Technology & Manufacturing Association

TMA Elects Female Manufacturing Executive and First Latina Board Chairman

SCHAUMBURG, IL – The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) gathered today for its Annual Meeting at the Mazak Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg where they named a new Chairman for 2023, creating historical precedent within the association and industry. Nicole Wolter, President and CEO of HM Manufacturing in Wauconda, was appointed TMA Chairman, becoming the […]

TMA Communities return energized in 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Early in 2023, TMA’s Communities began gathering once again to discuss plans to offer opportunities for small and mid-sized manufacturers to meet new TMA members and re-acquaint with longtime TMA colleagues. With the help of TMA Event Coordinator Justine Ewald, the HR Network reviewed new employment laws at a breakfast in February. The Supplier […]

House GOP Leader Tony McCombie to TMA Members: “Get Your Legislator in Your Building”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] SCHAUMBURG – “Get your legislator in your building…” That’s what House Minority Leader Tony McCombie told members of the Technology & Manufacturing Association Thursday morning during a virtual call. The Savannah-based three-term state lawmaker said inviting lawmakers to their businesses was crucial. “Every business manufacturer that is watching this today should get your […]

TMA LIVE! Annual Dinner 2022 “leaves ‘em laughin’”

ROSEMONT – After delaying for two years, the Technology & Manufacturing Association held its long-awaited annual dinner October 7, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont, IL. The theme, TMA LIVE, spotlighted humor, comedy and produced lots of smiles. The hundreds of TMA members and their guests that attended agreed it was a fun night. […]

TMA Christians in Manufacturing hold 46th Annual Prayer Breakfast

SCHAUMBURG – For 46 years, Christians in Manufacturing associated with the Technology & Manufacturing Association have been gathering to launch the Thanksgiving season with prayer and grateful hearts.  The TMA community plans a time of hearing from each other, what they have to be grateful for in the past year, and be encouraged by industry […]

TMA Takes Community Building to the Suburbs

As TMA dedicates more and more of its Schaumburg headquarters to meet TMA members’ demands for training, the TMA team is moving its networking events away from Schaumburg and to where TMA members are.  A growing number of TMA members is meeting up with colleagues in Chicago’s south suburbs, where TMA’s Sandra Sempowicz organizes breakfasts […]

Time to Focus On Reviving and Building TMA Communities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”7100,7106,7101,7080,7068,7069,7076,7071,7078,7077,7089,7090,7092,7104,7105,7103,7102,6985,6984,6896,6859,6570,6576,5966,5896″ img_size=”600×400″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] “Community” It’s a word that energizes some people and drains others. A concept that stirs delight in extroverts and painful stress among introverts.  Nevertheless, humans are social creatures. We are each better when we are part of that word “communities.”  That whole concept was put to […]

With TMA, Judson University Marketing Students explore manufacturing careers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”7137,7139,7138,7129,7130,7131,7132,7136,7133,7128,7134,7135″ img_size=”500×400″ speed=”4000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] January 10, 2023 SCHAUMBURG – In an effort to expose their marketing students to career possibilities in the manufacturing industry, Judson University organized a tour of two nearby manufacturers in cooperation with the Technology & Manufacturing Association. Before holding a vibrant discussion over lunch at TMA’s […]