Over the past several weeks, I have had the opportunity to visit an engineering company, called Intralox, located near Amsterdam. I received this opportunity through my next door neighbor back at home who works for this company in Grand Rapids. I visited a total of 4 times, doing a different thing each time. Intralox is a global manufacturer specializing in conveying technologies creating conveyor systems through thermoplastic technology. Many of these conveyor systems are used in the food industry in order to transport food in many different ways. Since this is a global company, they deal with customers from all over the world. The company is centered in New Orleans with its European headquarters in Amsterdam, where I visited. Over the times I visited, I was able to learn a lot about this company in all aspects, not just the engineering side of things. I also learned about the manufacturing, customer service, and technical side to this company. I first listened in to customer service dealing with English customers. I also worked on the factory floor physically building the belts with my hands. I also worked on a computer in the technical engineering section of the company. I was given a problem that I was to solve using an engineering software program. This was a great opportunity to learn more about an engineering company and how things work in the workforce. Although I technically worked for free, Cornel, the lead engineer who asked me to visit Intralox also offered to have me over to his house for dinner. This was very nice of him but what was even nicer is the fact he gave me a VERY nice sweatshirt that was orange that I could wear for Queen’s Day considering I had no orange clothing. I was very happy and I was very glad I received this opportunity to visit an engineering company in the Netherlands.
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