{"id":11415,"date":"2026-03-30T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/?post_type=press&#038;p=11415"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:26:44","slug":"manufacturing-exchange-new-york-event-recap-rochester-business-journal","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/company\/news-press\/manufacturing-exchange-new-york-event-recap-rochester-business-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathom targets aerospace, defense growth with its Upstate New York operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11417\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-image-upscaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-image-upscaled.png 1200w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-image-upscaled-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-image-upscaled-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-image-upscaled-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rochester Business Journal (March 30, 2026) &#8211;<\/strong> A Wisconsin-based contract manufacturer is making a push to expand its capabilities for aerospace and defense customers, with leadership identifying its Rochester\/Finger Lakes operations as a key driver of future growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis area has such a rich history of innovation,\u201d said Rush LaSelle, CEO of Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp. \u201cWe see big opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interest comes amid rising demand across aerospace and defense sectors for advanced manufacturing, precision engineering and more resilient supply chains. By enhancing its capabilities, Fathom aims to better support complex, high-specification projects while strengthening relationships with strategic customers, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>LaSelle was in Rochester for <strong>The Manufacturing Exchange: Rochester, The Art of Precision Manufacturing<\/strong>, a program the company held on March 25 at ARTISANworks.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together engineers, manufacturers and industry colleagues and featured gallery-style displays of precision components produced at Fathom\u2019s New York facilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rbj.net\/2026\/03\/30\/fathom-expands-aerospace-defense-manufacturing-rochester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story on the Rochester Business Journal website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(i<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rbj-article-mfg-exchange-ny.pdf\">f paywalled, read the article in PDF format here<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rochester Business Journal reports on Fathom\u2019s Manufacturing Exchange event in Rochester, NY, which featured artfully displayed parts from our Newcut and Incodema locations. The article highlights Fathom&#8217;s growing focus on aerospace and defense work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11417,"template":"","class_list":["post-11415","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/11415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/11415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11422,"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/11415\/revisions\/11422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}