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 you can get involved. FLATE also has resources, and some step by step guides, for anyone who wants to undertake outreach to students in their local or regional communities on its Made in Florida website (link to industry page on mif). You can also contact us at FLATE for help to get started. (outreach@fl-ate.org) or call David Gula 813-259-6581 .

Support student activities, awards, and scholarships.
Provide access to personnel & facilities.
Provide and support outreach activities.
Contribute expertise, experience and guidance.
Contribute expertise & experience.
Participate in demonstration projects for best practices in manufacturing.
Support internships and work experience for students
Support externships and work experiences for teachers.

Industrial Partners:

.decimal, Inc.
ABB
Accuform Signs
Aladdin Equipment Company, Inc.
AMATROL, Inc.
Aso LLC
Awareness Technology, Inc.
BAMA
BASF Corporation
Bioderm, Inc.
BIOMET 3i
Black Diamond Strings
CAE USA, Inc.
Canyon Bay Boats
Carollo Engineers
Catrike
Cellynne Corporation
Central Florida Box Corporation
Central Florida Graphics
Chapman Tools & Mold, Inc.
Coastal Caisson Corp.
Combs Welding Design, Inc.
Composite Motors
Conimar Corporation
CONMED Linvatec
Constellation Technology Corporation
Cross Match Technologies, Inc.
Datamax Corporation
Dean Foods Company
Emery Thompson Machine & Supply
EMI Industries
Featherlite Coaches, Inc.
Fisher Electric Technology
Florida’s Natural LLC
G&T Conveyor Company, Inc.
Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation

HCC Manufacturing Lab
Hitek Truss,LLC
Hoerbiger Corp. of America Inc.
Honeycomb Company of America, Inc.
Honeywell
IST at UCF
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
Jaeger, Inc.
Knight’s Armament Company
Lakeland Electric
Leslie Controls, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Airframe
Lockheed Martin Electronics
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Media Tech Plus
Mercury Marine
Metal Essence, Inc.
Micron PharaWorks
Mitsubishi Power Systems
MtronPTI
NAM
Nature’s Products Inc.
Neilsen Media
NDH Medical, Inc.
New England Machinery, Inc.
Norris Precision Manufacturing
Packaging Corporation of America
Pall Aeropower Corporation
PGT Industries
Pierce Manufacturing
Plastipak Packaging Inc.
Polypack, Inc.
PPi Technologies Global
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Promedica, Inc.
Publix

MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATIONS

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

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