Original source: University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is helping train the next generation of innovators in casting and forging. Casting and forging industries play a critical role in U.S. manufacturing, especially in the defense sector.
UT is hosting its second METAL casting bootcamp this week, a unique collaboration between IACMI — The Composites Institute and UT’s School of Art and Tickle College of Engineering. Twelve participants — some college undergraduate students and some mid-career professionals — are getting a hands-on introduction to metallurgy, a field crucial to a broad range of industries including defense manufacturing, as they gain valuable technical skills in metal properties, heat treatment processes and advanced manufacturing techniques.