Every
October Manufacturing takes center stage, as manufacturers in Florida and
across the nation converge to celebrate excellence of American manufacturing.
This year October 6 marks the official kick off for Manufacturing Day with
widespread events scheduled to celebrate manufacturing throughout the month of
October. Manufacturing Day/Month has taken a prominent role in Florida as the
state has held #1 status for hosting the highest number of industry tours for
students and manufacturing day events. Counties and cities across Florida have issued
proclamations marking October as MFG Month. Regional manufacturers
associations, schools districts, regional associations and manufacturers across
Florida have once again partnered to make MFG Day a grand success. Thousands of
students and educators from schools across Florida are set to participate in
industry tours geared to showcase products that are “Made in Florida” as well
as get an up-close look at high-skilled, high-wage careers in Florida.
Outlined
below is a snapshot of some regional tours and events. A full listing of
events, including survey data from MFG Day/Month will be highlighted in the winter
edition of the FLATE Focus. So stay tuned!
County
|
Industry
Tours
|
Contact
Information
|
Hillsborough
County
|
Southern Manufacturing Technologies,
Pro-Tools, EMS USA, SignStar, Heat Pipe Technology, Sypris Electronics,
Mettler Toleda Safeline
|
Bay
Area Manufacturers Association
Upper
Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association (UTBMA)
School
District of Hillsborough County
FLATE
|
Marion
County
|
SPX, Dimension Works, R & L, Winco,
FedEx, Townley, Hale, Signature Brands, Artemis Plastics, Admiral Furniture,
Closet Maid, American Panel, Winco, Cheney Brothers, USA Scientific, Custom
Windows, Cardinal LG
|
Marion
Schools
Marion Regional Manufacturers Association |
Northwest
Florida (Escambia, City of Pensacola, Holmes,
Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty County Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa,
and Bay Counties)
|
American Elite Molding (Bay State Cable
Ties), Ascend, GE, Gulf Power, Eastman, Ft Walton Machining, MERRICK, Manown,
Rex Lumber (Bristol, Graceville), ExxonMobil, CEREX, Maritech, West Point,
Certified Manufacturing, Gelato, DRS, Strand Core, Ian-Conrad Bergan, Custom
Production, Enviva, Xtreme Boats, Oren, Cape Horn, Precision Metal, Hitachi,
Pegasus Laboratories, Avalex, Artistic StoneWorks, L3, GCSC, PSC, Chipola,
NWFSC
|
Northwest
Florida Manufacturers Council
|
Pasco
& Hernando
Counties
|
Pasco
Amskills,
Bay-Tech Industries, Pharmaworks, Oldcastle Coastal, Clark Dietrich, Nestle
Waters, Manitowac Food, Pall Aeropower Corp, Welbilt, Leggett & Platt,
TRU Simulation & Training, Inc., Facts Engineering, GETS USA, Arete, Big
Storm Brewing
Hernando
Alumi-Guard,
West Coast Classic, Cemex, Accuform, Amskills, Qorvo, ICTC, Intrepid,
Sparton, American Aviation, Monster Transmission & Performance
|
Florida
TRADE at Pasco Hernando State College
AMSkills
|
Pinellas
County
|
Mastercut
Tools, BELAC, AMETEK, Conmed, H&S Swansons, Valpak, Mill-Rite Wood
Working, Monin
|
Bay
Area Manufacturers Association
Upper
Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association
Pinellas
Schools
|
Polk
County
|
Saddle
Creek Logistics, Key Safety Inc., Pepperidge Farm, Publix Dairy, Florida’s
Natural Growers, Kegel, Inc., ITW Professional, JC Machine, Inc., Coca-Cola,
MaxPak, Sofidel America, Givaudan Flavors Corp., PCA-Packaging Corp. of
America, Mid-State Machine & Fabricating Corp.
|
Career
Pathways at Polk State College
|
Sarasota-Manatee
Counties
|
Adams Group, Harn R/O Systems, KHS USA,
Super Sensitive Musical Strings, Mullet’s Aluminum Products, PGT, Sun
Hydraulics
RND Automation, Vee Three, Intertape
Polymer Group, Teakdecking, Sun Graphics
|
SAMA
Sarasota
County Schools Career & Technical Education
Manatee
County Schools
|
South
Florida
|
Hoerbiger Corporation
|
Hoerbiger
|
Miscellaneous
|
Atlantic Technical Center
|
Atlantic
Technical Center
Kevin Finan, kevin.finan@browardschools.com
|
To
support students’ and educators’ learning and engagement in manufacturing,
FLATE has also developed an extensive array of resources specifically designed
for industry, educators, or anyone interested in MFG Day/Month. A list of these
comprehensive (free) resources are listed on the Florida MFG Day/Month page at
http://madeinflorida.org/manufacturing-day. There is even a 2017 MFG Day poster
that teachers can use as a curriculum tool and/or to decorate their classroom.
To access these resources, visit the FLATE’s Wiki at:
http://flate.pbworks.com/w/page/10889505/FrontPage and http://mfgday-fl.com.
In
addition to the Made in Florida industry tours, Florida Governor, Rick Scott
issued a statewide proclamation recognizing October 2017 with several counties
and cities across Florida issuing proclamations to mark October as MFG Month.
Here in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, some of the local events planned in
the Tampa Bay area include:
October 5: Florida Suncoast Manufacturers Association Awards
October 6: Manufacturing Day / Students’ Tours
October 7: 3rd annual Manufacturing 5K Run Walk Paddle for Education
October 19: Made in Tampa Bay Expo
October 24: Manufacturing Job Fair
For
a full listing of 2017 Florida’s Manufacturing Day news and events, visit the
Florida Manufacturing Day page at http://madeinflorida.org/manufacturing-day,
or contact your local Regional Manufacturers Association. Many of Florida’s
events are also listed on the national MFG Day website here; you can also visit
the Manufacturing Day in Florida website at www.mfgday-fl.com. Manufacturers
and others will be sharing news about manufacturing month using the hashtags
#MFGDay17 and #FLMfgMonth17. For information on other national manufacturing
day events and tours visit www.mfgday.com, or contact Dr. Marilyn Barger at
barger@fl-ate.org.
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