RTMA Member Activities
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
RTMA’s FLYAP Program Hosts 2nd Women in Manufacturing Summit
Rochester – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) hosted its second annual Women in Manufacturing Summit today at NextCorps in downtown Rochester. The hybrid event hosted more than 100 students and educators in-person and another 75 virtually. The summit…
RTMA Statement on Tech Hub Announcement
Rochester leaders came out in full force this week to celebrate that the Buffalo – Rochester – Syracuse Smart I-Corridor was named a federal Tech Hub. This designation will spur innovation and strengthen our local economy by creating more careers…
ROC With Your Hands Hosts 1,500 Students at Career Exploration Event
Rochester – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) in partnership with the City of Rochester, Monroe County, the Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP), Monroe Community College (MCC), RochesterWorks, UNiCON Rochester and the Builders Exchange of Rochester hosted the…
