Metal Casting Educator Resources

Metal Casting impacts numerous areas of society and is an important part of our world. The objective of the educator resources webpage is to provide direction to K-12 teachers to demonstrate metal casting to their students as part of their curriculum. This webpage contains information and videos for adoption of metal casting exercises as a fun, learning experience in the classroom. 

Resources include:

  • Borrowing of metal casting equipment and supplies for small scale demonstrations
  • Training videos from basic to advanced metal casting processes
  • Connection to suppliers and industry for materials and speakers
  • Testimonial videos from current UNI students and alumni


 

Sand Mold Tutorial

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UNI Metal Casting

Investment Casting Tutorial

Learn more about the Investment Casting Process with a hands on tutorial from UNI Metal Casting students!

UNI Metal Casting

Sand Mold Tutorial

UNI Metal Casting students show how to create a sand mold in this step by step tutorial!

AFS UNI Student Chapter

UNI's Open Pour

Thanks to all who came out to the Open Pour with the AFS UNI Student Chapter. Such a great opportunity for some hands-on learning about metal casting!

UNI Engineering

Girls' Engineering Conference

Check out our Girls' Engineering Conference! This event is all about inspiring and empowering young women to explore the world of engineering through hands-on learning and interactive workshops.

From Campus to Career

UNI Metal Casting is Where Success Stories Begin

 

Kris Boss- Senior Applied Mechanics Engineer at John Deere
Kris Boss- UNI Metal Casting Grad of 2020, Senior Applied Mechanics Engineer at John Deere
Ryan Brattrud- Manufacturing Project Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
Ryan Brattrud- UNI Metal Casting Grad of 2012, Manufacturing Project Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
Mark McAllister- Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
Mark McAllister- UNI Metal Casting Grad of 2018, Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.

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