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Driving the Future for South Carolina, the Nation and the World

Driving the Future for South Carolina, the Nation and the World. by. Thomas R. Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and BMW Chair of Manufacturing Department of Automotive Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Clemson University – International Center for Automotive Research

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Driving the Future for South Carolina, the Nation and the World

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  1. Driving the Future for South Carolina,the Nation and the World by Thomas R. Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and BMW Chair of Manufacturing Department of Automotive Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Clemson University – International Center for Automotive Research Greenville, South Carolina USA

  2. CU – ICAR Campus

  3. Major Systems FEV Engine Dynamometer MTS Road Simulator in Weiss Environmental Chamber 4-Wheel Chassis Dynamometer in Anechoic Chamber Zeiss Full Vehicle CMM ETS-Lindgren EMC Chamber

  4. Major Automotive Research Sponsors • BMW • Ford Motor Company • General Motors • US Army TACOM • Timken • Caterpillar • Michelin Tire Company • Honda Motor Company • Toyota Motor Company

  5. Chair in System Integration Chair in Manufacturing Chair in Vehicle Electronics Chair in Product Design & Development The Impact • Manufacturing • Emissions • Safety • Energy

  6. The Market • World Population 6.8 Billion0(July 2010) • 266 Nations • 82% Literacy Rate • Gross World Product (GWP): $69.98 Trillion (2009) • GDP per capita: $10,400 • Labor Force 3.18 Billion (2009) • Agriculture 37.5% • Industry 22.1% • Services 40.4% • Unemployment Rate 9% (2009) (vs 7% in 2008) • Cars Sold 2009 20071 %ch • World Wide 64.3m2 71.9m -11 • North America 12.7m3 19.4m -35 • Europe 14.5m4 22.9m -37 • China 13.6m5 9.2m 48 • India7 1.4m6 1.5m -7 • Global Industry Revenues $2.2 Trillion8 0 World Data: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html 1 Automotive News Europe 2008 Global Market Data Book 2 ICIS “Macroeconomic View of the Auto Industry”, 4/20/2010 3 Automotive News 2010 Market Data: North America Sales 4 Automotive News Estimated Europe Registrations 5 USA Today, 1/8/2010, “China surpasses U.S. in 2009 auto sales” 6 Nair, V. (Bloomberg.com) 1/8/2010, “India 2009 Car Sales Rise Most in Three Years on Economy, Rates” 7 Passenger Cars Only 8 International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers data (http://oica.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/oica-depliant-final.pdf)

  7. Meeting the Needs of South Carolina

  8. Executing the Mission

  9. CU-ICAR Industrial Partners Resident and/or Research Partners American Titanium Works Art Center College of Design BMW ITRC BMW Manufacturing Co. CADFEM Dale Earnhardt Inc. DiMora Motorcar EnginSoft FEV GE Energy Infrastructure InnoVenture LLC Koyo Bearings KTM Solutions Michelin National Instruments Ozen Engineering Proterra* Richard Petty Driving SAE International Sage Automotive Interiors* SIMPACK US South Carolina Manfacturers Association (SCMA) South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Thermo-Pur Technologies, LLC Timken Toyota Scholarship/Fellowships/Equipment Altair AVL Automation Engineering Corporation Bosch-Rexroth dSpace ETS-Lindgren FEV Systems Gibbs & Associates Mazda MTS National Instruments Okuma America Corporation Polyworks Renk Renishaw Ricardo Romer (Hexagon Metrology) Staubli Voltaire Weiss Zeiss

  10. 700 Jobs Onsite 7,000 Jobs Onsite $5 Billion Investment 4.0 Million Square Feet 1.5 Million Square Feet Addressing Growth 1994 2011

  11. Production Body Shop Paint Shop Assembly

  12. SC Supplier Network. Tier 1 Suppliers. Columbia •Charleston BMW Werk Spartanburg Source: BMW 2011

  13. $35.9 billion in capital investment 114,000 jobs created More than 640 firms from 40 countries Proven International Success with Suppliers Source: SC Department of Commerce, 2009

  14. The Future for the United States • Education at all levels • South Carolina • Jobs – too many? • The Southeastern U.S. • The United States of America • Automotive • Manufacturing • The World In times of change, learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. (Eric Hoffer 1902-1983)

  15. Do Not Underestimate the Human Factor

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