RTMA Member Activities
RTMA & RMAPI Hosts Panel Discussion on Manufacturing Opportunities for Young Black Men
“Integrating Cobots into the Welding Process”
Speaker: Padraic Bean
Sponsor: M&T Bank
“Navigating the AI Frontier”
Speaker: Jeffrey Allan
Annual RTMA Holiday Social
Women in Manufacturing Summit!
Panelists: Stacy Fox – CEO – Mardon Tool and Die, Alexis Vogt, PhD – Chair & Associate Professor of Optics, Kate Ilecki – Vice President & General Manager – Metallico Rochester, and Karla Fichter – CEO/Owner – Diamond Packaging
Innovation – automation integrated into CNC MACHINGING
Speakers: Mitchell Sedore, Head Automation Engineer, OptiPro Systems & Ben Walters, District Manager, FANUC
“Strategic Energy Management participants get no cost, hands on help from NYSERDA to turn low- and no-cost energy saving opportunities into cash flow and defined plans for further savings.”
Speakers: Rees Sweeney-Taylor, SEM Coach, VEIC and Tom Kacandes, Senior Consultant, VEIC
October 2023 Energy Savings Webinar
RTMA Prospect Event
2nd Annual ROC With Your Hands
October 2023 Student Highlights!
Rochester Students See Careers in Manufacturing at ROC With Your Hands 2023
Annual September Golf Outing & Clam Bake
Record Number of Graduates for the 2023 Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Annual June Golf Outing
Associate Member Recognition Night
“Add Value and Reduce Cost for Your Business”
“Economic Development and Resources”
Speaker: Joe Sayre – RG&E
Manufacturing Educators’ Day 2023
“All About Cobots!”
Speaker: Jake Beahan, VP of Productive Robotics
“What DOD Contractors Need to Know About DOD Cybersecurity Mandate”
Speaker: David Wolf – Just Solutions Inc.
Annual September Golf Outing & Clam Bake
Annual June Golf Outing
“Quality is Expected but Not Forgotten! Learn Hoe quality is Still an Important Part of Your Company’s Performance and How ASQ Supports Those Employees Who Support Your Quality.”
Speaker” W. Frazier Pruitt – American Society of Quality (ASQ) Rochester
“Workforce Development – Apprenticeship and Education”
Speakers: Bob Coyne and Rich Turner – RTMA
“Making Profits Greener by Powering Manufacturing with Solar”
Presented by GreenSpark Solar
“The New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and the Climate and Community Investment Act Bill (CCIA). How will they affect the cost of doing business in New York State?”
Speakers: Ken Pokalsky and Jospeh Foskett – The Business Council of New York State
“Key New York State Issues for Manufacturers”
Speakers: Ken Pokalsky and Frank Kerbein – The Business Council of New York State
“Marketing & Sales Practices That Everyone on Your Team Can Apply for 2021 Growth”
Speakers: Joseph Morone – Worldleaders Inc.
“COVID-19 Updates and Workplace Considerations During Immunization Roll-Out”
Speakers: Kathy Burke, Joel Axler, and Rich Babcock – Brown & Brown Insurance
“The Future of the Technician Workforce”
Speaker: Dr. Todd Oldham – MCC
“The Strategic Growth of Greater Rochester and Your Business”
Speaker: Matt Hurlbutt – GRE
“Using Data to Drive Results in Your Manufacturing Business”
Speaker: Dr. Michael Thurston – RIT
“Cyber Risk in Advanced Manufacturing and How to Defend Against It”
Speaker: Robert Moyer – ComTec Solutions
“Update on the New York State Budget, COVID-19 Issues, and Regulations that Impact Manufacturers”
Speakers: Ken Pokalsky and Frank Kerbein – The Business Council
It Pays to Have an Apprenticeship Program
Hello Partners, I am happy to announce that NYS Registered Apprentices that are taking classes at SUNY community colleges in the region – Monroe, Finger Lakes and Genesee community colleges – are going to see an increase in SUNY Apprenticeship…
Dozens Attend Second Annual Manufacturing Educators’ Day
Rochester – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) in collaboration with its Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) and Monroe Community College (MCC) hosted the 2nd annual Manufacturing Educators’ Day at the Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center (FWD Center)…
FLYAP Celebrates ‘Signing Day’ at East High School
Rochester – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) held its annual “Signing Day” at East High School in Rochester. Twenty students from the school signed up for paid co-ops or job shadows at companies in the city of Rochester…
