EPP Spotlight: STIHL

Electronics Engineering Technology Dean Dr. Wael Ibrahim, University Director of Advanced Manufacturing Jeff Combs, Virginia Beach Campus President Andy Gladstein, and Virginia Beach Campus Vice President of Student Recruitment and Employer Partnerships Scott Golden at a recent tour of STIHIL’s North American production facility.

ECPI University is proud to partner with STIHL Inc, an association that has been especially valuable for students and graduates. The company offers tuition assistance to qualified employees to further their education, and if they select ECPI University as their institution of study, ECPI provides a scholarship match to help reduce their overall cost of tuition. Moreover, STIHL associates sit on ECPI academic advisory boards that meet twice yearly to review and update curriculum to ensure that it meets the ever-changing requirements of the advanced manufacturing workplace.

About STIHL

In 1926, STIHL designed and built the first two-person electric chain saw. Its portability revolutionized the forestry industry. Today, its products – found in more than 160 countries – make work easier for consumers and people working in forestry, agriculture, landscape maintenance, and construction sites.

In the 1970s, STIHL opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, beginning with just 50 employees assembling chain saws. Today, 2,100 employees, working in over one-million-square-feet of operating space, manufacture millions of powerheads every year. In this state-of-the-art facility, skilled employees, with the assistance of highly automated technology, work together to produce more than 80 models of STIHL equipment through vertically integrated processes and extensive quality assurance checks.

Electronics Engineering Technology Dean Dr. Wael Ibrahim, University Director of Advanced Manufacturing Jeff Combs, Virginia Beach Campus President Andy Gladstein, and Virginia Beach Campus Vice President of Student Recruitment and Employer Partnerships Scott Golden at a recent tour of STIHIL’s North American production facility.

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