Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Energy Efficiency & Utility Programs Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders leaving utility incentives on the table.
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 energy, engineering, plant and maintenance leaders from Midwest manufacturers planning efficiency projects and the utility incentives that pay for them. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for energy efficiency 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.
- Energy ManagerProjects, incentives, M&V
- Plant Engineering DirectorScopes the measures
- Plant ManagerSigns off on capex
- Maintenance ManagerMotors, steam, air, lighting
- Sustainability DirectorEnergy and carbon goals
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Automotive and parts (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana) · Food and beverage (refrigeration, steam) · Chemicals and plastics (process heat, motors) · Metals and fabrication (furnaces, compressed air) · Paper and packaging (steam and drives).
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.
- 14Solution DynamicsEnergy efficiency · 14 summits
- 7EQUIDEX EnergyEnergy efficiency · 7 summits
- 6Schneider ElectricEnergy efficiency · 6 summits
- 5MPC EnergyEnergy efficiency · 5 summits
- 3Thermal Energy InternationalEnergy efficiency · 3 summits
- 2AmerescoEnergy efficiency · 2 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 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 · AERCO International 5 · AgriPower 6 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.
“…the results are evident within 2 days with people that make decisions that have budget approval”
Past sponsorJames RectorCEO, RC CubedRead the whole quote
“…the results are evident within 2 days with people that make decisions that have budget approval and I am confident the investment will return to RC Cubed much faster than some of the other similar investments I have made.”
“…we’ve had success in meeting the right types of people”
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.”
Past sponsorDave ColettaDirector of Corporate Accounts, Thermal Energy International Inc.“I think the quality level is superior to any other exhibitions I’ve been to…”
Past sponsorMatt SheasbySenior Director of Strategic Relations, RC Cubed“The FMA Congress … created a forum that leaders from the public and private sector could exchange views, information, and build partnerships. Its attendees spanned the energy sector from power producers, manufacturers, to major consumer product corporations. We were glad to sponsor the meeting…”
Past sponsorDouglas E. KaempfProgram Manager, Industrial Technologies Program, U.S. Department of EnergySee 9 moreShow fewer
“High quality customers and the right kinds of decision makers were here.”
Past sponsorJeff MetcalfVice President, Ameresco“Best one! … Format is very good. … Well organized – well thought out. Everything was taken care of.”
Past sponsorChris ComfortSales Director, Solution Dynamics“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“…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“…FMA is an extremely flexible, and very accommodating group. It’s been outstanding after I gave my presentation, the enthusiasm of the people, the questions continue even now, people wanting to know more details. It’s that sharing between people and myself. I’ve learned a lot myself so that’s been a great aspect of being here. The people that have come and I had interaction with have been the right kind of people I want to talk to.”
Past delegateKevin ButtGeneral Manager and Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.“The presenters were very knowledgeable and did a great job of communicating during the one on one time during breaks. I look forward to the site visits so we can learn more about what each company has to offer.”
Past delegateJohn ShewmakerFacility Maintenance Manager, Hitachi Automotive Systems“I am always skeptical with conferences whether they will be worth my time. This Summit was a very good blend and balance of solutions and testimonials. I will recommend this seminar to others in my company…”
Past delegateLarry GlaserAVP, Director of Operations Support, OSI Industries“…Enjoyed the Summit and met some good contacts.”
Past delegateRuss DelozierDirector of Sustainability, J+J Flooring GroupSet 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 energy efficiency category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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Utility incentive programsInvited
How Melling Engine Parts in Jackson, Michigan turned a utility audit into savings
Consumers Energy Level 1 & 2 audits led to 500 light fixtures, VFDs, occupancy sensors and compressor waste heat recovery: 1,832,326 kWh and 912 Mcf a year, $133,279 a year, and a $341,942 incentive (as reported by Consumers Energy).
The problem: Melling wanted more efficient operations at its four auto parts plants but needed to know where to start.
Published result: Consumers Energy Level 1 & 2 audits led to 500 light fixtures, VFDs, occupancy sensors and compressor waste heat recovery: 1,832,326 kWh and 912 Mcf a year, $133,279 a year, and a $341,942 incentive (as reported by Consumers Energy).
Invited: Consumers Energy, with Melling Engine Parts · Read the published case
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Energy efficiency & ESCOsInvited
How EnerSys turned a Trane energy roadmap into savings at its plants
A multi-site roadmap backed by a $20M Green Revolving Fund: a controls upgrade at Warrensburg, MO saves approximately $250,000 a year and more than 1,900 mtCO2e; boiler, compressed air and hot water upgrades at Richmond, KY; a controls, lighting, heat pump and air compressor upgrade at Horsham, PA (projected more than $45,000 a year, ~$490,000 in grants) (as reported by Trane).
The problem: EnerSys wanted lower operating costs and less exposure to energy price swings across its plants, not a string of one-off projects.
Published result: A multi-site roadmap backed by a $20M Green Revolving Fund: a controls upgrade at Warrensburg, MO saves approximately $250,000 a year and more than 1,900 mtCO2e; boiler, compressed air and hot water upgrades at Richmond, KY; a controls, lighting, heat pump and air compressor upgrade at Horsham, PA (projected more than $45,000 a year, ~$490,000 in grants) (as reported by Trane).
Invited: Trane, with EnerSys · Read the published case
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Utility incentive programsInvited
How Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo, Michigan earned $1.7 million in efficiency incentives
Press, vacuum and dryer upgrades plus lighting, steam trap and compressed air work at Kalamazoo and Battle Creek: 9,189,677 kWh and 142,776 Mcf a year, $1,383,293 a year in energy costs, and a $1,740,072 incentive (estimated cost savings; as reported by Consumers Energy).
The problem: Two major paper machines needed upgrades, and the company had set a goal to cut its energy use 15% by 2025.
Published result: Press, vacuum and dryer upgrades plus lighting, steam trap and compressed air work at Kalamazoo and Battle Creek: 9,189,677 kWh and 142,776 Mcf a year, $1,383,293 a year in energy costs, and a $1,740,072 incentive (estimated cost savings; as reported by Consumers Energy).
Invited: Consumers Energy, with Graphic Packaging International · Read the published case
See all 5 stories, in 2 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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Energy efficiency & ESCOs
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How EnerSys turned a Trane energy roadmap into savings at its plants
A multi-site roadmap backed by a $20M Green Revolving Fund: a controls upgrade at Warrensburg, MO saves approximately $250,000 a year and more than 1,900 mtCO2e; boiler, compressed air and hot water upgrades at Richmond, KY; a controls, lighting, heat pump and air compressor upgrade at Horsham, PA (projected more than $45,000 a year, ~$490,000 in grants) (as reported by Trane).
The problem: EnerSys wanted lower operating costs and less exposure to energy price swings across its plants, not a string of one-off projects.
Published result: A multi-site roadmap backed by a $20M Green Revolving Fund: a controls upgrade at Warrensburg, MO saves approximately $250,000 a year and more than 1,900 mtCO2e; boiler, compressed air and hot water upgrades at Richmond, KY; a controls, lighting, heat pump and air compressor upgrade at Horsham, PA (projected more than $45,000 a year, ~$490,000 in grants) (as reported by Trane).
Invited: Trane, with EnerSys · Read the published case
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Invited
How TG Kentucky in Lebanon, Kentucky put its waste heat to work
Two heat recovery chillers now capture that heat to preheat paint-booth make-up air, with free cooling below 45°F and a building automation system; lower electricity, gas use and emissions are projected, no figures given (projected; as reported by Trane).
The problem: The plant was expanding and asked for new chillers, while its air compressors and injection molding machines kept throwing heat away.
Published result: Two heat recovery chillers now capture that heat to preheat paint-booth make-up air, with free cooling below 45°F and a building automation system; lower electricity, gas use and emissions are projected, no figures given (projected; as reported by Trane).
Invited: Trane, with TG Kentucky (Toyoda Gosei) · 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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Utility incentive programs
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Melling Engine Parts in Jackson, Michigan turned a utility audit into savings
Consumers Energy Level 1 & 2 audits led to 500 light fixtures, VFDs, occupancy sensors and compressor waste heat recovery: 1,832,326 kWh and 912 Mcf a year, $133,279 a year, and a $341,942 incentive (as reported by Consumers Energy).
The problem: Melling wanted more efficient operations at its four auto parts plants but needed to know where to start.
Published result: Consumers Energy Level 1 & 2 audits led to 500 light fixtures, VFDs, occupancy sensors and compressor waste heat recovery: 1,832,326 kWh and 912 Mcf a year, $133,279 a year, and a $341,942 incentive (as reported by Consumers Energy).
Invited: Consumers Energy, with Melling Engine Parts · Read the published case
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Invited
How Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo, Michigan earned $1.7 million in efficiency incentives
Press, vacuum and dryer upgrades plus lighting, steam trap and compressed air work at Kalamazoo and Battle Creek: 9,189,677 kWh and 142,776 Mcf a year, $1,383,293 a year in energy costs, and a $1,740,072 incentive (estimated cost savings; as reported by Consumers Energy).
The problem: Two major paper machines needed upgrades, and the company had set a goal to cut its energy use 15% by 2025.
Published result: Press, vacuum and dryer upgrades plus lighting, steam trap and compressed air work at Kalamazoo and Battle Creek: 9,189,677 kWh and 142,776 Mcf a year, $1,383,293 a year in energy costs, and a $1,740,072 incentive (estimated cost savings; as reported by Consumers Energy).
Invited: Consumers Energy, with Graphic Packaging International · Read the published case
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Invited
How Ferrara’s five Illinois candy plants saved 7.4 million kWh in a year
ComEd Strategic Energy Management plus air leak sealing, LEDs, new chillers, dehumidification and HVAC upgrades: approximately 7.4 million kWh and approximately $641,000 in cost savings in 2025, with nearly $480,000 in incentives (as reported by ComEd).
The problem: Ferrara had a tough emissions goal and needed its plants to keep cutting energy use year after year.
Published result: ComEd Strategic Energy Management plus air leak sealing, LEDs, new chillers, dehumidification and HVAC upgrades: approximately 7.4 million kWh and approximately $641,000 in cost savings in 2025, with nearly $480,000 in incentives (as reported by ComEd).
Invited: ComEd, with Ferrara Candy Company · 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.
“…Now we're starting to grow: we've moved into Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania. … Instead of walking into other markets, we're now running into them, and we will have anchor customers in those markets…”
Ron Frericks, Owner and President, QFB Energy. The photo is the QFB Energy and All Tech Energy exhibits 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
Energy efficiency sponsors were in 28 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programSolution Dynamics sponsored 14 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.