STIHL transformed the concept of summer camp in July, turning the school break into a manufacturing lesson for more than 30 high school sophomores and juniors. In turn, the global power tool giant helped expose the group to new concepts that might inspire many to pursue a career in manufacturing. The camp, held in the Virginia Beach area, which serves as the company's US operations base, was actually a manufacturing competition between five teams of carefully pre-selected kids. STIHL is calling the event its "First Annual Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp." Five student teams, each led by a volunteer coach and a team assistant, spent three and half days preparing for and working in the clock-making competition.
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