Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Occupational Safety & Health Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders who count every recordable.
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 EHS, safety, plant and HR leaders from Midwest manufacturers working on injuries, fire risk, PPE and workers' comp. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for safety 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.
- EHS DirectorOwns the safety program
- Plant Safety ManagerInjuries, PPE, training
- Plant ManagerSigns off on the spend
- HR DirectorWorkers' comp, clinics
- Facilities ManagerFire protection systems
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) · Metals and fabrication (cuts, burns, guarding) · Food and beverage (knives, ergonomics, ammonia) · Warehousing at the plant (forklifts, pedestrians) · Wood, paper and plastics (dust and fire risk).
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.
- 2Control InstrumentsOccupational safety and health · 2 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
- 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
- 7BASF7 summits
- 7EQUIDEX Energy7 summits
- 7LG Electronics7 summits
- 6AgriPower6 summits
- 6Greenstar Recycling6 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Breitner MarczewskiDirector of Energy Engineering, General MotorsRead 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”
“We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit”
Read the whole quote
“…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…”
Scott CullenAmericas Environmental Compliance Manager, Bostik“…full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in”
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“I found the experience well organized and full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in.”
Warren 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.”
Kevin ButtGeneral Manager and Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.See 8 moreShow fewer
“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.”
John ShewmakerFacility Maintenance Manager, Hitachi Automotive Systems“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…”
Carrie BertolinoEnergy Analyst, UniFirst Corporation“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…”
Larry GlaserAVP, Director of Operations Support, OSI Industries“…Enjoyed the Summit and met some good contacts.”
Russ DelozierDirector of Sustainability, J+J Flooring Group“…We enjoyed attending your event and definitely appreciated presenting our LEED gold plant and our sustainability programs. … We definitely learned some things as well.”
Gregory ClarkDirector of Construction & Facilities Management, White Castle Management Co.“First time Summit attendee. Great introduction to a number of topics important to Facility Managers of the Future.”
Alec 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.”
Reed GibsonFacilities Manager, Pall Corporation“I very much enjoyed participating in the summit…”
Kurtis 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 occupational safety and health category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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PPEInvited
How Thai Summit America in Michigan saved about $707,000 by cleaning and reusing its PPE
Libra Industries' PPE cleaning and recycling program extended PPE life four to five times before replacement and produced about $707,000 in documented cost savings in 2025 (as reported by Libra Industries).
The problem: An automotive stamping and assembly plant with nearly 900 employees on three shifts was throwing away gloves and other PPE after a single use.
Published result: Libra Industries' PPE cleaning and recycling program extended PPE life four to five times before replacement and produced about $707,000 in documented cost savings in 2025 (as reported by Libra Industries).
Invited: Libra Industries, with Thai Summit America · Read the published case
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Occupational healthInvited
Physical therapists on the factory floor: how Briggs & Stratton cut its DART rate 47%
Marathon Health placed physical therapists on the plant floor at Statesboro, Georgia and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, added ErgoFactor risk ratings and an early intervention program: from 2022 to 2023 the DART rate fell 47%, OSHA recordables 40% and lost-time cases 47%; average injury claim costs fell 12% in year two and 40% in year three (as reported by Marathon Health).
The problem: Musculoskeletal injuries were sidelining workers who stand 8 to 10 hours a shift, raising workers' comp costs and slowing output.
Published result: Marathon Health placed physical therapists on the plant floor at Statesboro, Georgia and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, added ErgoFactor risk ratings and an early intervention program: from 2022 to 2023 the DART rate fell 47%, OSHA recordables 40% and lost-time cases 47%; average injury claim costs fell 12% in year two and 40% in year three (as reported by Marathon Health).
Invited: Marathon Health, with Briggs & Stratton · Read the published case
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Safety & fire protectionInvited
How Piston Automotive in Marion, Ohio cut vehicle safety incidents 86% in three months
Voxel's AI safety platform at the plant: vehicle safety incidents down 86% within 3 months, and no-stop-at-end-of-aisle incidents from 5 a day to 0.4 a day (as reported by Voxel).
The problem: Workers cut corners to save time: stepping onto transport rollers, pushing several pallets at once with forklifts that blocked the driver's view, and skipping stops at the ends of aisles.
Published result: Voxel's AI safety platform at the plant: vehicle safety incidents down 86% within 3 months, and no-stop-at-end-of-aisle incidents from 5 a day to 0.4 a day (as reported by Voxel).
Invited: Voxel, with Piston Automotive · Read the published case
See all 8 stories, in 3 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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Safety & fire protection
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Piston Automotive in Marion, Ohio cut vehicle safety incidents 86% in three months
Voxel's AI safety platform at the plant: vehicle safety incidents down 86% within 3 months, and no-stop-at-end-of-aisle incidents from 5 a day to 0.4 a day (as reported by Voxel).
The problem: Workers cut corners to save time: stepping onto transport rollers, pushing several pallets at once with forklifts that blocked the driver's view, and skipping stops at the ends of aisles.
Published result: Voxel's AI safety platform at the plant: vehicle safety incidents down 86% within 3 months, and no-stop-at-end-of-aisle incidents from 5 a day to 0.4 a day (as reported by Voxel).
Invited: Voxel, with Piston Automotive · Read the published case
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From one Canadian pilot to plants in 10 countries: NSG Group (Pilkington) and AI safety monitoring
Voxel's platform now runs at NSG facilities in 10 countries: a 62% drop in safety vest violations within the first 30 days in the United States, a 57% decrease in ergonomic risk events from Q3 to Q4 2024 in Canada, and a 75% reduction in person-to-equipment proximity events within three months in Malaysia (as reported by NSG Group; U.S. site not named).
The problem: The glassmaker wanted to find unsafe behavior across its plants before it turned into injuries, starting with a pilot at one Canadian facility in June 2024.
Published result: Voxel's platform now runs at NSG facilities in 10 countries: a 62% drop in safety vest violations within the first 30 days in the United States, a 57% decrease in ergonomic risk events from Q3 to Q4 2024 in Canada, and a 75% reduction in person-to-equipment proximity events within three months in Malaysia (as reported by NSG Group; U.S. site not named).
Invited: Voxel, with NSG Group (Pilkington) · Read the published case
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After a forklift near miss: proximity warnings on every truck at Glencore's Rhode Island recycling plant
ELOKON's ELOshield ultra-wideband proximity system was fitted to all five forklifts, with devices carried by pedestrians and visitors. Since then the plant manager says the plant has had no significant forklift incidents; no figures were published (as reported by Modern Materials Handling).
The problem: A 2021 forklift-employee incident caused no injuries but showed the plant, where 35 employees shred and prepare electronic materials for smelting, that it needed better forklift and pedestrian protection.
Published result: ELOKON's ELOshield ultra-wideband proximity system was fitted to all five forklifts, with devices carried by pedestrians and visitors. Since then the plant manager says the plant has had no significant forklift incidents; no figures were published (as reported by Modern Materials Handling).
Invited: ELOKON, with Glencore · 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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PPE
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Thai Summit America in Michigan saved about $707,000 by cleaning and reusing its PPE
Libra Industries' PPE cleaning and recycling program extended PPE life four to five times before replacement and produced about $707,000 in documented cost savings in 2025 (as reported by Libra Industries).
The problem: An automotive stamping and assembly plant with nearly 900 employees on three shifts was throwing away gloves and other PPE after a single use.
Published result: Libra Industries' PPE cleaning and recycling program extended PPE life four to five times before replacement and produced about $707,000 in documented cost savings in 2025 (as reported by Libra Industries).
Invited: Libra Industries, with Thai Summit America · Read the published case
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From about 40 recordable hand injuries a year to 3 at a central Pennsylvania manufacturer
After a three-month glove evaluation across its sites, the company standardized on HexArmor gloves: recordable hand injuries dropped from approximately 40 per year to 3 (a 93% reduction), annual glove usage fell from approximately 31,200 pairs to 7,800 (75%), and total annual savings came to over $92,000 (as reported by HexArmor; customer not named; date not shown).
The problem: A manufacturer whose operations looked efficient on paper was averaging about 40 recordable hand injuries a year and going through about 31,200 pairs of gloves.
Published result: After a three-month glove evaluation across its sites, the company standardized on HexArmor gloves: recordable hand injuries dropped from approximately 40 per year to 3 (a 93% reduction), annual glove usage fell from approximately 31,200 pairs to 7,800 (75%), and total annual savings came to over $92,000 (as reported by HexArmor; customer not named; date not shown).
Invited: HexArmor · Read the published case
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Fewer hand injuries and $18,000 less on gloves at Wabtec Graham-White
SHOWA's Sentinel hand-protection program, including its biodegradable EBT gloves: a US$18,000 reduction in glove spend and a drop in hand injuries, with no injury figures given and period not stated (as reported by SHOWA).
The problem: A maker of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic components wanted to cut hand injuries and glove spend and choose more sustainable PPE.
Published result: SHOWA's Sentinel hand-protection program, including its biodegradable EBT gloves: a US$18,000 reduction in glove spend and a drop in hand injuries, with no injury figures given and period not stated (as reported by SHOWA).
Invited: SHOWA, with Wabtec Graham-White · 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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Occupational health
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
Physical therapists on the factory floor: how Briggs & Stratton cut its DART rate 47%
Marathon Health placed physical therapists on the plant floor at Statesboro, Georgia and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, added ErgoFactor risk ratings and an early intervention program: from 2022 to 2023 the DART rate fell 47%, OSHA recordables 40% and lost-time cases 47%; average injury claim costs fell 12% in year two and 40% in year three (as reported by Marathon Health).
The problem: Musculoskeletal injuries were sidelining workers who stand 8 to 10 hours a shift, raising workers' comp costs and slowing output.
Published result: Marathon Health placed physical therapists on the plant floor at Statesboro, Georgia and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, added ErgoFactor risk ratings and an early intervention program: from 2022 to 2023 the DART rate fell 47%, OSHA recordables 40% and lost-time cases 47%; average injury claim costs fell 12% in year two and 40% in year three (as reported by Marathon Health).
Invited: Marathon Health, with Briggs & Stratton · Read the published case
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A $45 wash wand and a phone camera: how Superior Tube Products cut its injury rate 60%
An eight-month pilot (May 2024 to January 2025) with 3motionAI's phone-video motion capture and RiskAI dashboard found the wash bay, not the heavy tubing, was the real risk; a shorter wash wand costing about $45 fixed it. The total recordable incident rate decreased by 60% in one year, workers' compensation costs dropped by over 98% across three years, and the experience modification rate fell 36% (as reported by the National Safety Council).
The problem: Wrist, elbow, shoulder and back injuries from awkward reaches and manual handling in tube bending, laser, press and wash cells, with ergonomics handled only after discomfort escalated.
Published result: An eight-month pilot (May 2024 to January 2025) with 3motionAI's phone-video motion capture and RiskAI dashboard found the wash bay, not the heavy tubing, was the real risk; a shorter wash wand costing about $45 fixed it. The total recordable incident rate decreased by 60% in one year, workers' compensation costs dropped by over 98% across three years, and the experience modification rate fell 36% (as reported by the National Safety Council).
Invited: 3motionAI, with Superior Tube Products (now Morton Industries) · 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
Occupational safety and health sponsors were in 2 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programCapped at 20 sponsors per summit. Plant safety leaders are in the room.
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.