UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 Current report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2003


                     PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


       0-27460                                          16-1158413
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


205 Indigo Creek Drive, Rochester, New York                14626
 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


                                 (585) 256-0200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                (Not Applicable)
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 5.  Other Events

On August 11, 2003,  Performance  Technologies  announced it had appointed  Mark
Rajkowski,  chief  operating  officer  digital  and  applied  imaging  and  vice
president of Eastman Kodak Company, to its Board of Directors.

Mr.  Rajkowski  joined  Kodak in July 1998 as  controller  and was elected  vice
president of finance in May 2001. In this role,  Mr.  Rajkowski was  responsible
for all finance  functions for the company's  worldwide  business  units as well
corporate  financial planning and analysis.  In January 2003, he was named chief
operating officer of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging Division.

Mr.  Rajkowski came to Kodak from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, where he was the
Upstate New York  Technology  Group  managing  partner and an Audit and Business
Advisory Services partner.

A press release  announcing  the foregoing  matter is filed  herewith as Exhibit
99.1


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

         (99.1)  Press release issued by  Performance Technologies, Incorporated
         on August 11, 2003.





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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                           PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED


August 11, 2003                          By:/s/       Donald L. Turrell
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      Donald L. Turrell
                                                       President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer




August 11, 2003                          By:/s/       Dorrance W. Lamb
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      Dorrance W. Lamb
                                                  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Vice President, Finance



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                                                                  Exhibit 99.1

                Performance Technologies Appoints Kodak Executive
                              to Board of Directors


ROCHESTER,  N.Y. - August 11, 2003 - Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX),
a leader in  unified  systems  design  for the  communications,  industrial  and
military  markets,  today  announced  it has  appointed  Mark  Rajkowski,  chief
operating  officer  digital and applied  imaging and vice  president  of Eastman
Kodak Company, to its Board of Directors.

Mr.  Rajkowski  joined  Kodak in July 1998 as  controller  and was elected  vice
president of finance in May 2001. In this role,  Mr.  Rajkowski was  responsible
for all finance  functions for the company's  worldwide  business  units as well
corporate  financial planning and analysis.  In January 2003, he was named chief
operating officer of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging Division, responsible for
day-to-day operations of the company's fastest-growing business.

Mr.  Rajkowski came to Kodak from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, where he was the
Upstate New York  Technology  Group  managing  partner and an Audit and Business
Advisory  Services  partner.  He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  professional
associations,  including the American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the Financial Executives  Institute.  Mr. Rajkowski holds a BS in Accounting
from Lehigh University and resides in the greater Rochester, New York area where
Performance Technologies is headquartered.

"The  current  Board of  Directors  at  Performance  Technologies  represents  a
multi-faceted  experience  base  including  significant  background in corporate
finance.   However,  with  the  ever-increasing  emphasis  placed  on  corporate
governance, the Board was determined to further supplement its skill set in that
area.  To that  end,  Mark  brings  over 20 years of  high-level  experience  in
accounting and corporate finance as well as operational  management in a leading
edge  technology  arena,"  said John  Slusser,  Chairman of the Board.  "We were
pleased to find such a strong  candidate  in our local area and look  forward to
his contributions as Director and Audit Committee participant."
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2003

                     PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

       0-27460                                          16-1158413
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

205 Indigo Creek Drive, Rochester, New York                14626
 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (585) 256-0200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                (Not Applicable)
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.  Other Events

On August 11, 2003,  Performance  Technologies  announced it had appointed  Mark
Rajkowski,  chief  operating  officer  digital  and  applied  imaging  and  vice
president of Eastman Kodak Company, to its Board of Directors.

Mr.  Rajkowski  joined  Kodak in July 1998 as  controller  and was elected  vice
president of finance in May 2001. In this role,  Mr.  Rajkowski was  responsible
for all finance  functions for the company's  worldwide  business  units as well
corporate  financial planning and analysis.  In January 2003, he was named chief
operating officer of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging Division.

Mr.  Rajkowski came to Kodak from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, where he was the
Upstate New York  Technology  Group  managing  partner and an Audit and Business
Advisory Services partner.

A press release  announcing  the foregoing  matter is filed  herewith as Exhibit
99.1

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

         (99.1)  Press release issued by  Performance Technologies, Incorporated
         on August 11, 2003.
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                           PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED

August 11, 2003                          By:/s/       Donald L. Turrell
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      Donald L. Turrell
                                                       President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

August 11, 2003                          By:/s/       Dorrance W. Lamb
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      Dorrance W. Lamb
                                                  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Vice President, Finance
Exhibit 99.1

                Performance Technologies Appoints Kodak Executive
                              to Board of Directors

ROCHESTER,  N.Y. - August 11, 2003 - Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX),
a leader in  unified  systems  design  for the  communications,  industrial  and
military  markets,  today  announced  it has  appointed  Mark  Rajkowski,  chief
operating  officer  digital and applied  imaging and vice  president  of Eastman
Kodak Company, to its Board of Directors.

Mr.  Rajkowski  joined  Kodak in July 1998 as  controller  and was elected  vice
president of finance in May 2001. In this role,  Mr.  Rajkowski was  responsible
for all finance  functions for the company's  worldwide  business  units as well
corporate  financial planning and analysis.  In January 2003, he was named chief
operating officer of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging Division, responsible for
day-to-day operations of the company's fastest-growing business.

Mr.  Rajkowski came to Kodak from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, where he was the
Upstate New York  Technology  Group  managing  partner and an Audit and Business
Advisory  Services  partner.  He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  professional
associations,  including the American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the Financial Executives  Institute.  Mr. Rajkowski holds a BS in Accounting
from Lehigh University and resides in the greater Rochester, New York area where
Performance Technologies is headquartered.

"The  current  Board of  Directors  at  Performance  Technologies  represents  a
multi-faceted  experience  base  including  significant  background in corporate
finance.   However,  with  the  ever-increasing  emphasis  placed  on  corporate
governance, the Board was determined to further supplement its skill set in that
area.  To that  end,  Mark  brings  over 20 years of  high-level  experience  in
accounting and corporate finance as well as operational  management in a leading
edge  technology  arena,"  said John  Slusser,  Chairman of the Board.  "We were
pleased to find such a strong  candidate  in our local area and look  forward to
his contributions as Director and Audit Committee participant."