Last week saw the implementation of the first-ever Special Edition of AP University. It was conducted in coordination with Dotson Iron Castings exclusively for Oshkosh Corporation. We talked about steel and cast iron and ductility and casting conversions and lightweighting and ADI and patterns and castings and other things that are good and beneficial to mankind. A great time was had by all.
Oshkosh Corporation is of course a global company facing the challenges characteristic of such a position. I hope we at AP uplifted the work of the attendees in rising to those challenges. The AP folks certainly learned a lot from the event!
Many thanks to Matt Schindle of Dotson and Rex Harrison of Oshkosh for all they did to make this possible.
Attendees at AP University can always get up close and personal with the molding process. In this video an intern at Joyworks Studio makes a nobake mold as part of the instructional program for component designers.
In this photo we have a tree of castings that shook out of the mold just a few minutes before. Hot stuff!!
Events like this remind me of the appeal of metalcasting. The metalcasting industry offers a unique forum for people to be both technical and creative in their daily work.
If you are interested in training like this then let me know!