MFG DAY and Month Happenings in Tampa Bay The month of October saw over 30 student tours in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, but many other events celebrating Manufacturing in Florida also took place.  Here are a few highlights! October 4- Upper Tampa Bay-Florida SunCoast Manufacturing Association (UTBMA) Sixth Annual Advanced Manufacturing Awards Ceremony at Nielsen […]

ITS TIME TO CELEBRATE: MANUFACTURING DAY/MONTH IS HERE! October is right around the corner and it’s time to celebrate! You can find Florida “Manufacts” on the FloridaMakes website to add to your own local manufacturing info facts. Here are some of the statewide facts you can find under FLORIDA MANUFACTS.  In April 2018, manufacturing had […]

Inspiring the Next Generation of Florida Manufacturers Starts with MFG Day Student Tours Since 2012, MFG DAY/Month has grown across the nation. A central focus of the celebration is to introduce Advanced Modern Manufacturing to young people in order to attract them to careers in the industry.  If Florida, FLATE and its many partners that […]

Mechatronics and Vacuum Technology The terms Mechatronics and Vacuum Technology represent 20th Century state-of-the-art “tags” for leading edge STEM based skill sets that are even more significant in this 21st century digital world.  Mechatronics was coined in the 1960’s to verbalize the then brand new integration of mechanical and electronic knowledge for commercial (automobiles, etc), […]

The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Florida 2030 Project and Earners to Learners Summit Explores the Future Opportunities and Needs for Florida’s Workforce The recommendations released come from three years’ worth of research and feedback from more than 10,000 Floridians in each of Florida’s 67 counties as part of the Florida 2030 initiative- a multi-million research initiative […]

2018 Manufacturing Day/Month – SAVE THE DATE! October 5 marks the official kick off for Manufacturing (MFG) Day with industry tours, open houses, career fairs and other miscellaneous events being planned in Florida and across the country. This year FloridaMakes, FLATE and the network of Regional Manufacturers Associations across the state are taking the lead in […]

FLATE’s Student Outreach – Supporting STEM Education Mentoring Engineering Capstone Projects for Middle School’s 8th Grade Every year, the Florida Advanced Technological Center-FLATE, helps middle school students by mentoring in their Engineering Capstone projects. The 8th grade STEM students are tasked to exhibit technical expertise to solve challenging problems by producing ideas and products that […]

8th Annual STEM Professional Association Event Middleton High School (https://middleton.mysdhc.org), a Pre-Collegiate STEM Academy, would like to invite you to our 8th annual “STEM Professional Association Event” from 6:00-7:30 PM on Thursday, March 22th, 2018. This STEM Professional Association Event is held on an annual basis to connect Tampa Bay area students, parents, educators and […]

FLATE Visits Virginia Mechatronics and Advanced Manufacturing Programs ON THE ROAD This month FLATE had the opportunity to visit two two-year advanced manufacturing and mechatronics programs in Virginia: Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in Charlottesville and Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke (VWCC). PVCC was hosting an outreach event for high school programs to introduce […]