FLATE Partners

Local, regional, and state-wide businesses, industries, and professional organizations are encouraged to take an active role in assisting the FLATE Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education in a variety of ways. Below are just a few examples of how to get involved. FLATE also has resources, and best practice guides for partners who wish to undertake outreach to students in their local or regional communities on its Made in Florida website

You can also contact us at FLATE for help to get started. (outreach@fl-ate.org).

Support for student awards, and scholarships
Provide access to personnel & facilities for high tech industry tours
Provide support for outreach activities
Contribute expertise, experience and guidance
Participate in demonstration projects for best practices in manufacturing
Support internships and work experience for students
Support externships and work experiences for teachers
Support local schools by presenting Manufacturing Industry Career Days and appearing at open houses

Manufacturing Associations:

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Bay Area Manufacturers Association
Capital Region Manufacturers
First Coast Manufacturers Association
Florida Minerals and Chemistry Council
Florida Medical Manufacturers’ Consortium, Inc.
Manufacturers Association of Central Florida
Manufacturers Association of Florida
Marion Regional Manufacturers Association

National Association of Manufacturers
Polk Manufacturing Association
Sarasota-Manatee Area Manufacturers Association
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
South Florida Manufacturers Association
Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Volusia Manufacturers Association

Industrial Partners:

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ABB Inc
Accuform Signs
AeC Inc.
Agilent Technologies
Aladdin Equipment Co.
AMATROL
Aponte Tool and Manufacturing
Aqua Cal
Aso LLC
Arthur Machinery Inc.
Avatar Packaging
Awareness Technology Inc
BAE
BASF Corp.
Bay Area Manufacturing Association - Financial Support; In-kind Support; Collaborative
Bioderm, Inc
Biomet 3i
Bionetics
Black Diamond Strings
CAE USA
Canyon Bay Boats
Catrike
Cellynne Corporation
Central Florida Box, Inc.
College of Central Florida
Chapman Tool & Mold, Inc.
Chromoloy
Clark Western Building Systems
Coastal Caisson
Combs Welding Design, Inc.
Composite Motors
Conimar Corporation
CONMED Linvatec
Constellation Technologies
Cost Cast, Inc
Cross Match Technologies, Inc.
CTC Tampa Bay
Custom Manufacturing and Engineering
Datamax, Inc.
Dean Foods
Ditek
DRS Optronics
Draper Laboratories
EEI Manufacturing Services
E-One Inc.
Emery Thompson Machine & Supply
EMI Industries
Enviro Tec
Featherlite
Fisher Electric Technology
Florida Atlantic Marine
Florida's Natural
Fluid Routing Solutions
GE
G&T Conveyor Co.
Gerdau Ameristeel
Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
H&S Swansons' Tool Company
Harris Corporation
Hi Tek Truss
Hoerbiger Corp.
Honeycomb Company of America
Honeywell
InDyne Inc.
Innovation Express
Intersil
Intezyne Technologies
IT Technologies
Iverson and Company
Jabil Circuit
Jaeger Corp.

Kimball

Knight Armaments
Lakeland Electric
Lear Corporation
Leslie Controls
Lockheed Martin
Machining Solutions
MC Assembly
Media Tech Plus
Mercury Marine
Metal Essence
MetLife
MicroMo Electronics Inc.
Micron Pharmaworks
MILEO & Assoc.
MITRE
Mitsubishi Power Systems
Mosaic Company
Mtron PTI
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Nature's Products
NDH Medical Inc.
Network Centric Systems Engineering
Neilsen Media
New England Machinery
Nokia
Norris Precision Manufacturing
Northrop Grumman
Packaging Corp. of America
Pall Aeropower
PGT Industries
Pierce Manufacturing
Plasma-Therm
Plastipak Packaging. Inc.
Polypack, Inc.
Port of Tampa
PPi Technologies Global
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Promedica, Inc
Publix
Quality Electronic Manufacturing
R. L. Schrieber, Inc.
R.C. Stevens, Inc.
Raytheon Corporation
RF Micro Devices
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Collins
Schneller Inc
Senninger Irrigation
Sensor Systems/Fisher Motors
Siemens Energy & Automation
Siemens Power Generation
Signature Brands
SMC Corporation of America
Smith and Nephew
Smiths Industries
Solid Works, Inc.
Somec, Inc.
Southern Manufacturing Technologies
Southern Powder Coat
Southland Logistics Services, Inc.
Sun Hydraulics
Sypris Test & Measurement
Tampa Armature Works
Tampa Port Authority
Technical Training Aids
TECO
Teltronics Sarasota
Tropicana Products, Inc.
Valpak (Cox Target Media, Inc.)
Ven-Tel Plastics
VLOC Incorporated
Vulcan Machine
WinDoor Incorporated