In
a world where digital resources and graphics are taking center-stage, engaging
students and getting them interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM), or how these concepts are integrated in modern, high-tech
manufacturing settings, is challenging and a science in itself. Educating
students about manufacturing and identifying it as a lucrative career option
requires an innovative and engaging strategy. Teaching, however, is only one
piece of the awareness and recruitment puzzle. There is also a greater need for
parents and the community at large to be part of the dialogue, that
manufacturing provides state-of-the-art, intellectually challenging yet rewarding careers that
are high-tech, high-skilled and high-wage. To address these common concerns
among manufacturers and to engage, educate and excite students and this larger
audience about careers in manufacturing, FLATE has produced a dynamic, 30
minute, “Made in
Florida” video that discusses the breadth and scope of
manufacturing in Florida.
FLATE and the FL TRADE Consortium produced the NEW, Made In
Florida video, version 2.0,
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to highlight the world of
manufacturing right here in Florida. Working with regional
manufacturers and partners across Florida, FLATE identified approximately 50
high-tech manufacturing facilities that would be featured in the video. Samuel DuPont, Ph.D. and Audrey Buttice,
Ph.D., from Scientific
League LLC worked very
closely with FLATE and FL TRADE to write the script, film and compose the Made in Florida 2015 video. These companies “warmly welcomed
us into their facilities film take photographs, film their products and
everyday operations, and interview their employees” said DuPont. “These hard
working Floridians,” noted DuPont, “are the backbone of our local economy and
have skills that allow them to produce an outstanding collection of consumer
and commercial products that are Made in Florida.”
The new MIF video is geared to provide a 360 degree vision of
manufacturing in Florida. The video explores eight different sectors of
manufacturing in six regions (Northeast, Northwest, Central East, Central West,
Southeast, Southwest) across Florida, and spotlights the diversity of
Florida-based, production industries that manufacture an array of products. The
video also serves as an educational tool in highlighting some of the high-tech,
high-wage jobs that are challenging, offer a secure future and are financially
rewarding as well. “Having received Ph.Ds
in engineering, it was amazing for us to see the variety of cutting edge
technologies being used in these robust manufacturing facilities” said
Buttice.
A unique aspect
of the 2.0 version of the Video is its focus on manufacturing companies and
industries that are specific to each region. For example, the video showcases
how Central East Florida is synonymous with the aerospace industry, or how in
the Southeast, companies like Nipro Diagnostics and Hoerbiger Corporation among
others are attracting high-tech manufacturing in a region that is largely known
as a tourist hub. These segmented sections can be viewed separately, by each region, online as well as on the DVD. The MIF video also taps into some historical data
about regional manufacturing-related activities, and how modern manufacturing
in Florida differs from the bygone era. “We have been honored to work with
FLATE and FL-TRADE to be a part of this journey and hope this video helps
uncover the vast employment opportunities in Florida’s manufacturing industry”
DuPont said.
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