Permit me to introduce all of you (if you do not know her) to Jodi Sutton, our FLATE Curriculum Coordinator. This introduction is a bit belated since Jodi has been a key part of our team for at least 3 years. However, as is always the case when someone is leaving, their impact on those […]

Manufacturing is the cornerstone of American innovation, and is one of the most dynamic industries contributing “the most economic activity per dollar of production than any other business sector in the country.” (Source: National Association of Manufacturers). Despite its dominant role, manufacturers across the board are facing severe challenges that threaten to choke the future/growth […]

The Tech is not looking at the robotic arm under test. She is monitoring the voltage and current for the arm from a control room and knows when the inductive motor for the robotic system is on because the current and the voltage signals do not go up and down together (in phase). In fact, […]

Think robots are characters relegated to sci-fi movies of yesteryear, or machines only scientists and computer engineers can program or maneuver? Think again! In some ways, robotics is to technology what the jukebox may have been for the music industry, and “no” they’re not only for big kids or geeks. Robots and their applications have […]

FCoE- BITT (Florida Center of Excellence for Bimolecular Identification for Targeted Therapeutics) is hosting several workshops for incumbent workers, teachers and students this summer. Most recently, FCoE-BITT partnered with HCC and the University of Florida to host an industrial biotechnology workshop at HCC in Brandon. The workshop was held May 21, and served as an […]