CastingBlog Future Metalcasters Earn Their Badge
The metalcasting industry is well aware of the need for young talent. Some would argue you can’t start the search too soon. The Univ. of Northern Iowa’s Metal Casting Center recently held three workshops for more than 50 Boy Scouts in which each scout participating in the molding, fabricating and melting of Dutch ovens commemorating the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th anniversary. During the six-hour workshops, UNI metalcasting students and area metalcasters instructed the scouts on the casting process and safety.
According to UNI professor Jerry Thiel, donations of materials came from Ashland Casting Solutions, American Pattern, Fairmount Minerals, HA International, John Deere Waterloo Foundry, UNIMIN and Viking Engineered Castings.
Kudos to UNI and the participating businesses for sharing the industry with potential metalcasting leaders.
That is a great idea! They will surely have an appreciation of casting tech every time they camp out & eat. Wish it were available for Scouts & Leaders in Chicagoland, I’d sign up in an instant. Wonder if the AFS could coordinate something like this.
Looks like Lodge Manufacturing needs to start recruiting our next generation of employees through the Boy Scouts and UNI. We are proud of them and proud to be an official supplier to the Boy Scouts of America. If you need any good recipes, let us know.