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A team representing the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF), along with leaders from Fleet Readiness Center Southeast listen as Bryan Berry (right), a computer numerically controlled programmer, explains how artisans program the enormous spar mill to fabricate aviation components during a tour of the facility Oct. 2. The tour of the military facility is part of MAF’s competitive process to select a recipient for this year’s prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Award to be presented later this year. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Oct 3, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A team from the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF) conducted a site visit Oct. 2 at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) to review the military depot’s manufacturing capabilities as part of the evaluation process for this year’s Florida Manufacturer of the Year Award to be named later this year.

The FRCSE Manufacturing Division fabricates, repairs and refurbishes aircraft components and sheet metal parts for a variety of military aircraft including the F/A-18 Strike Fighter, the P-3 Orion Maritime
Patrol aircraft, the SH-60 Seahawk and the EA-6B Prowler Electronic Warfare aircraft.

FRCSE won the 2009 MAF Manufacturer of the Year Award for large category. MAF is an organization that serves to improve the business climate for manufacturers in Florida.

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