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Webinar: Manual to Magical: Empower your business using Power Platform
June 29, 2023 11:00 AM
Virtual Webinar
Technology Roundtable
August 24, 2023 5:30 PM
The Bayou Club, 7979 Bayou Club Blvd, Largo, FL 33777
Manufacturing Momentum: Leveraging Risk & Cashflow
August 30, 2023 12:00 PM
BKS Partners 8th Floor, 4211 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa FL 33607
General Meeting and Plant Tour at Baymar Solutions
September 27, 2023 10:00 AM
1515 Gunn Hwy. Odessa, FL. 33556
Kelly Murphy Memorial Golf Fundraiser 2023
November 10, 2023 8:00 AM
Eagles Golf Club, 16101 Nine Eagles Dr, Odessa, FL 33556
Clay Shoot Fundraiser 2024
January 26, 2024 8:00 AM
Tampa Bay, Sporting Clays, 10514 Ehren Cutoff, Land O Lakes, FL
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Front Line Supervisor and Manager Program | | |
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Leading in Organizations
When:
10 weeks: Beginning September 12, 2023; every Tuesday morning 7:30am-9:00am
Where:
The Lealman Exchange, 5175 45 St N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33714
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Bay Area Manufacturers Association Executive Director, Beth Galic, and Eric Kowalewski, President of Operations Florida division for PGT Innovations, speak about the current state and growth of Tampa Bay's manufacturing sector.
The article also highlights the importance of collaboration between local businesses, educational institutions, regional manufacturing associations and economic development organizations. The strong partnership between these entities has helped foster innovation, provide a skilled workforce, and create an environment conducive to manufacturing growth.
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BAMA Member of the Month!
June 2023
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How long have you been a BAMA member? 2 months
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What do you like most about being a BAMA member? The opportunity to work and help Manufacturer’s in the Tampa Bay Area with improving their profitability.
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Tell us about your company? Stellar Industrial Supply is a Distributor of MRO and Safety Supplies to the manufacturing industry, we have branches throughout the US that support our customer with Supply Chain Management , Process improvements and Safety Initiatives to name a few of our Value Added Services. All of this is to improve Customer Profitability with a highly accountable Documented Cost Saving Program initiated on behalf of our customers.
READ MORE HERE...
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Do you want your company to be the next Member of the Month???
Fill out the survey below to be featured here!
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BAMA Annual Awards Banquet!
RECAP
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We hope you all enjoyed the wonderful speakers, and awarding our local students and manufacturers! Thank you all for joining us this year and supporting the manufacturing industry! | |
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Left to Right:
Deshna Pal, Sebastian Ozkul, Emma Yacoub, Erin Glenn, and Ariana Alicea
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Students Sponsored By: Tampa Steel & Supply
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Left to Right:
Taylor Dick, Marcin Plaza, Juan Bedoya, Liam O'Brien, and Alex Porterfield
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Steinbrenner Warriors Robotics Team
Left to Right:
Brooke Quintana, Sam Patel, Cooper Diaz, and Kushal Patel
Sponsored by: American Momentum Bank
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Hydra Robotics Team
Left to Right:
Caralise Maloy, Andrew Richie, Alex Cirak, and Christian Alfano
Sponsored by: Veterans Metal
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River Ridge Royal Robotics Team
Left to Right:
Daniel Hall, Jocelyn Hogge, Cierra Huthnance, Krish Gupta, and Hunter Smith
Sponsored by: Southern Manufacturing Technologies
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FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 5276
Left to Right:
Theresa Willingham, Arman Kumaraswamy, Jalyse Church, Alex Washington, Isabella Socci, Jayce Church, and Rich B.
Sponsored by: Career Source Hillsborough County
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Middleton Robotics Team
Left to Right:
Garrett Webb, Risheet Jajoo, Akshar Veerendra, Prakhar Srivatsa, Bhuvesh Arveti, Vennela Sadineni, and Sabrina Sarrajian
Sponsored by: BAMA
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ESGR Seven Seals Award
This award was given for the outstanding commitment to supporting our brave military personnel and their families.
Troy Underwood, Tampa Steel & Supply
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Certificate of Appreciation
This award was given for the organization of the unforgettable BOSS Helicopter event at Camp Blanding
Jeff Cole, President, BAMA
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Honorable Mention Awards
Cristine Torrefranca, Saltmarsh, Cleveland and Gund
Kay McKenzie, Check for Hire
Bryan Marks, Syncsite
Sean Hurr, Puzzle HR
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Distinguished Service Award
Suzanne Chambers, Roebuck Technologies
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Emerging Leader Award
Andrew Kossowski, Veterans Metal
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Associate of the Year Award
Krista Garner, PDR and Associates
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Manufacturer of the Year Award
Global ETS
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Model:
Valeria Rivera-Colon
Cosmetic Chemist, Private Label Skincare
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Elezar Tonev
RDM Innovation
COO
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Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE)
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Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
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GLE Scrap Metal
Awards Sponsor
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Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund
Platinum Event Sponsor
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We want to thank all of those who donate their time throughout each year to help and grow BAMA into what it is today. Thank you everyone who helped make this event so great! We cannot wait to see where we will go, and the things we will do in the coming year. | |
Left to Right: Pete Cirak, Suzanne Chambers, Bob Kinney, Kevin Gerrish, Cristine Torrafranca, Christina Davenport, Andrew Kossowski, Roy Sweatman, Jeff Cole, Erin Jackson, Troy Underwood, and Bobby Ralston. | |
Machining Apprenticeship at Pinellas Technical College – Clearwater Campus
We are convening on July 13th at 12:30 PM for a short program and lunch to discuss proposed changes to the machining apprenticeship.
Working with our advisory committee we came to the conclusion that more flexibility in the format of the apprenticeship may be desired from our community. We devised a proposal to offer the apprenticeship in a new format with shortened time frames and specialized content. We need your help to review our proposal and ensure that these changes will allow you and your employees more opportunity to upskill and grow.
Please RSVP at prokopj@pcsb.org
Please RSVP by July 6th, 2023 so we may have enough lunches for all attendees.
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Florida MFG Month 2023
Manufacturers!!! We need your help!
Create a short video tour that we can send out to students to show them what modern manufacturing looks like.
We will host a live Q&A with students and manufacturers on Manufacturing Day, October 6th.
Please send your videos to admin@bama-fl.org with the subject line “Manufacturing Month Video”.
If you would like to host local students for a tour of your facility during the month of October, please register here.
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FLATE Webinar Series 2022-2023
FLATE Professional Development webinars are designed to provide educators around Florida with training on the latest technology or enhance student success and the community. This year the FLATE Webinar Series includes over eleven sessions ranging from cyber security, recruiting, and diversity to work-based learning. Educators requested these sessions to enhance their ability to attract and retain students or understand complex technologies.
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Corporate & Continuing Education
June 29th at 2:00PM
Workforce Readiness Training (WRT) focuses on creating the attitudes and abilities needed for employment.
When workers lack needed training and businesses experience skill gaps, the company’s ability to compete, expand and retain workers can be compromised. Florida’s Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Program, funded by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and administered by CareerSource Florida, addresses such needs. The IWT Program is to provide grant funding for continuing education and training of incumbent employees at existing Florida businesses. The program will provide reimbursement grants to businesses that pay for preapproved, direct, training-related costs. Currently, companies may receive a reimbursement rate of up to 50 percent or 75 percent.
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Global Tampa Bay Export Sales Mission to the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
September 11-14, 2023
Deadline to apply is July 10th!
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The BAMA 2023 stickers for your membership plaques have been mailed out. If you do not have a membership plaque or did not receive a sticker, please email admin@bama-fl.org and we will make sure we get one to you!
We want your feedback on the associates! Who would you like to see join BAMA?
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/fEJpbs8
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The Manufacturing Headlines! | |
New Owners, Name, and Facility Spark Veterans Metal
Three years ago, Andrew Kossowski left the corporate world behind to buy a metal finishing operation. This year, he is building himself a new one.
Click the link below to watch the full interview with Tim Pennington, Editor of Finishing & Coating Magazine.
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BAMA BENFITS AFFINITY PROGRAM | |
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As a BAMA manufacturing member, you and all of your employees receive discounts through our BAMA Benefits program. Associate Companies receive discounts for three members. Log into the BAMA website and visit https://www.bama-fl.org/BAMA-Benefits to access the program.
Discounts available for:
- Hotel Engine Hotel Room Rentals
- Enterprise and National Car Rentals
- UPS Shipping
- The GE Appliances Store
- Lenovo
- ODP Business Solutions™
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Lean is an organizational philosophy. It’s not just for manufacturing. Quite the contrary. Lean has application in the Front Office, Back Office and well as the manufacturing shop floor.
If you have operational challenges in any of the eight (8) areas of Lean Waste, it may be time for a Lean Assessment. FloridaMakes has a number of excellent Lean Consultants right here in the Tampa Bay area.
What is Lean?
- Lean is a systematic approach to eliminating waste, so every step adds value for the Customer.
- Lean is a unified philosophy/system for improving productivity and quality.
- Lean values creativity over capital.
Why Lean?
- A Lean system is designed to be cleaner, safer, better organized, have higher morale, produce better quality and be more productive.
- In other words, you will work in a better environment, make better products, and be more likely to satisfy your customer.
Lean focuses on Waste, but what is Waste?
1) Defects
2) Over Production
3) Waiting
4) Transportation
5) Inventory
6) Motion
7) Extra Processing
8) Unused Talent - The 8th waste, is the most important of all. The essence of a strong lean program is everyone involved, every day, in waste reduction and continuous improvement.
What are the Five Principles of Lean?
- Define value from the customers perspective
- Identify the value stream (VSM – Value Stream Mapping or Process Mapping)
- Make the process flow
- Pull from the customer (Pull vs Push)
- Head toward perfection
If interested in a discussion about Lean, please call or contact the FloridaMakes Business Advisors assigned to BAMA:
Dave Dragon, David.Dragon@floridamakes.com, 630.248.3375
Wolfgang Neuwirth, WolfgangNeuwirth@floridaMakes.com, 262.903.5154
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Celebrating our manufacturers in South Florida Manufacturers Association 44th Annual Recognition of Excellence Banquet! | |
We recently had the opportunity to visit a Koral Manufacturing located in Pinellas Park. We got to see firsthand how skilled machinists use precision tools and machinery to create custom parts for the aerospace industry. | |
Huge shoutout and a big thank you to Rev-Tech for an amazing facility tour! We had such a fantastic time learning about their manufacturing processes. | |
JOB POSTINGS
If you are looking for a rewarding career in the manufacturing industry with ongoing opportunity for career growth and a competitive salary follow our job board.
As a BAMA member, you are able to post job openings by logging into your online BAMA account, navigating to the job posting page and clicking "Add Post".
You can also email the job description along with complete contact info to admin@bama-fl.org. Please include any preferred certifications for the job and instructions on how applicants can apply.
If not a member of BAMA, please consider joining - here is a link to our application.
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Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) Certification | |
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The Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) credential, focused on the fundamentals of manufacturing robotics, provides a starting point for career pathways in the field of robotics.
RMF is focused on assessing a candidate’s comprehension of fundamental robotics concepts, and may be used by those currently looking to upskill or reskill into manufacturing careers before pursuing equipment-specific or career pathway-specific training in robotics. The credential can help individuals begin a lifelong career in an industry where there is opportunity for advancement and good-paying jobs.
The industry recognized RMF credential was developed by SME, with two leading organizations in the robotics education area: Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and FIRST®.
The RMF credential is ideal for high school and college students, dislocated workers, under-employed individuals, veterans, at-risk youth and others who are seeking new employment in high-demand manufacturing jobs.
With a RMF credential and the fundamental knowledge it represents, a candidate has many options available to them.
Candidates may pursue the RMF credential on their own, work with their local training provider or access Tooling U-SME resources to prepare for the exam.
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Do you know a leader in manufacturing who could benefit by being part of our association? Membership in a manufacturing association offers so many benefits and will keep members knowledgeable about important, ever-changing issues, trends, and legislation within the industry. The most popular benefit our members rave about is our networking events and tours at local manufacturing facilities. The best part is, over 70% of the attendance at these events is made up of other manufacturers who share best practices and strategies that are working for them. | |
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THANK YOU CORPORATE SPONSORS
Take a moment to learn more about our annual sponsors by visiting their websites.
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727-536-5809 | www.bama-fl.org
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