Stack Modular is a leading manufacturer of large scale, steel frame modular construction projects across North America and the building production facility is located in Shanghai. During my time at Stack Modular I gained insight into multiple aspects and challenges of the world of international constructional engineering.After crash-course into the company and modular constructional engineering my daily tasks included the procurement of structural components on the chinese market, assisting the head of design with the creation of technical drawings and acting as a mediator between my chinese and western colleagues to overcome the cultural and linguistic barriers.Additionally I took the opportunity to visit the production facility in Zhangjiagang to gain some first-hand experience of the production phase and assisting he head of manufacturing with overseeing a critical phase of the construction process during which I made an essential contribution by coming up with a solution for a component that was ordered in the wrong size, which subsequently saved the company the money of ordering replacement components and more importantly precious time in the prototyping phase.

SAMSON is a company that specializes in control valve engineering and offers products and systems to control all kinds of media.During my time in the SAMSON machining workshop I was introduced to the most commonly used manufacturing methods. I gained hands-on experience in the manufacturing processes of filing, turning, drilling and milling, producing factory workpieces in the process. Furthermore did I not only learn about the different types of welding, but also had the opportunity to acquire some basic welding skills as well.