Today we toured the Porsche factory, specifically the 911 line. In addition to that we also toured the Mercedes-Benz factory. Both factories use similar concepts but Mercedes was much more automated using more assistive machines. Porsche is more hand-built/manual but still uses smart manufacturing concepts. Comparing and contrasting these two automotive manufacturing lines gives a [...]
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Old and New – 5/11 Henning Chu
One interesting thing of what I saw on the first official trip day was how Germany combined old and new. Old buildings were very modern and up to date on the interior, while some new buildings were designed to emulate the older architecture. Seeing the combination of new and old at the same time was [...]
Module 6 – Henning Chu
My name is Henning Chu, and I am a Mechanical Engineering Technology student. I plan to arrive on the afternoon of May 10th and am very excited for the upcoming two weeks. I'm especially looking forward to the various industry tours and exploring the unique food cultures of each country we’ll be visiting.
