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CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE (CAME): FLORIDA MEP CENTER

CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE (CAME): FLORIDA MEP CENTER

PURPOSE: FLORIDAMAKES WILL CONTINUE ITS WORK AS THE NIST HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP) CENTER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF FLORIDA'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE CENTER DELIVERS HIGH IMPACT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHICH FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORLDCLASS MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE, ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF STATE-OF-THE-MARKET TECHNOLOGY, AND GROW THE VALUE CONTRIBUTION AND RESILIENCE OF THE STATE'S SUPPLY SYSTEM TO HIGH VALUE, HIGH TRADE SECTORS, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER COORDINATES WITH STRATEGIC INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO RETAIN AND EXPAND THE NUMBER AND SHARE OF HIGH VALUE, HIGH TRADE INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE CENTER'S CORE COMPETENCY LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS, EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF METHODOLOGIES, AND IN BROKERING SERVICES TO THOSE CLIENTS THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS, ALLOWING THE CENTER'S FOCUS TO REMAIN CUSTOMER-CENTRIC.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CENTER'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-IMPACT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHICH ADDRESS STATE-OF-THE MARKET CHALLENGES TO FLORIDA'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR, GROW THE NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND IMPACTED, INCREASE THE PERFORMANCE OF FLORIDA'S MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM, AND MAINTAIN THE CENTER AS A MEASURABLY HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORK OF RESOURCES CONTRIBUTING TO STRENGTHENING AND ADVANCING FLORIDA'S MANUFACTURING ECONOMY.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURERS, THE STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S MANUFACTURING ECONOMY, AND FLORIDIANS THROUGH AN INCREASED STANDARD OF LIVING AND GREATER ECONOMIC RESILIENCE BROUGHT ABOUT BY HAVING A ROBUST MANUFACTURING ECONOMY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO PROPOSED SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.

FLORIDAMAKES NEAP APPLICATION

MANUFACTURING DISASTER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FLORIDAMAKES

INDUSTRY 4.0 SKILLS FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNICIANS: ADJUSTING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO INDUSTRY IDENTIFIED SKILLS -THE MANUFACTURING WORKSPACE AND THE TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT SPACE IN THE FUTURE IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO DEAL WITH TODAY. AS INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO MANUFACTURING FACILITIES AROUND FLORIDA, MANUFACTURING TECHNICIANS WORKING IN THESE FACILITIES MUST PREPARE TO ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. ALSO, STUDENTS MUST GAIN THESE SKILLS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT WILL INFUSE INDUSTRY 4.0 SKILLS WITHIN BOTH FLORIDA'S ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND THE MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT IS LEVERAGING FINDINGS FROM A PRIOR AWARD, TECHNICIAN FUTURE OF WORK ISSUES CAUCUS FOR FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND MANUFACTURERS. THE CAUCUS IDENTIFIED FLORIDA-SPECIFIC TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE SKILLS DEFICIENCIES AND A STATEWIDE COLLECTION OF FLORIDA MANUFACTURERS WILLING TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. THE FINDINGS AND THE MANUFACTURERS WILL INFORM THIS PROJECT TO DEVELOP A MODEL FOR COOPERATIVE INTERACTIONS ON INDUSTRY 4.0 IDENTIFIED SKILL NEEDS BETWEEN FLORIDA INDUSTRY, STATE COLLEGES, FLORIDAMAKES (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) MANUFACTURING EXTENSIONS PARTNERSHIP) AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE OVERALL PROJECT GOAL WILL BE TO GENERATE PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT FUTURE AS WELL AS INCUMBENT TECHNICIANS IN FLORIDA ACQUIRING STEM KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO INDUSTRY 4.0 (I 4.0) TECHNOLOGIES. TWO COLLEGE CERTIFICATES WITH CREDIT ARTICULATION TO ALL TWENTY-TWO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA WILL BE DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL. THE FIRST TARGETS STUDENTS IN FLORIDA'S ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE PROGRAMS TO ASSURE THEY HAVE MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIED I 4.0 NEEDED SKILLS. THE SECOND CERTIFICATE WILL BE A POST-ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE THAT UPSKILLS TECHNICIANS AND GENERATES A PATHWAY TO STEM-RELATED 4-YEAR PROGRAMS AT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN FLORIDA FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. PROJECT PERSONNEL WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (FLDOE) TO MEET STATE LEGISLATURE EXPECTATIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) COURSES THROUGH FLDOE MAINTAINED FRAMEWORKS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WILL PROVIDE FACULTY ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IN I 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES AS DEFINED DURING THE PROJECT?S DURATION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL LEAD TO INCREASED STUDENT ACCESS TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS IN ALL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SERVICE REGIONS; ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF MORE FLORIDA MANUFACTURERS AND MANUFACTURER ORGANIZATIONS IN MANUFACTURING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION; INCREASED CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH THE PROJECT'S CREDIT-BEARING COLLEGE CERTIFICATES FOR CURRENT MANUFACTURING TECHNICIANS; BROADENED MANUFACTURER'S ACCESS TO FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE RESIDENT EXPERTISE; AND INCREASED MANUFACTURER STATEWIDE ACCESS TO THE FLORIDAMAKES NETWORK. UPON PROJECT COMPLETION, THE FIVE STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT (FLORIDAMAKES ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STATEWIDE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD, FLORIDA ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FORUM, AND FLATE) WILL HAVE CRAFTED DUTIES THAT ALLOWS EACH TO EMPLOY THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO EXECUTE THEIR PART IN CLARIFYING AND THEN RECTIFYING MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIED TECHNICIAN SKILLS DEFICIENCIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

INDUSTRY 4.0 INTEGRATION WITHIN A BALDRIGE FRAMEWORK.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO EXPAND EXISTING MEP CAPABILITIES TO PROVIDE NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION AND TO ESTABLISH A SUPPLY CHAIN INTELLIGENCE NETWORK. IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY AND OPTIMIZATION FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE MEP NATIONAL NETWORK IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FLORIDAMAKES WILL OUTLINE THE ASSETS AND RESOURCES IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF INTEREST (INCLUDING MICROELECTRONICS/SEMICONDUCTORS AS WELL AS AVIATION AND AEROSPACE), LEVERAGE CONNECTION PLATFORMS AND OUTREACH TOOLS TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT MANUFACTURERS IN THESE INDUSTRIES AND THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING INVOLVED IN THESE INDUSTRIES. FLORIDAMAKES WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUTREACH EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO CONVENE CONVERSATIONS THAT BRING LARGER MANUFACTURERS AND SMALLER MANUFACTURERS TOGETHER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GOAL OF LOCALIZING OUR VALUE CHAINS IN THOSE SECTORS OF INTEREST. FLORIDAMAKES WILL ALSO INVEST IN ITS OWN CAPACITY TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND MANUFACTURERS WORKING IN AREAS OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INTEREST.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ENABLE FLORIDA MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF AND INVOLVED IN SUPPLY CHAINS FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC PRIORITIES VIA MEP SUPPLIER SCOUTING LISTINGS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ENABLE FLORIDAMAKES TO HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES, STRENGTHS AND GAPS IN FLORIDA'S MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS SECTORS RELEVANT TO INDUSTRIES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. SMALL AND MIDSIZE MANUFACTURERS ACROSS FLORIDA WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS. INCREASES IN CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES/CONNECTIONS WITH DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS AS WELL AS AN IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL SUPPLY CHAIN DIVERSIFICATION AND RESILIENCY SHOULD RESULT FROM THE PROJECT'S EFFORTS WITH MANUFACTURERS ACROSS THE STATE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS (SMMS) IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

FLORIDAMAKES AERO-FLEX PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF FUTURE OF WORK ISSUES ON TECHNICIAN EDUCATION IN FLORIDA