With a combination of cash and gifts-in-kind, BMW has supported Clemson University’s Assembly Center at the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), located at the Millennium Campus adjacent to the CU-ICAR Technology Neighborhood 1. The CMI offers education designed to meet industry needs and includes dual-credit programs in partnership with Greenville County Schools, bridge programs that allow a student to move from associate’s degree to bachelor’s degree and workforce training and certificate programs that increase the qualifications of manufacturing employees.
Research for innovation in advanced manufacturing and future technologies related to advanced manufacturing is incorporated into instruction. This allows students to gain practical experience working alongside experienced engineers, faculty and staff.
Clemson’s Assembly Center at the CMI allows students and faculty to prototype automotive assembly lines to improve manufacturing processes for research and education purposes. BMW’s investment will directly impact graduate research through providing a testbed for research prototypes, and both graduate and undergraduate education through the Manufacturing Certificate capstone course.
