Welcome to FLATE
The Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE), a National Science Foundation Center of Excellence in high-technology manufacturing, is the go-to organization for manufacturing and advanced technical education, best practices and resources supporting the high performance skilled workforce for Florida’s manufacturing sectors. FLATE provides exemplary industry partnerships, workforce opportunity, and educational synergy throughout the state of Florida by connecting industry and workforce needs to targeted educational endeavors at many community and state colleges across Florida.
Made in Florida
FLATE has built a web portal for students in middle and high schools where they can learn about the wonderful, profitable opportunities in considering manufacturing as a career choice. Every day, we enjoy things that many people don’t realize were made in Florida. Behind every product and technology we use, there is a world of manufacturing. Today, in Florida, more than 14,000 different companies and 355,000 people work in the manufacturing field. The site has areas of information and resources for students, educators and industry. Visit MadeInFlorida.org
Florida Manufacturing Month – 2019
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & INFORMATION POSTED AT:
WHAT’S NEW
2017 Robotics Camp on WFLA News Channel 8
Miscellaneous Resources & Professional Development Opportunities
FCPN Conference (Jupiter, FL). January 18, 2019
NEW! EXPLORING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FREE online course open to all.
New Resources for ET CORE and Machining NIMS Alignment
WHITE PAPER: Manufacturing Day Tours: Student Feedback Shows Huge Impact
“Made in FLORIDA 2015: What’s Made in Your Backyard?” (Teacher’s Guide & Student Handouts)
-- $1.5 billion dollars in economic impacts -- 9,137 manufacturing jobs created or retained -- An average of $4.5M in impact and 28 jobs created or retained per company -- 
FloridaMakes, in partnership with The Florida Sterling Council, leads the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award process. 
TALLAHASSEE (October 23, 2019) - The Florida Manufacturing and Logistics Council (FMLC) announced its 2020 Legislative Priorities today in the state capital. The Council met with lawmakers and key influencers to garner support and tout their initiatives. 
Florida manufacturers who received services through FloridaMakes have reported a combined total of over $1.24 billion in measurable impacts
Part 2 of the Planning Your Export Business Webinar series 
