Metalcasting offers great opportunities for growth and advancement. Shortages of skilled workers are a problem because the public knows little about the industry. (JOW)

The Craftsmanship 2000 apprenticeship program in Tulsa, Oklahoma, involves seven metalworking industries, three schools, and the community in the four-year program, which links academic, vocational, and work-site experiences to prepare students for employment. (JOW)

Describes a dart-making project that is used as a comprehensive introduction to machining in beginning metals and technology classes. It helps the students bridge the gap between theory and practice by integrating science and technology. (JOW)

The myth of the workerless factory has exploded and industry and education are teaming up to turn out more and better metalworkers. (JOW)

The flexible manufacturing system (FMS), a new way of organizing the production process by means of numerical control machines, robots, and computerized workstations, is described. The author examines some of the implications of FMS and the challenges it poses. (Author/CT)

As the shortage of skilled workers reached crisis proportions in the metalworking trades, employers must scramble to beef up internal training efforts and to rebuild a strained relationship with vocational schools. (Author)

The author defines metals technology and industrial arts and argues for teaching modern metalworking concepts in the industrial arts metalworking class. A general metalworking outline of topics is listed which reflects much of the current technology in this field. (CT)

The author states that there is a need for basic training patterned after the dual-system concept of industrial training. He also states that in order to raise the level of industrialization, stronger linkages must be developed between the different sectors of industry and the engineering and basic metals industry. (CT)