Alex Pringnitz spent two weeks in January learning about lean manufacturing techniques — including how to make work stations more efficient — at Polaris Industries in Spirit Lake.
“I hope that I’ll learn exactly what engineers do,” said the Spirit Lake High School junior, shortly before he started putting in 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. shifts for the manufacturer of off-road vehicles, motorcycles and other vehicles. “I think it will also help me apply physics and give me a purpose for math.”
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