Manufacturing Week Blasts Off

October means more than Octoberfest and Halloween. It means manufacturing. Opportunities abound this month to experience what manufacturing means to the community and to students looking for a challenging and rewarding career.

The Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Initiative (SVMI) is participating in a full slate of activities that began Monday October 1 with an introduction to manufacturing at the City of Rancho Cordova City Council meeting and ending with a tour of Pacific Coast Producers in Woodland on October 19th.

In between, we’ve got:

  • Making your Mark Award Ceremony on Oct. 5
  • Ceronix of Auburn tour on Oct.5
  • Ceratizit of Rancho Cordova Tour on Oct 5.
  • Rocklin Mini Maker Faire at Sierra College on Oct. 6
  • Valley High School Career Fair at Siemens on Oct. 10
  • Siemens tour on Oct. 11
  • High school student presentations by  Tri Tool, Stewart Tools, Garner Products, Harris & Bruno, Siemens and JL Haley.
Calendar of Events

ROCKLIN MINI MAKER FAIRE, 10/6
Click Here for the Faire Website!
SVMI Participants

  • Siemens
  • Tri Tool
  • JL Haley
  • Robotics Evolution
    • Harris & Bruno
    • S & S Machine

TOURS
10/5, 10 am      Power Inn  Make Your Mark             Sacramento
10/5, 11 am      Ceratizit (formerly Pro Max Tools)  Rancho Cordova
10/5, 10 am     Ceronix                                                   Auburn
10/11   TBD     Siemens                                                  Sacramento
10/19, 9 am     Pacific Coast Producers (PCP)          Woodland

HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH
10/8    Cosumnes Oaks                 Robotics Evolution
10/10   Valley HS Career              FairSiemens
10/15   Kinney HS                          Tri Tool
10/15   Oak Ridge HS                    Stewart Tool
10/15   Folsom HS                         JL Haley
10/15   Rocklin HS                         Garner Products
10/15   Lincoln HS                         Harris & Bruno
10/16   Roseville HS                      Harris & Bruno
10/16   Whitney HS                       Garner Products
10/17   Laguna Creek HS             Siemens
10/18   Florin HS                           Siemens
10/19   Florin HS                           Siemens
TBD     Rosemont HS                   Robotics Evolution

COUNCIL & BOARD PRESENTATIONS
10/1    Rancho Cordova City Council
10/2    Marysville City Council
10/3    Yuba City City Council
10/9    Yolo County Board of Supervisors
10/9    Rocklin City Council
10/10  Elk Grove City Council
10/16  Sacramento City Council
10/16  Woodland City Council
10/17  Roseville City Council
10/17  West Sacramento City Council

About SVMI

SVMI is focused on the development of a regional workforce to meet the complex needs of 21st century manufacturing. Our efforts will ensure that the Sacramento area is viewed as a region of manufacturing excellence with a globally competitive manufacturing sector and a solid pipeline of skilled workers to showcase our region’s success and expansion.

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