18 Reviews
About: NEFF Automation
Service description:
Cobot and Automation distributor.
Custom automation design group in Pennsylvania.
Recommend? Unsure
Recommendation comment: Underestimated timing/complexity for cobot integration that needed advanced programming in 2023. Project required client & UR support.
Pricing estimate: $75K – $125K 
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 9, 2024 at 9:18 am
About: Transfr
Service description:
Virtual Reality Training Platform with Manufacturing Experiences
Recommend? No
Recommendation comment: This tool is great for workforce exposure to manufacturing but is not customizable for the needs of SMMs.
Pricing estimate: $20K – $75K 
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 9, 2024 at 9:23 am
About: EWI
Service description:
Conducts technology assessments,
assists with automation equipment selection,
and advises on material choices.
Extensive lab / equipment selection allows for proof-of-concept testing.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: $75K – $125K
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 9, 2024 at 9:33 am
About: Insyte Consulting
Service description:
Tom Quinn at Insyte has supported several ERP projects to select and implement ERP systems with Southern Tier clients. He is our “go-to” provider.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: < $20K 
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 19, 2024 at 8:30 pm
About: Binghamton University
Service description:
Students were used at an AMT (Southern Tier) client to program an electronic interactive pull scheduling board and to develop shop floor dashboards using Microsoft programs. (I.e. MS Automate, Power BI, etc.)
Recommend? Yes
Recommendation comment: Typical projects last 1 year with the student working full time.
Pricing estimate: $20K – $75K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 19, 2024 at 9:00 pm
About: Properly Works
Service description:
Insyte Consulting regularly uses this provider. AMT is evaluating pilot opportunities with them.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: $75K – $125K
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 27, 2024 at 10:14 am
About: RIT – NYS COE in Advanced & Sustainable Manufacturing
Service description:
RIT completed a 1-day technology assessment as part of a VSM event for future state. The 1-day was shorter than typical, upon AMT request to suit client needs. The output was very thorough and touched on many advanced technology options. The company did not pursue most suggestions – some were in place, some too progressive. The research on smart gauging provided was very helpful.
Recommend? Unsure
Recommendation comment: Best progressive companies that aren’t afraid of new technology
Pricing estimate: 
Pricing qualifier: Unknown
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 27, 2024 at 10:28 am
About: Driven-4
Service description:
AMT worked with Driven-4 to negotiate AR software licenses that would suit small and mid-sided manufacturers. In the process of piloting AR software made by PTC. Driven-4 is very supportive and checks in regularly.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate:
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 27, 2024 at 10:34 am
About: Ralph W. Earl Company Inc.
Service description:
AMT Southern Tier clients have received positive support for UR cobots and cobot trainings they’ve purchased independently of the MEP system.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate:
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 27, 2024 at 11:30 am
About: Starrett
Service description:
AMT has client that retrofitted existing gauges with Starrett hardware and used the software platform to auto-enter measurements. The client was slow to prioritize this project, but in a pilot at one manufacturing cell, the technology worked great.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: < $20K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 6, 2024 at 9:27 am
About: Progressive Machine & Design
Service description:
Expect very well planned projects, but larger facility that manufactures custom automated cells all over the world. Larger overhead = more cost.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: > $250K 
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 6, 2024 at 3:56 pm
About: Adaptec Solutions
Service description:
Medium sized integrator – pricing is lower than larger firms, but sometimes there are lingering bugs/kinks if the end user client isn’t as rigorous about requirements or proactive about risks/failures. Suggest using PFMEA with clients as a design review tool.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: $125K – $250K 
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 6, 2024 at 4:00 pm
About: Calvary Automation Robotics
Service description:
Expect very well planned projects, but larger facility that manufactures custom automated cells all over the world. Larger overhead = more cost.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: > $250K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 7, 2024 at 9:57 am
About: Manufacturing Automation Systems (MAS)
Service description:
Only participated in quoting activity – client did not pursue because ROI could not be justified
Recommend? Unsure
Recommendation comment: In 2022, MAS charged companies to develop quotes
Pricing estimate: $125K – $250K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 7, 2024 at 10:23 am
About: Vorne
Service description:
I participated in a demo. It’s a standalone solution that can be set up quickly out of the box once sensors purchased by client. A one time fee of ~$4500-$5500 (2024 pricing with sensors considered). It only tracks the bottleneck’s status and won’t provide root cause of an issue, but is a great cost-effective first step to dashboards.
Recommend? Yes
Pricing estimate: < $20K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP June 7, 2024 at 10:58 am
About: Ignite IPA
Service description:
Ignite IPA was quoting applications for 2 clients. ROI was difficult due to the subscription costs, but very actionable projects that Ignite expressed they can do. Client 1: Program a bot to scrape website information for electronic component pricing and client invoicing; Client 2: Program bots to take email orders and process to enter them into an ERP system
Recommend? Unsure
Recommendation comment: As of March 2025, the organization’s lowest tier offering was a subscription cost of services (after an initial fee for the programming) of $8K per month.
Pricing estimate: $75K – $125K
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP March 27, 2025 at 3:24 pm
About: ClariteeAI
Service description:
DVIRC used ClariteeAI for initial training on Generative AI, for protoyping use cases with clients, and for programming to implement more advnced Generative AI projects. They also used ClariteeAI to provide a train-the-trainer to some MEPs in the Northeast (NY, NJ, OH, MA).
Recommend? Yes
Recommendation comment: DVIRC regularly used these services in July 2025
Pricing estimate:
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP July 22, 2025 at 3:50 pm
About: Distributed Logic Corp.
Service description:
AMT used Distributed Logic as an expert resource for internal training on MS Copilot. They customized an internal training for us and also provided multiple demonstrations.
Recommend? Yes
Recommendation comment: This provider was recommended by the Ohio MEP.
Pricing estimate: < $20K
Pricing qualifier: Variable Pricing
Submitted by Amanda Jackson, Southern Tier MEP December 1, 2025 at 12:23 pm
