Today I toured both the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche factories. It was very interesting seeing the contrast between the manufacturing styles. While Mercedes follows a much more automated approach, Porsche still has a lot more hand manufacturing involved. One similarity I saw that did surprise me was how both lines will make a car to completion [...]
Author: jbalmer
Sunday May 11th 2025 Day One Stuttgart
Today was the first day of our big Germany tour! Today we took a tour around the city of Stuttgart and learned about local history. Thus involved the settlement and establishment of the area, architecture of a rebuilt city post war, as well as navigating the German public transit system. I found everything both very [...]
Module 6
My name is Jackson Balmer, I am majoring in a MET degree at the Purdue Polytechnic University of New Albany. I will be arriving in Europe on May the 8th at 11AM BST. I think I am most excited to visit the Mauritshuis art museum in the Netherlands, this is because I find many pieces [...]
