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This video from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, features an interview with Allen Carlson, president and CEO of Sun Hydraulics Corporation. Mr. Carlson describes the work Sun Hydraulics does in designing and manufacturing hydraulic equipment for use in...

The Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides this useful wiki page for the use by the educational community. The site includes a wealth of educational activities for middle and high school educators on a variety of topics related to the STEM disciplines,...

This best practices guide from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, provides information and tools for starting and sustaining school-industry partnerships to develop Florida's manufacturing workforce. The 28 page document includes two major sections: Partnership...

This 4-page whitepaper, from the National Center for Supply Chain Automation, provides a detailed analysis of seven foundational skills deemed necessary for supply chain technicians. These basic skills, acquired through education and professional experience, are meant to serve as a base from which...

This paper, from Roger Bohn at the University of California, San Diego, "models knowledge about manufacturing methods as a directed graph of cause-effect relationships." The paper covers changes in knowledge over time, including the shift from art to science in technical and manufacturing knowledge.

The Gateway Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Program helps to provide students with the skills to compete in a growing industrial sector. These types of skills are growing more valuable and marketable in this growing job market, and Gateway Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering strives to...

This video from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE) explores FLATE and its partners and projects. In the video, Marilyn Barger provides an overview of FLATE. Sierra Anderson then describes the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) Apprenticeship Florida project and its...

This paper from Todd Myers of Ohio University discusses the globalization issues present in the industrial technology transfer supply chain. This paper discusses examples of organizational/national differences in standards, regulations, and societal expectations of technology and how these...

GradCAD is an online community for professional engineers, designers, manufacturers, and students to share CAD files and professional tips, participate in design challenges, or download CAD models from the online library. The community has over 4 million members. GradCab is a place for...

This site from the National Academy of Engineering features some of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century. Most of these technological advances are taken for granted by us as we use them in our everyday lives. Examples include air conditioning and refrigeration, radio and...