contributed by Polygon Solutions Polygon Solutions Inc., one of FLATE’s industry partners in Fort Myers, FL, is a manufacturer of rotary broach tools for the precision machining industry focused on medical and aerospace parts. Polygon first entered the rotary broach market with an award winning tool holder, and continues to innovate with new tooling for […]
Earlier this month President Obama announced additional funding opportunities from the Department of Labor for Community Colleges under the TAACCCT program (Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training) and separately, additional funding for apprenticeship programs. The second, $100,000,000 will be awarded later this year from H1-B funds for American Apprenticeship Grants. Apprenticeships are a […]
As established in the previous puzzle, the Tech knew that two-stage pumps can reach a lower pressure value and thus her suspicion that the plots were mislabeled was correct. The graphic below reflects that correction. Now attention can shift to the additional message presented in the plots below. As indicated in Puzzle 39, the technician […]
It is that time of the year when colleges across the state are readying for cap and gown ceremonies. There is much to celebrate! The graduating class of 2014, from the consortium of colleges across Florida offering the A.S. degree in Engineering Technology (A.S.E.T) shows a steady rise in the number of state and colleges adopting […]
Written by Steve Portz, STEM Educator & Albert Einstein Distinguished FellowOur family’s move from Cocoa, Florida to Washington D.C., has felt equivalent to a move to a foreign country. There has been an enormous learning curve with respect to negotiating city life, interfacing with a highly educated professional community, dealing with the glacier pace and […]
National Robotics Week in Florida was celebrated with much gusto. FLATE took a leading role in hosting a region-wide open house, inviting educators, industry leaders, students and anyone interested in robotics, to attend and celebrate national robotics week in Tampa. As part of this effort, FLATE partnered with local robotics clubs to showcase applications of […]
written by Michael, Ennis. Manufacturing Engineer, Harris CorporationWhen Kelly Andino, an engineering technician at Harris Corporation’s, Government Communication System’s (GCS) Development Manufacturing department, began working toward her Associate of Science (A.S) degree in Engineering Technology from Eastern Florida State College, she probably didn’t realize where her studies were about to take her. Since starting the […]
Don’t miss this networking opportunity if you are you involved in… · career pathways · programs of study · the common core · adult career pathways · career technical education · counseling · teaching and learning · workforce development Mark your calendar for the 2014 National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) conference to be held at […]
This time of the year we are preparing for summer robotics programs for students, summer training for educators including programming languages that provide fundamental communications for any robotic system. Many students around the state are preparing for national competitions in FIRST Robotics, BEST, VEX and many other competitions that require designing, building, and programming an […]
Students across the nation, be it at the secondary, or post-secondary level, are confronted with career decisions and choices that are sometimes difficult to make, or even fathom. Regardless of the direction they venture into, exposing students to opportunities that lie outside the parameters of their immediate vicinity is an important aspect in helping them […]
