Bosch Industries

On Thursday the 1st of June, the year 11 and 12 VCAL class went to BOSCH Industries in Clayton. We were the first school to be shown through some of the many things they do. We arrived at BOSCH at 9:30am and went for a tour around one of the buildings.

Inside we saw how they make diodes for car alternators.  We saw on one of the computer screens that there were 20,000 diodes that passed and around 40 that failed and were classed as faulty.

We then went out of the building and saw one of their big projects, a self-driveable electric car. The car that they are using is a Tesla, after all the work they have put into it, it is worth around $2.2 million.  Our sustainability project focuses on learning about new technologies to reduce carbon emissions, such as electric cars, as well implementing our own college sustainability practices like revegetation and the conservation of resources, such as water, energy and waste.

Afterwards we went to look at the power tools and the 3-D printing section. The worker at BOSCH explained the different uses for the 3-D printer and hoe BOSCH power tools are used worldwide.  He also spoke about the sub-companies at BOSCH and how many there are about forty-eight around the globe.  We were then quizzes about what he had told us and gave fidget spinners to those of us who were the first to answer the questions.

Overall, the experience we had at BOSCH Industries gave us a good insight into what companies in this industry do. They helped give us an idea of what every country does around the world e.g. Australia has two sites (Sydney, Darwin) designing heating and cooling systems (Sydney) and auto-motive parts (Darwin). On behalf of the VCAL class we would like to thank BOSCH Industries in Clayton for hosting us, showing us around and giving us a great insight into what they do for the world and how they are changing it.

By Year 12 VCAL 2017