Kinetic Machine Development

Established in 1982, Popli Consulting Engineers is an engineering and surveying firm. The firm provides civil and structural engineering, construction management, and bridge design and inspection services. It also offers highway design and municipal, transportation and environmental engineering services. Popli Consulting Engineers design analysis includes studies related to environment, cost benefit and hydraulic. It has performed design survey and appropriation mapping for more than 100 highway improvement projects. In addition, the firm s surveying services include geodetic and photo control, field edits and digital terrain modeling. It employs more than 40 individuals, including engineers, surveyors, drafters and other technical support staff. With offices in Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany, N.Y., Popli Consulting Engineers maintains its headquarters in Penfield, N.Y.

XCEED Engineering, founded in 2014 and based in Rochester, NY, is a small but highly specialized engineering consulting firm offering services in mechanical, civil, and power engineering. Their core strengths include finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), pipe stress analysis, and design consulting. By applying advanced simulation and whole‑project engineering workflows, they consistently deliver cost and schedule savings—averaging 27% per project and saving over $2M per engagement.

For over 35 years, Riverside Automation has been engaged in designing, engineering and building of specialty automation machines, automation controls and automation tooling systems. Based in Rochester, N.Y., it serves a range of industries, including automotive, pharmaceutical, optical, refrigeration, consumer products and others. It provides automation equipment assembly systems, including fastening, dispensing and marking systems. Additionally, Riverside Automation provides automated testing equipment for flow/torque testing, vision inspection and defect detection, among others. Its automation controls systems include PC controls, data tracking and operator interface. The company offers automation system design for network communications, servo/stepper motors as well as custom manufacturing. Some of its clients include Delphi, General Motors and Bausch and Lomb.