In this episode of the Grinding Gears podcast, we speak with Clemson professor's Josh Summers and Laine Mears about the new center for advanced manufacturing, why they're putting humans back at the center of manufacturing, and the economic impact manufacturing has on the I85 corridor. 

Laine and Josh also give a preview of an unprecedented forum on how higher education can best partner with industry to meet the needs of advanced manufacturers. See below:

Top-level executives from some of South Carolina’s largest and most influential companies are coming together in Greenville on Oct. 9 for an unprecedented forum on how higher education can best partner with industry to meet the needs of advanced manufacturers. Here are the list of participants from the event:

 

Knudt Flor, president and CEO of BMW Manufacturing

Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch North America

Scott Clark, chairman and president of Michelin North America

Dochul Choi, senior vice president for global business and technology strategies, Samsung Electronics America

Wolfgang Rubrecht, vice president, strategy and business development at Siemens

Tim Hardee, president of the South Carolina Technical College System

 

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