The president and chief operating officer of Byrne Diary Inc. and a director of engineering at Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. are the recipient of two annual awards given by MACNY, The Manufacturers Association.
Carl Byrne of Byrne Dairy was selected as the recipient of MACNY’s 2024 Manufacturers Wall of Fame while Tyler Robillard of Feldmeier Equipment, Inc., received this year’s Innovator of the Year Award.
They will be honored by MACNY members and community leaders at MACNY’s 111th Annual Celebration of Manufacturing on May 23 at the SRC Arena & Events Center in Syracuse.
Carl Byrne
Byrne Dairy celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2023. Over the years, Carl Byrne has transformed the company from a small local milk company to a major dairy supplier throughout the United States and beyond. As a member of the third generation of the Byrne family to operate the dairy, Byrne began his career developing a customer base and managing a convenience store in the Rochester area. Later, as vice president of sales, his vision of moving into extended shelf life (ESL) dairy and non-dairy products resulted in the construction of the Byrne Dewitt facility in 2004. Since becoming president and CEO in 2008, he has overseen five expansions at the plant, which now includes over 200,000 square feet of processing, production, packaging, and warehouse space, and employs over 250 Central New Yorkers. Additionally, he has directed the growth of a sister ESL facility in Cortlandville and Byrne’s Ice Cream Center in Syracuse.
Tyler Robillard
Tyler Robillard has been with Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. for 15 years, joining the company in 2009 after graduating from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Within a few short years, Tyler grew the design engineer role into a project engineering position. After successfully managing some of Feldmeier’s largest pharmaceutical projects, he was promoted to engineering manager, then most recently serving as director of engineering.
Tyler is entrusted with leading a team of 16 engineers that continuously develop innovative components and products for Feldmeier’s customers. His name has been applied and attributed to patent filings beginning in 2018 and he is the co-inventor on two additional patent pending designs. These components are revolutionizing the cleanability of Feldmeier’s custom tanks and pressure vessels, specifically supplied to their pharmaceutical customers who require the most hygienic equipment and processes developing lifesaving treatments. These innovations have helped Feldmeier become recognized as the best and only company in the Western Hemisphere to specialize in this level of sanitation processing.
