Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director of FLATE—the National Science Foundation Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education—was invited to join the mechatronics team of the Anne Arundel Community College Department of Labor TAACCCT “National STEM Consortium”. The consortium was formulated with an aim to build a STEM Bridge that feeds into a number of specialized […]
As a direct response to FLATE’s 2011 Stakeholder Survey, and inspired by Gov. Rick Scott’s comments and presentation at the 8th Annual Manufacturing Summit & Marketplace in 2011, FLATE initiated its “Manufacturing Year of Awareness” campaign. FLATE “kicked off” this effort in January 2012 during its 8th annual NSF National Visiting Committee meeting hosted this […]
The puzzle is a segway to De Vince Surgery and related science. The technology connection is miniature robotic devices of all types. The actual puzzle answer can be presented as a math integration exercise. The puzzle allows for simple linear integration formula practice or reinforcement of the area approximation method for determining the area under […]
Last month we brought you a story about the machining program at Pinellas Technical Institute and highlighted its role in meeting the demand for qualified and skilled machinists in Florida. This month we take a first-hand look at what it takes to be a machinist. Meet Molly Woods—a machinist at Vulcan Machine Inc., one of […]
In an effort to give students a first-hand view of industry innovation, manufacturing and technology at work, FLATE recently sponsored six students, currently enrolled in the two year A.S. degree in engineering technology (ET) at Hillsborough Community College (HCC), to attend the Manufacturing Technology Forum. The Forum, hosted by the Association for Manufacturing Technology, was […]
Congratulations Dr. Marilyn Barger Congratulations to FLATE’s Executive Director, Dr. Marilyn Barger for being inducted into Epsilon Pi Tau,, the International Honor Society for Technology and Education. Dr. Barger was inducted based on the recommendation of colleagues from ITEEA during a special initiation ceremony for new exemplary practice members during the 74th International Technology and […]
FLATE News for March 2012 is that David Gula, FLATE Outreach Manager, is retiring this month. Dave tells us it’s his 5th, or so retirement. I haven’t probed back to the first one, but maybe this will be his last. Dave came to FLATE at our very beginnings, channeled to us from the Florida High […]
Peter Buczynsky, owner of PharmaWorks, manufacturing company in Odessa FL wants to expand his business and move into a bigger facility. He can’t. New England Machinery, another manufacturer located in Manatee County, FL is looking to expand its payroll. So far it hasn’t. These companies are not holding back due to a hiring freeze. According to […]
Say you are a bicyclist who needs a console to mount a GPS to your bike’s handlebars, but don’t have the money, or equipment to produce a prototype of your invention. If you are innovative by nature, want to experiment transforming your ideas into making a product, a Fab Lab may be your Mecca. A […]
