MSX International to Host CAD/CAM Workshop Sponsoed by DMA
9 March 1999
MSX International, Inc. to Host CAD/CAM Workshop Sponsored by the Design and Manufacturing Alliance (DMA)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 8 -- MSX International, a global
provider of product development services and technology-based business
services, will host a CAD/CAM workshop sponsored by the Design and
Manufacturing Alliance, a partnership of the Genessee, Macomb, and Oakland
Tech Prep Consortia, on March 9, 1999. The event will be held at MSX
International's Warren facility at 2025 Concept Drive.
The theme of the workshop is "Maximizing Resources, Education, Business
and Government Linkage for Regional Market Driven Career Education in the
Automotive Industry." The Design and Manufacturing Alliance was created to
optimize the resources of education and industry. The intent of this
initiative is the development of an aligned educational infrastructure to
support automotive design and technical manufacturing skills. The
consortium's objectives are to capture the needs of the industry, form
alliances with industry professional organizations, and define career
opportunities. In addition, the consortium utilizes and distributes "Best-in-
Class" programs, develops curricula, and publicizes these programs to students
and their parents.
The workshop is an opportunity for middle school, high school, and
community college Computer Aided Design (CAD) and shop teachers to receive
real world exposure to current technologies and to a curriculum that supports
the design and rapid prototyping processes used by MSX International.
Attendees will be given a tour of rapid prototyping facilities which include
stereo lithography, urethane modeling, cardboard modeling and computer
numerical control (CNC) machining operations, as well as finite elements
analysis, and virtual crash testing and General Motors' Unigraphics CAD
training area.
The keynote speaker, Cindy Ballard, Director of Career Preparation and
Program Development of the State of Michigan Jobs Commission, will address
"The Role of Education in Economic Development."
MSX International, through collaboration with Central Michigan University,
offers a unique B.S. degree program in Vehicle Design. The first of its kind
in the United States, the degree provides comprehensive education in the
design process and provides graduates with a powerful competitive edge in the
automotive field.
MSX International also provides high school students with an orientation
to the design industry and mentors to guide their design career. The company
also recruits candidates from local community colleges to participate in a
design internship program.
To introduce this precedent setting event, Paul Wagner, vice president of
human resources stated that "MSX International's objective is to provide
world-class workforce training and development programs for the automotive
industry. We create opportunities that foster the development of a
competitive workforce by collaborating with the teachers, students, community
colleges, and universities."
With annual sales exceeding $1 billion, MSX International employs more
than 12,000 professional staff and contract personnel at over 60 operating
locations and 22 countries worldwide. MSX International offers its customers
a wide range of technology-based services, both on-site and off-site,
including product engineering and manufacturing engineering services; contract
and temporary staffing; training services; purchasing support services;
electronic document and information storage and retrieval services; process
improvement consulting services; and marketing support services.
For more information about the CAD/CAM workshop in Warren on March 9,
1999, please contact Phil Palazzolo, Academy Director, at 810-758-1767.
MSX International headquarters is in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Visit
MSX International's web site at http://www.msxi.com. MSX International news
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