It’s the time of year to recognize your peers who make significant contributions to technology education for tomorrow’s advanced manufacturing workforce. There are three categories: · Manufacturing Secondary Educator of the Year· Manufacturing Post-Secondary Educator of the Year· FLATE Industry Distinguished Service Award Awards are presented during the December MAF Annual Manufacturers Summit Awards Banquet […]
Education is changing. Our country’s roles in the global economy and the recent years of recession have focused our country on evaluating systems that we have in place, including our education system. The paradox of high unemployment and high numbers of unfilled, high-skill jobs has let us to evaluate many aspects of our education system. […]
www.fl-ate.org/projects/ate-grants.html To end our series that emphasizes NSF’s partnership with A.S. Degree programs in Florida we just lightly touch the mouse pad of the “Way-Back” Machine so that we can creep back a bit to cover the 2011 NSF-ATE grants awards. New ATE efforts span the state from Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) […]
A technician has measured the boiling points of various liquids made by mixing different amounts of two “we-sell-smells” company secret perfume liquids. The first measurement was the boiling point of 100% pure “Essence of Skunk”. The last liquid measured was 100% “Essence of Pearl”. Fourteen other mixture boiling points are shown on the blue curve […]
If it’s summer, it’s time to enroll in one of the hottest STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics) based camps offered in the region. FLATE is offering several camps for middle and high school students that explores STEM-related topics and their relation to robotics, automation and alternative energy. The robotics camps will be held in Hillsborough […]
Manufacturing partnerships at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) are in the spotlight in May. TCC is an Exemplary Practice nominee for the Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Occupational and Workforce Education Commission (OWEC) and will be presenting “A Holistic Approach to Improving a Manufacturing Environment” at the upcoming AFC Joint Spring Commission Conference. In this presentation, […]
FLATE, the National Science Foundation regional center of excellence for advanced technological education at Hillsborough Community College in Brandon, is partnering with CTEF (Career Technical Education Foundation) located in Palm Harbor, FL, to orchestrate a two-day “Industry Day” for high school students in the greater Tampa Bay area. As part of this effort, students from […]
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Appoints Roy Sweatman to Manfucturing Council Roy Sweatman, President of Southern Manufacturing Technologies (SMT) in Tampa, FL, was appointed today to serve on the Manufacturing Council. Sweatman, a member and former Chairman of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA), joins 24 other U.S. manufacturing leaders as Council members. The Council provides […]
This past month provided opportunity to attend three very interesting events that reminded me that American ingenuity and innovation is alive and well! Each focused on innovations and advanced technologies. The first took place in Orlando where Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (www.amtonline.org) was on stage. The world of advanced manufacturing technology addresses the engineering, design, production, […]
