At Clemson, BMW Wants to Assemble Better Workers

摘要

The lament among policymakers, and not a small number of manufacturers, is the lack of technically advanced labor to operate increasingly sophisticated assembly plants.In February, the ribbon was cut on a new kind of automation and education center at Clemson University, one which will put students, researchers and automotive engineers literally on the same line. CU's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), located in the Greenville Technical College Center for Manufacturing Innovation, will focus on developing new manufacturing solutions and churning out qualified industry technicians capable of executing them.