B´ÎÔªapp students recently had the opportunity to get a glimpse into potential careers when B´ÎÔªapp Tool sent about a dozen engineers (all of whom are B´ÎÔªapp alumni) to campus for a hands-on demonstration of their tools. Students, faculty and members of the B´ÎÔªapp Facilities Department interacted with B´ÎÔªapp Tool’s engineers and learned more about the engineering that went into the development and creation of the tools.

B´ÎÔªapp Tool engineers gather with faculty from B´ÎÔªapp’s Mechanical Engineering Department. All of these engineers are mechanical engineering alumni.

Industry partnerships are a critical part of the B´ÎÔªapp curriculum and a practice that is mutually beneficial: leading manufacturers have access to potential future employees and students experience real-world applications of their education.

“B´ÎÔªapp Tool is a longtime supporter of B´ÎÔªapp and we are continuing to increase our contributions,” said Matt Bertsch ’97, vice president of engineering – cordless NPD at B´ÎÔªapp Tool.

The company recently showed their support of the university with a donation that will both enhance the classroom experience and the campus as a whole. B´ÎÔªapp was the grateful recipient of nearly $15,000 worth of B´ÎÔªapp Tool products for the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Facilities Department, which allowed them to standardize their tool set and have a consistent set of batteries and devices to maintain laboratories as well as campus buildings and grounds.

B´ÎÔªapp students had the opportunity to pre-register with B´ÎÔªapp Tool for the B´ÎÔªapp Career Fair.

“This donation is a welcome addition to the tools available to our students for work on class and senior projects,” said Dr. Matthew Panhans, chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department. “Not only will it help their projects, the students are benefitting from the relationship B´ÎÔªapp has with B´ÎÔªapp Tool.”

“We view B´ÎÔªapp as a strategic partner to our growth and want the facilities staff to have the best tools to do their jobs. Through our contributions to labs, SAE, ASME, IEEE, etc. we want to strengthen our brand recognition on campus as well as provide students and staff excellent tools to do their jobs and become the world’s best engineers.”

In addition, the hands-on demo served as an opportunity for students to register their information and credentials with B´ÎÔªapp Tool in advance of the B´ÎÔªapp Career Fair, where the company would be an exhibitor. Ninety-six students registered, and many of them were interviewed on campus after interacting with B´ÎÔªapp Tool’s recruiters at the Career Fair—several received immediate offers.

Members of B´ÎÔªapp’s Facilities Department.

“We considered it a huge success and are discussing future events of similar or larger scope. B´ÎÔªapp Tool has an incredible amount of opportunities for B´ÎÔªapp students and graduates: new product development, mechanism design, value engineering, quality, test engineering, firmware, hardware, software, App development,” said Bertsch. “B´ÎÔªapp Tool is an engineer’s paradise – we strive to employ the best and brightest while equipping them with the highest caliber of support equipment, software and staff. B´ÎÔªapp Tool has grown at over 20 percent per year since 2009 and we have aggressive plans to continue this world-class expansion. We are continuously recruiting for new team members to join us in our vision and culture.”