You can’t get every student to take a manufacturing tour, but there’s always another solution.
Employees at Eck Industries, a Manitowoc, Wisconsin metal caster, helped start a program called “Foundry in a Box.” They're taking manufacturing job basics right into area middle schools so that students can learn hands-on to form moldings, melt tin, pour castings and clean up.
“We thought it important to clarify the wide range of employment opportunities available—from engineers and scientists to marketing and management professionals, molders and hourly workers,” says David Weiss, vice president of engineering, research and development.
Find out more about it in this month's Modern Metals Magazine.
