    Published result: ABB, SIA's partner since the plant was built, commissioned its substation equipment, monitors power and demand with its envisage energy management system and keeps a local team on call 24/7/365. When storms knocked out power and a breaker tripped, ABB guided SIA through the event log late at night, found the trip was not a real fault, and the plant came back online. No recovery time or savings figures are given (published Feb 28, 2024; as reported by Industry Today on the ABB case study).

    Invited: ABB, with Subaru of Indiana Automotive · Read the published case

  • Electrical testing and arc-flash safetyInvited

    A routine infrared scan finds a critical hot spot in a woodworking plant's 115-kV substation

    A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography inspection flagged the fault; after cleaning and specialized insulation and larger conductors, it was "mitigated without any unplanned downtime", against an estimated property loss of more than $1 million and one to four months of business interruption if undetected; "cost avoidance exceeding $1 million" (estimated; published May 21, 2025; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

    The problem: The main substation of a large coastal woodworking facility (total insurable value $525 million) had a B-phase lug connection running +85.5°C above normal on a 115-kV switch.

    Published result: A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography inspection flagged the fault; after cleaning and specialized insulation and larger conductors, it was "mitigated without any unplanned downtime", against an estimated property loss of more than $1 million and one to four months of business interruption if undetected; "cost avoidance exceeding $1 million" (estimated; published May 21, 2025; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

    Invited: TÜV SÜD · Read the published case

See all 8 stories, in 5 categories, and how a session runs
  1. 1The problemWhat was happening at the plant.
  2. 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
  3. 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
  4. 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
  5. 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
  6. 6The lessonsWhat another plant should check first.
  • Switchgear, transformers and distribution

    2 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Keeping a 24/7 auto plant's substations online: Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette, Indiana

      ABB, SIA's partner since the plant was built, commissioned its substation equipment, monitors power and demand with its envisage energy management system and keeps a local team on call 24/7/365. When storms knocked out power and a breaker tripped, ABB guided SIA through the event log late at night, found the trip was not a real fault, and the plant came back online. No recovery time or savings figures are given (published Feb 28, 2024; as reported by Industry Today on the ABB case study).

      The problem: Subaru of Indiana Automotive runs three shifts a day, 24/7, on about 5 million sq ft of manufacturing space, and a storm-related breaker trip had shut the plant down.

      Published result: ABB, SIA's partner since the plant was built, commissioned its substation equipment, monitors power and demand with its envisage energy management system and keeps a local team on call 24/7/365. When storms knocked out power and a breaker tripped, ABB guided SIA through the event log late at night, found the trip was not a real fault, and the plant came back online. No recovery time or savings figures are given (published Feb 28, 2024; as reported by Industry Today on the ABB case study).

      Invited: ABB, with Subaru of Indiana Automotive · Read the published case

    • Invited

      A temporary transformer instead of a generator after a weekend failure at a Florida automotive plant

      The plant asked for a mobile generator; Sunbelt Solomon and a partner instead supplied and installed a 2500kVA 27.6kV-600V temporary transformer, 130 feet of pre-terminated 28kV teck cable and 50' of LV camlok cable, which let the plant resume operations "in a timely manner"; no cost or time figures given (page dated July 24, 2026; as reported by Sunbelt Solomon).

      The problem: A Florida-based automotive plant making complex metal and hybrid structures lost power over a weekend because of a failed transformer, and a new transformer would take a long time to source.

      Published result: The plant asked for a mobile generator; Sunbelt Solomon and a partner instead supplied and installed a 2500kVA 27.6kV-600V temporary transformer, 130 feet of pre-terminated 28kV teck cable and 50' of LV camlok cable, which let the plant resume operations "in a timely manner"; no cost or time figures given (page dated July 24, 2026; as reported by Sunbelt Solomon).

      Invited: Sunbelt Solomon · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • Power quality and power factor

    2 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Ending power factor penalties at an aluminum extrusion plant

      A Powerside power system analysis found the old equipment could not follow the press's rapid, repeating load changes; Powerside modified PowerVar capacitor banks, including a 1,000 kVAR bank with 800 kVAR of contactor switching and two 200kVAR thyristor-switched stages plus detuned reactors, "wiping out a hefty monthly penalty" and eliminating resonance issues (PDF from Dec 2024; as reported by Powerside).

      The problem: An aluminum extrusion manufacturer had a power factor of .79 against a utility requirement of .95, with penalties upwards of $20,000 per month, even though it already had power factor correction equipment.

      Published result: A Powerside power system analysis found the old equipment could not follow the press's rapid, repeating load changes; Powerside modified PowerVar capacitor banks, including a 1,000 kVAR bank with 800 kVAR of contactor switching and two 200kVAR thyristor-switched stages plus detuned reactors, "wiping out a hefty monthly penalty" and eliminating resonance issues (PDF from Dec 2024; as reported by Powerside).

      Invited: Powerside · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Voltage sags tripping cleanroom fan drives at a North Carolina pharmaceutical plant

      Brought in by the utility, Advanced Energy recommended new drive parameter settings and an online double-conversion UPS before the PLC on each affected unit; site personnel estimated the fixes addressed "880 lost labor hours" over the previous two years, plus the lost product (estimated; published July 24, 2024; as reported by Advanced Energy).

      The problem: At a large North Carolina pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, brief voltage sags within normal grid tolerance tripped variable frequency drives on cleanroom fans, so product had to be discarded and the site faced long downtime.

      Published result: Brought in by the utility, Advanced Energy recommended new drive parameter settings and an online double-conversion UPS before the PLC on each affected unit; site personnel estimated the fixes addressed "880 lost labor hours" over the previous two years, plus the lost product (estimated; published July 24, 2024; as reported by Advanced Energy).

      Invited: Advanced Energy · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • Electrical testing and arc-flash safety

    2 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      A routine infrared scan finds a critical hot spot in a woodworking plant's 115-kV substation

      A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography inspection flagged the fault; after cleaning and specialized insulation and larger conductors, it was "mitigated without any unplanned downtime", against an estimated property loss of more than $1 million and one to four months of business interruption if undetected; "cost avoidance exceeding $1 million" (estimated; published May 21, 2025; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

      The problem: The main substation of a large coastal woodworking facility (total insurable value $525 million) had a B-phase lug connection running +85.5°C above normal on a 115-kV switch.

      Published result: A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography inspection flagged the fault; after cleaning and specialized insulation and larger conductors, it was "mitigated without any unplanned downtime", against an estimated property loss of more than $1 million and one to four months of business interruption if undetected; "cost avoidance exceeding $1 million" (estimated; published May 21, 2025; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

      Invited: TÜV SÜD · Read the published case

    • Invited

      A 688°C bus connection caught in the main switchgear of a manufacturing plant

      A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography survey found it; the plant shut down and de-energized the switchgear, replaced the faulty parts and torqued the connections, avoiding equipment failure that the page says could have caused property damage exceeding $1 million and over 120 days of business interruption (avoided loss is estimated; article dated May 21, 2025 in the page data; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

      The problem: A 480-volt, 1,600-amp main switchgear at an industrial manufacturing plant (total insurable value $1 billion) had a bus bar to bushing connection running +582°C above baseline, likely from loose connections or improper assembly.

      Published result: A routine TÜV SÜD infrared thermography survey found it; the plant shut down and de-energized the switchgear, replaced the faulty parts and torqued the connections, avoiding equipment failure that the page says could have caused property damage exceeding $1 million and over 120 days of business interruption (avoided loss is estimated; article dated May 21, 2025 in the page data; as reported by TÜV SÜD).

      Invited: TÜV SÜD · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • On-site power and backup

    2 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Fuel cells to power most of two Conagra plants in Troy and Archbold, Ohio

      A 15-year power purchase agreement for approximately six megawatts of Bloom fuel cells, expected to supply approximately 70% to 75% of the electricity needs at the two plants and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 19% (projected; announced April 1, 2025; as reported by Bloom Energy).

      The problem: Conagra wanted cleaner, more reliable power for its Troy and Archbold, Ohio production facilities, in what Bloom calls a grid-constrained region.

      Published result: A 15-year power purchase agreement for approximately six megawatts of Bloom fuel cells, expected to supply approximately 70% to 75% of the electricity needs at the two plants and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 19% (projected; announced April 1, 2025; as reported by Bloom Energy).

      Invited: Bloom Energy, with Conagra Brands · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Backup power without diesel or big capital at a Fort Worth rare-earth manufacturing site

      Enchanted Rock proposed a dual-purpose medium-voltage natural gas microgrid of 4.8 MW in Phase 1 and 4.8 MW in Phase 2 under its resiliency-as-a-service model at $121/kW all-in, against $700/kW or higher for a comparable Tier 2 diesel system; savings of "millions of dollars", no exact figure (deal tentatively closing Q2 2022; page dated Dec 12, 2024; as reported by Enchanted Rock).

      The problem: A rare-earth materials processing company with a Fort Worth manufacturing site needed non-diesel backup power in a tight generator yard and wanted to spend its capital on manufacturing equipment instead.

      Published result: Enchanted Rock proposed a dual-purpose medium-voltage natural gas microgrid of 4.8 MW in Phase 1 and 4.8 MW in Phase 2 under its resiliency-as-a-service model at $121/kW all-in, against $700/kW or higher for a comparable Tier 2 diesel system; savings of "millions of dollars", no exact figure (deal tentatively closing Q2 2022; page dated Dec 12, 2024; as reported by Enchanted Rock).

      Invited: Enchanted Rock · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • Industrial electrical contractors

    Open: no story invited yet
Propose a case study

Have a customer story you're proud of?

Tell us about one project you finished for a plant. If it fits the program, we'll send you a proposed session outline and the sponsorship details.

"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.

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Meetings at numbered tables
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20-minute talks to a full room
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Exhibits in the reception room
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The cocktail hour
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Meals, with assigned seating
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An electrical sponsor demonstrating its product at a past FMA summit.

Real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.

Get in front of the decision makers, not the crowd.

Best value

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.

Your total investment$39,000$62,500 if bought separatelyAbout $2,600 per guaranteed meeting, with the talk, exhibit and table included
  • 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.
Is $39,000 worth it? Do the math with past sponsors.“If I did all these cold calls, or hired a salesperson for this amount of money, would that pay off?”Patricia Baumann, Partner, All Tech Energy
Book both 2027 summits: $29,000 eachThe full package in Columbus in April and in Detroit in October, 15 guaranteed meetings at each. $58,000 for the two, $20,000 less than booking them one at a time. About $1,900 per guaranteed meeting.

Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .

How your meetings work
  • 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
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Three people, full accessIncludedComes with anything you pick: every session, every meal and the evening cocktail reception in the exhibit room. Plus the delegate list, with names, titles and companies, 30 days before the summit.

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.

Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.

Columbus and Detroit, 2027

Advanced Power Technologies sponsored 10 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.

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The plant leader with the electrical and power quality problem and the company with the answer, at the same table.

FMA Summits, by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance Testimonials are past FMA sponsor and delegate feedback. Statistics cite the sources shown.

Devin Grandis of Advanced Power Technologies, a 10-time FMA sponsor, Bruce Fontaine of Sustainable Management Solutions (part of the APT family), and Mark Martyak and Jim McDonald of PowerSecure, recorded at past FMA summits.

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