The institute, responding to the rapid development of industries in surrounding areas, has signed agreements with China Steel Co., Taiwan Aluminum Co., and Taiwan Machine Co., for students to receive practical experience working in local factories and, in return, to contribute their theoretical knowledge to industry-related projects.
所謂「地利」，是指高雄是我國重工業密集地區，附近有中鋼、中船、台鋁等大工廠，研究成果方便就近試驗，使其落實、可行；而且也便於接受委託研究或進行建教合作，有助學術與實務結合。