OSU-Lima engineering students to train at Ford By Mackenzi Klemann - mklemann@limanews.com Shawn Stewart, plant manager at the Ford Lima Engine Plant, said the company’s existing training facility will soon house the Ohio State Lima Engineering Education and Manufacturing Center, a partnership between Ford and the university. Timothy Rehner, dean and director of The Ohio State University-Lima, said the university’s new bachelor’s degree program in engineering technology is designed to meet industry needs by exposing students to advanced manufacturing and technologies. LIMA — Engineering students from The Ohio State University-Lima will learn the basics of machining, robotics and other advanced manufacturing disciplines at the Ford Lima Engine Plant through a new partnership between the university and Ford.