Reliability & Maintainability Engineering in Germany

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Andrew Gallaher

Group Shot of the RMC Class in Germany

A class of engineering students spent three weeks this summer studying reliability engineering and business excellence in Stuttgart, Germany, in a faculty-led study-abroad class taught by Klaus Blache, director of the Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC). Students taking the class earned three credits in IE 495.

The visit opened with a guided walking tour of Stuttgart to experience the historic architecture and scenery. They visited the Festo plant and the Mercedes-Benz (plant and museum). They traveled to Strasbourg and Heidelberg for site-seeing—notably the Heidelberg Castle. The itinerary also included the Porsche museum, the University of Stuttgart, and the Kärcher cleaning systems company.

The next RMC study-abroad class will be in Vienna, Austria, in summer 2019.

The RMC is an industry-supported center within the Tickle College of Engineering, drawing support from a diverse range of companies, organizations, and industries.

Discussion in a workshops with the University of Stuttgart student racing team. — Students discussed engineering methods during workshops with the University of Stuttgart student racing team.

Mercedes-Benz-Museum-1 — A visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

Stuttgart-Vehicle-2018 — UT students met with the University of Stuttgart student racing team that builds cars for two different competitions.

Heidelberg-View-2018 — A scenic view of Heidelberg, Germany.