What is Manufacturing? Discovering great careers in Florida

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Manufacturing Today

Many COOL careers that use your imagination and skills with the HOTTEST technologies to make better things for our world!

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1. Making something.

2. Making a lot of them.

3. Making money (a profit) on what you make.

What is manufacturing?

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What is manufacturing?

Manufacturers make many products, from the computer you use, to the jeans you wear, to musical instruments you play.

Over 16,000 manufacturing companies and 400,000 Floridians work in this industry statewide.

A production technician creates guitar strings at Black Diamond in Sarasota, Florida.

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What is manufacturing?

Biological and medical

Electronic Devices Aviation and Aeronautics

Systems Engineering

Metals and Plastics

Food, Paper, Beverage & CosmeticsProcessing

Leisure & Entertainment

Transportation

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Make up

Computers

Satellites

Microwaves

Video Games

Cold meats

Cell Phones

MP3 players

Telephones

Stereos

Traffic Lights Automobiles

Running shoes

Motorcycles

Neon Signs

Optical Fibers

Vitamins

DVDs

PDA’s

Polarized glasses

Coated tools

Microfiber fabrics

CAD CAM

Digital Cameras

Micro surgery

Surf boards

iPODS

Manufactured goods

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Almost Everything is manufactured

Ask Carlos SantanaCool shades

Electric guitar

Strings

Jeans

Speakers

Microphones

Keyboards

Trumpets

LightsNatural talent

Gel

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Typical Manufacturing Process

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Design Fabricate Test

Market

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Typical Manufacturing Process

When you participate in the design process, you try your own ideas about what to make, what it will look and feel like, how it will perform and how it could be built.

Design

An engineer from Dura Auto Florida designs a doorframe for a new Buick.

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Typical Manufacturing Process

Fabricate

The processing steps that actually make the thing you want to manufacture.

A production technician at Walter Lorenz Medical measures a Titanium part she just fabricated.

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Typical Manufacturing Process

Test Check it out to make sure it does what you want it to do, and looks the way you want it to look and lasts as long as you want it to last.

A quality control technician at Datamax uses specialized equipment to test the quality of a part.

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Typical Manufacturing Process

Market Advertising and sales pitch ideas for your product (the more you make and sell, the more money you and your company will make!)

After design, fabrication and testing, these outboard motors from Mercury Marine are ready to be enjoyed by boat owners.

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Typical Manufacturing Process

Distribute

Finding the right places to sell your product and how you will get your products there.

A robotic arm at Deans Foods loads boxes Soy milk for final distribution.

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What interests you?

Design

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Fabricate 2

Test

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• Production process and tool design• Manufacturing Associates/Operators• Equipment and Process Technicians• Facilities Maintenance Technicians • Automation Technicians• Materials Handling• Quality control• Information technology (IT)• Sales and Marketing• Customer service• Finances• Packaging Design and Production

Sample careers

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How do you get there?

Career Track

Academic Track

The World of Manufacturing

High School

Community College

College/ University

Special technology or craft training

(Possible certification)

Certificate AAS degree AS degree B.A.S/B.A./B.S.

Master Ph.D.

Middle School

Prerequisites

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Do what you love

More than 16,000 different companies and 400,000 Floridians work in the manufacturing field.

This means that not just jobs, but manufacturing careers are being Made in Florida, by people like you.

If you get satisfaction by making something, get excited about using new technology, or you work well with teams of people, then the manufacturing industry may be the place for you, with a challenging job, great pay, and excellent benefits.

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