Manufacturing Matters with The Council of Industry

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Mark Harris, Application Engineer & Educational Specialist with Allendale Machinery Systems.   Mark shares insights into Allendale's role in manufacturing, their commitment to education, and the challenges schools face in finding qualified instructors for machining equipment. Mark discusses his uniq...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Jack Effron, Former CEO & Current Co-Chair of EFCO Products.   Join our host, Harold King, as he delves into the rich history of EFCO Products with Jack Effron, exploring the company's evolution over its 120-year legacy. Jack takes us back to the origins of EFCO Products, founded by his grandfather,...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Thomas Fassell, a Teacher at Marlboro High School.   Thomas shares his teaching philosophy, emphasizing the importance of learning through doing and embracing failure as part of the process. In his class, students are given the endpoints and are encouraged to find their own path, fostering autonomy and...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Dean Domenico, Partner of Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions.   Locally owned and operated, Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions is the largest full-service agency in the Hudson Valley area, with a mission of simplifying the way companies and talent connect. Founded in 1969, their business has evolved to provid...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Nick Preddice, Partner With Affinity Group, LLC.   The Affinity Group launched with the philosophy that purposeful financial management can create fulfilling lives. They also strongly believed that traditional methods could not fully accomplish what they wanted. Instead of perfecting a sequence of steps...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Oliver Stauffer, CEO of PTI Inspection Systems.   PTI Inspection Systems offers inspection systems for package leak testing, seal integrity, and container closure integrity testing (CCIT). Their technologies exclude subjectivity from package testing, and use test methods that conform to ASTM standards....

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Barbara Reer, SUNY Ulster Assistant Dean for Workforce, Career Development, and Apprenticeship Initiatives.   SUNY Ulster is a student-centered institution providing learning in an environment of academic excellence, civic responsibility, and cultural appreciation. Their classes are held days, evenings,...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with John Rath, Chief Lending Officer of Lakeland Bank & Advisory Board Member of the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.   Since the needs of the Hudson Valley are growing, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and Food Bank of the Hudson Valley are embarking on a $6.5M Capital Campaign for a new...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Frank Falatyn, President and CEO of FALA Technologies Inc.    FALA Technologies Inc. provides contract manufacturing and supply chain manufacturing/engineering services to build custom equipment and advanced electro/mechanical products for the semiconductor, transportation, military, advanced energ...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Adam Bosch, President of Hudson Valley Pattern For Progress.   Hudson Valley Pattern For Progress is a nonprofit policy, planning & research organization focused on the growth of the Hudson Valley region. They bring together business, nonprofit, academic, and government leaders from across as many a...

In this podcast episode, Harold King, President of the Council of Industry, sits down with Sabrina HoSang Jordan, the Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Food Delights.    Caribbean Food Delights is the leading Caribbean frozen food manufacturer of Jamaican Style Patties. They are a privately owned and operated company, that remains rooted in its motto, “Quality is Our Priority."  ...

In this episode Harold King speaks with Dr Peter Grant Jordan, President of Dutchess Community College. With a proud 60-year history and more than 50 academic programs, Dutchess Community College is highly regarded for providing an outstanding education in an enriching, caring and supportive environment. Their faculty and staff are committed to student success and their affordable tuition offers s...

In this episode Harold King speaks with Elisha Tropper, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Security Seals, Cambridge Security Seals manufactures products that ensure items shipped around the world are safe and secure. Their commitment to research and development, technology, quality standards, environmental responsibility, and attention to detail are the reasons customers from around the world turn...

In this episode Council of Industry President Harold King speaks with PK-30 Systems co-owners Reuben Suare and Phillip Kerzner. Based in High Falls, Ulster County, PK-30 Systems manufactures a meticulously designed and engineered aluminum demountable wall system that provides a flexible, environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to divide interior space. Harold, Reuben and Phil talk about th...

: In this episode Harold King speaks with Steve Gill, Director of Operations at Howmet Aerospace about the company, their products and their customers. Howmet Fastening Systems is the premier designer and manufacturer of aerospace and industrial fasteners, latches, bearings, fluid fittings and installation tools. Their products are used nose to tail on commercial and military aircraft, as well as...

Few people in the world of manufacturing can boast the credentials of Sriram Vilayanoor. He holds a masters degree in industrial engineering and a bachelors in mechanical engineering. He is a certified six sigma master black belt and also has CMS certifications in ISO, IATF, AS and many more. Sri has bought and turned around several manufacturing businesses and founded his own successful cons...

In this episode Johnnieanne Hansen, Vice President of the Council of Industry and Harold King, President, discuss the employment crisis and its extreme impact on Hudson Valley manufacturers  With many potential workers remaining on the sidelines for reasons ranging from extended and enhanced benefits to childcare issues and the spread of the Delta Variant, 9.2 million jobs across the nation r...

Healthcare is rapidly changing with technical and clinical advancements seemingly happening before our very eyes. This has been the case for many years and, like so many trends, has only been accelerated by pandemic. Orange County based Crystal Run Healthcare has been ad the forefront of that change for the past 25 years and Dr. Jonathan Nasser, Chief Clinical Integration Officer for Crystal...

Partnering with a good accounting firm is important for any small business, but it is essential for a manufacturing firm. Accountants do more than tax filing. They can take a comprehensive assessment of your finances and create a forecast through the year to keep your business at a healthy, prosperous state. They can deliver informed advice on tax planning, strategic planning, and succession plann...

When people in manufacturing think of Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) milling machines, large car-sized machines producing parts by the hundreds , or thousands, come to mind. At Bantam Tools they have scaled down the CNC mill to a desk-top size enabling the precision production of parts for prototyping, niche manufacturing and even hobbyists.  In this episode Harold King speaks with Ro...

Allendale Machinery Systems has helped countless manufacturers grow, innovate and thrive by providing them with the best, most efficient machine tool solutions. Neil is the third generation of McGills to lead the firm which primarily sells and maintains Haas Machines. In this episode Harold King speaks with Neil McGill, Director of Operations, Allendale Machinery Systems about the manufacturing in...

In this episode Harold King speaks with Shawn George, about this growing business and important technology. Thin film coatings are used in a wide range of applications for many purposes. They can be used to protect displays from scratches or environmental exposure, create a specific degree of reflectivity on a lens or build layers of metallization on semiconductor wafers. Universal Thin...

Selux Corporation  Peter Stanway grew up in Manchester England began his career designing kitchens and bathrooms. Today, as CEO of Selux Corporation he is bringing that design sensibility to the manufacture of architectural lighting.  In this episode Harold King and Johnnieanne Hansen speak with Peter Stanway, CEO of architectural lighting manufacturer Selux Corporation. Founded in Berli...

In this episode Council of Industry Vice President Johnnieanne Hansen speaks with longtime Council of Industry board member, Entrepreneur and Manufacturing leader Cedric Glasper about Mechanical Rubber products as well as his growth and development as a manufacturing leader.   Mechanical Rubber is a solutions-based, custom contract manufacturer of high-quality rubber, plastic, and metal...

In this episode Council of Industry Vice President Johnnieanne Hansen, speaks with Christopher Shaw, commercial banker for Hudson Valley-based middle market companies.   Before joining Chase, Chris founded CORE Leader, a leadership development company. While running CORE, Chris also founded the NYC chapter of Bunker Labs, a national non-profit that helps veterans start and grow businesses. &n...