Making the Future: Advanced Manufacturing, Electronics and Applied Engineering in Tampa

Manufacturing is being transformed by robotics, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, electronics, rapid prototyping, and increasingly sophisticated digital production systems.

This session explores how Tampa is participating in the next generation of manufacturing and applied engineering — where the line between software, engineering, electronics, and physical production is increasingly disappearing.

Panelists from industry, academia, and applied research will discuss how new technologies are changing the way products are designed, prototyped, tested, manufactured, and brought to market. The conversation will examine innovations ranging from robotic and additive manufacturing to integrated systems, electronics, automation, and advanced engineering.

Companies such as Haddy demonstrate how large-scale robotic 3D printing and digital manufacturing can dramatically shorten the path from design to production, while institutions such as the University of South Florida’s Institute of Applied Engineering help connect academic research, engineering talent, industry, and government to solve real-world technical challenges.

The session will also look beyond individual technologies to a larger economic question:

What does Tampa need to become a stronger center for advanced manufacturing, electronics, and applied engineering?