Imagine a program where the students run the class meetings, work directly with a corporate sponsor, define "success", and actually make a product. Before you say, "Impossible!" you should check out the Consumer Product Manufacturing (CPM) Engineering Enterprise at Michigan Tech. We are in the process of fulfilling this vision. Our hope is that all of the students who participate in CPM will leave empowered with the entrepreneurial, technical, and professional skills to conceive, develop, and market successful products in a company setting. Skills learned in manufacturing disposable consumer products will be readily applicable to other types of products and commodities. In addition, all majors are welcome to contribute to our team and its goals.

We actively promote the expectation that some of our students will go on past graduation to start their own successful business ventures.

With these expectations in mind, the ambitious CPM mission is to provide participating students with hands-on experience at identifying and solving real-world engineering problems by developing and applying technical, professional and entrepreneurial skills.