Category: MASC News

Build Your Manufacturing Supply Chain in Florida with Connex

The Manufacturers Association of Florida’s Space Coast (MASC) through its partnership with FloridaMakes and the federal government’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network can now offer MASC members a powerful new tool free of charge. Connex Florida is a statewide manufacturing supply chain, workforce and R&D connection solution offered for manufacturers, educational institutions, and those performing […]

Florida Tech Using 3D Printers to Make Face Shields for Health Workers

As befits a university known for innovation and technology – as well as its community support – Florida Tech has harnessed the power of its constellation of 3D printers and the ingenuity of its faculty, staff and students to assist frontline workers in the Space Coast medical community. Using 3D printers at various locations on […]

EDC and MASC Assist with Supply Chain Needs During COVID 19 Health Crisis Leading to Production of Life-Saving Ventilators

Airon Corporation is producing about four times more of the life-saving machines than normal. But ramping up production uncovered issues like supply chain breaks with other small businesses struggling to meet their own demand. The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast along with Enterprise Florida stepped in and compiled specifications and photos of the […]

MASC Member LightWing Studios Spends Easter Making Masks for Health Care Workers

The owner of a Titusville business wanted to show his gratitude to health care workers in his community working hard to fight the coronavirus this Easter, so he and his wife spent the holiday making something those workers desperately need right now — personal protective equipment. LightWing Studios President Patrick Pearce says he’s seen the […]

EDC’s CPT Program Featured in FLORIDA TODAY

The EDC’s Certified Production Technician course was featured in the January 10, 2020 FLORIDA TODAY article: Seeking in-demand, stable, good paying career? Some say they’ve found answer. An excerpt from the article reads: “According to the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, 23% of the 20,346 jobs created in Brevard County from 2015-2018 were in […]