How Sarah Jordan and Skuld are Reshaping Manufacturing and the Modern Workforce

Manufacturing has always been about making things. For Sarah Jordan, CEO and co-founder of Skuld LLC, the allure of the foundry began early. Growing up with a father who worked as a ceramics engineer, Jordan thought she’d be following directly in his footsteps. Instead, working in steel mills and foundries sparked a deep appreciation for metallurgy.

SkuldLLC Co-Founder and CEO Sarah Jordan.

“I always liked making things, and one of the fun things about being in a foundry is you get to make something tangible,” she said.

The Founder

With an extensive background that includes degrees in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from The Ohio State University, an MBA from Carnegie Mellon, and ongoing PhD research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Jordan is steering her company toward an ambitious future. Skuld is actively merging the proven reliability of lost-foam investment casting with the cutting-edge flexibility of polymer 3D printing.

Traditional lost foam casting has long been reserved for extremely high-volume production. The sheer cost of traditional tooling can range from $150,000 to a couple of million dollars per part number. Jordan and her team saw 3D printing as a way to rethink the equation entirely.

“If you don’t need tooling, that seems like a better way to make small-volume things,” Jordan explained regarding the thought behind their innovation. Jordan notes that their technology is significantly faster than traditional investment casting, more accurate than sand casting, and much cheaper than relying solely on 3D printing. “It also allows you to have geometries that might not otherwise be feasible,” she added.

At the recent Joint Advanced Manufacturing Symposium at Fort Campbell, Skuld LLC put on a demo as part of the METAL Investment Casting Bootcamp. They arrived with a pre-printed cluster and gating system, walking trainees through the compaction process hands-on. By the end of the demonstration, they had melted aluminum right in the training bay and poured small army soldier statues.

Aluminum figure cast during the Skuld LLC demo at JAMS

Casting the Workforce

Technological innovation is only half the battle in modern manufacturing. The other half is ensuring a trained workforce is ready for the future. METAL, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute®, and funded by the Department of War’s Office of Industrial Base Policy, was built to revitalize American manufacturing through hands-on training in casting and forging. 

Like many organizations in the manufacturing sector, Skuld LLC is facing significant workforce development hurdles. The company is growing rapidly and is on track to double in size this year alone. This kind of explosive growth highlights a critical gap in the industry METAL aims to fill: a distinct lack of experience on the floor.

“A lot of apprentice programs assume you have experienced mentors available, but if your most experienced people only have two years of experience, no one is really equipped to train,” Jordan says.Through K-12 workshops and university bootcamps, METAL introduces students and career seekers to modern metalcasting and forging careers. Participants can complete METAL’s free online training before attending immersive, in-person bootcamps led by professional metallurgists and manufacturing experts across the country, allowing them to pass on their expertise to the next generation.

A bootcamp participant pours molten metal by hand.

Jaidyn from Skuld LLC pouring metal as part of the Ohio State bootcamp.

For Jordan, engaging with initiatives like METAL is a vital part of the solution. ‘Programs like this are great, especially for people who don’t do the hands-on pouring every day, like lab technicians, to get a better understanding of the technical side,” she said.

Following Rosie’s Footsteps

Overcoming the foundry industry’s historical workforce demographics requires highly creative communication strategies. The foundry space is notoriously male-dominated, but Skuld LLC has proven that a simple shift in language can open the floodgates to new talent. When the company advertised an open assembly position, Jordan decided to change the job title to see what would happen.

“I advertised an assembly job as a ‘Crafter,'” she recalled. “In two days, I got 80 applicants, and ninety percent were women, which is shocking for a foundry job. Sometimes it’s just about the words you use,”she stated.

Jordan continues to push boundaries in the industry. When asked where she saw Skuld LLC in five years, she stated, “We think we will have several facilities. Right now we’re developing capabilities around heat-treating fixtures. We’ve developed the ability to cast steel in lost foam, so we’re looking at parts that are painful to machine.” Skuld LLC is the fourth company Jordan has founded, plus starting a chapter of Women in 3D Printing.

“Just always keep on learning,” Jordan advises young folks. “The jobs you might end up in might not even exist yet, so you have to be open to new experiences.”

The End of “Post and Pray” Hiring: The Talent Pipeline Being Forged by METAL and LaborUp

The United States manufacturing sector isn’t just facing a worker shortage; it is dealing with a systemic failure in talent acquisition.

As an industry, we pour millions of dollars into world-class technical training, yet when it comes time for those skilled individuals to enter the workforce, we rely on the passive, outdated “post and pray” approach of general job boards. The industry passively hopes that emerging professionals will somehow stumble into the right roles.

METAL, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute®, and funded by the Department of War’s Office of Industrial Base Policy, was built to revitalize American manufacturing through hands-on training in casting and forging.  

Through K-12 workshops and university bootcamps, METAL introduces students and career seekers to modern metalcasting and forging careers. Participants can complete METAL’s free online training before attending immersive, in-person bootcamps led by professional metallurgists and manufacturing experts.

Earlier this year, METAL partnered with hiring platform Laborup. Through AI-powered technology, Laborup connects manufacturers with vetted, skilled workers five to ten times faster than traditional staffing agencies.

Students wearing protective gear pour molten metal into a mold.

Laborup Founder Simba Jonga attended the METAL Bootcamp at Ohio State.

Trades professionals can start by creating a free profile and speaking their job history and skills into the app. Laborup’s voice AI takes it from there, generating a resume and job profile recruiters can quickly evaluate. Once a profile is complete, the app begins matching workers with manufacturing opportunities aligned with their experience, skills and wage expectations.

Since partnering with METAL, Laborup Founder and CEO Simba Jonga and Market Development Manager Cambrie Cook have had the chance to experience METAL bootcamps first-hand.

“We’ve been at Ohio State and UAB [University of Alabama at Birmingham] engaging with the students, showing them the platform, showing them that these careers do exist and setting them up with interviews,” says Jonga.

Capturing Talent on the Training Floor

LaborUp is not just another digital job board filled with noise and unqualified spam. It is a specialized, targeted career network built exclusively for the trades and industrial sectors. The platform cuts through the clutter, serving everyone from curious high schoolers discovering metalworking to highly skilled veterans approaching retirement.

METAL Bootcamp attendees create brass medallions.

The integration of Laborup into METAL bootcamps is a game-changer for the training-to-career pipeline. At the tail end of the program, students are guided through the platform, assisted in building their digital professional profiles, and educated on the diverse manufacturing career opportunities waiting for them outside the classroom.

By engaging with METAL graduates early through LaborUp, companies have the unique opportunity to present their value propositions beyond the paycheck. Employers can highlight their company culture, career advancement pathways, and organizational mission.

Getting in front of these students early builds brand loyalty and a deeper connection to the company’s vision, creating employees who are invested in long-term growth rather than short-term financial leaps. Thanks to the METAL Credly certification, employers know they’re getting trained and ready candidates.

A Strategy for Every Demographic

At the recent late-May bootcamp attended by Jonga at The Ohio State University, the participants were largely degree-track college students focused on metallurgical engineering. By capturing these individuals right as their hands-on training concluded, this partnership handed employers a direct, exclusive line to highly educated, immediate-impact talent ready to deploy.

Conversely, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) bootcamp attended by Cook, a much younger crowd of 15- and 16-year-olds were exploring the trades. Engaging with high schoolers might not solve a manufacturer’s immediate hiring quota for next Tuesday, but it accomplishes something far more critical: it secures the industry’s future pipeline.

By capturing their interest now, we are showing these students that the trades offer lucrative, high-tech, and engaging career paths before they are pressured into alternative educational routes.

A group of students pose wearing camo Laborup ball caps.

Laborup’s Cambrie Cook attended the METAL Bootcamp at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Fixing a Broken Recruiting Model

For regional and national manufacturers, the traditional hiring model is broken. When employers use general job boards, they are forced to sift through hundreds of irrelevant applications. Laborup fixes this by enabling our METAL graduates to self-report their verified bootcamp credentials directly on their profiles. Employers no longer have to guess whether a candidate has hands-on metallurgical experience; the proof is built in, giving hiring managers instant access to a screened network of verified talent.

More importantly, this early access is the most effective weapon regional manufacturers have against massive aerospace, defense, and automotive giants. In high-density industrial corridors, independent manufacturers are competing for the exact same specialized talent pool as globally recognized corporations. If independent manufacturers wait for highly trained graduates to hit the open market, the competition devolves into a bidding war they are likely to lose. A graduate choosing a job based purely on a one-dollar-per-hour premium is a massive flight risk.

The Future of Manufacturing Acquisition

The momentum generated by these initial pilot bootcamps featuring Laborup is just the beginning.

“We were able to talk about careers and expose them [campers] to what these jobs look like,” said Jonga. “They sign up for the platform and give us feedback on what they’re looking for.”

The METAL team and Laborup are currently analyzing early data to track sign-ups, interview rates, and job placements, and are continually refining the bootcamp-to-work experience.

The future of manufacturing relies on capturing highly skilled talent and aggressively guiding it into the workforce. Through this targeted, collaborative approach, METAL and Laborup are proving that when you actively connect the training floor to the industry floor, everybody wins.

Small But Mighty: TOSOH SMD Powers Semiconductor Innovation with METAL Bootcamp

Cyler McClure has spent his career studying the ins and outs of semiconductors—microscopic metal switches that power today’s world. Now, as product engineering manager at TOSOH SMD, McClure empowers the engineers and technicians driving America’s semiconductor industry forward.

When he learned about METAL’s metallurgy bootcamp at Ohio State University from his director, Eduardo del Rio, McClure knew this was a training opportunity the team couldn’t miss.

“We thought the bootcamp would help grow the knowledge of our workforce,” said del Rio, who serves as the director of research and development at TOSOH SMD, a leading supplier of semiconductor materials in Ohio.

Built from billions of transistors, minuscule stacks of silicon and metal, semiconductors operate everything from smartphones and laptops to robotics, medical devices and GPS systems. You’d never know semiconductors exist—except for their massive impact. Semiconductors underpin more than 300 industries, including automotive, manufacturing, healthcare and U.S. defense. The technology is so far-reaching that one semiconductor job generates more than five new jobs across America’s economy.

“Semiconductors are used in everything,” del Rio explained. “You see it in your everyday life—smart factories, smart cities, facial recognition, voice recognition, artificial intelligence. As we get into a more electronically-automated life, semiconductors need to continue progressing.”

But semiconductor production, much like other metal products, is at risk in the U.S.

By 2033, almost 4 million manufacturing jobs could be available nationwide, without the skilled labor to fill them. The semiconductor industry alone faces a shortage of 67,000 technicians, computer scientists and engineers—a gap that threatens America’s supply chain resilience and security.

TOSOH SMD is working to meet this demand, relying on strong materials, an innovative team and industry-wide collaboration. “We truly believe in partnering with universities and other industries to foster collaboration and growth of materials science in the U.S., especially for the semiconductor industry where TOSOH SMD is a critical supplier,” del Rio said.

Del Rio shared METAL’s bootcamp with TOSOH SMD’s casting technicians, PhD materials engineers and managers. For McClure, it felt like the perfect opportunity to refresh his team on metal manufacturing basics and learn cutting-edge techniques for incredibly fine metalcasting.

“I’ve always had a strong interest in materials, especially metals, so I was excited for the opportunity to revisit core concepts,” McClure said. “My goal was to gain practical insights I could bring back to support smarter design choices.”

Plus, McClure admitted, he was eager for a week spent transforming metal in the foundry.

Back to the Basics

Led by IACMI – The Composites Institute®, with funding from the Department of Defense’s IBAS Program, METAL introduces students, career seekers and industry professionals to the possibilities of metalcasting. Through free online training and hands-on casting and forging experiences at universities nationwide, participants explore the metal industry—and pour molten metal into creations of their own.

METAL also upskills America’s manufacturing workforce through advanced bootcamps for metallurgists and metal workers. Industry professionals start with self-paced, online modules, building their foundation in materials science. Then, with the basics covered, they’re ready to spark their curiosity in the foundry with topics like the science of sand and digital technologies for casting.

Ohio State University researcher and bootcamp lead Dr. Jason Walker said he wants people to understand how complex and diverse the world of metal manufacturing is.

“Metalcasting is not just pouring liquid metal in a foundry,” Walker explained. “Behind every pour is an entire industry: people engineering binders and coatings, developing next-gen refractories, building high-temperature furnaces and controls, running multiphysics simulations, integrating automation and robotics, advancing additive manufacturing, inspecting parts, handling post-processing—the list goes on. The foundry floor is just one node in a much larger ecosystem that has many different needs.”

When it comes to tech manufacturing, McClure knows exactly what it takes to build a powerful semiconductor. The Ohio State alum has developed new casting techniques for metals used in transistors and refined the chemistry of aluminum for enhanced semiconductor performance. Today, his team designs metal alloys to fuel tomorrow’s groundbreaking technology.

“I love working with people. I was really excited to get into a management position so I could better support others and help train everyone to be the best version of themselves,” McClure said.

Together McClure’s team returned to the foundations of metallurgy at The Ohio State University. Technicians and engineers each cast an aluminum stein, a brass medallion and their own lost foam casting—McClure made a candle holder for his wife. But their work wasn’t over when the metal cooled. Then the team learned the art of finishing a casting with heat treatment, CNC machining, grinding and polishing.

“I was surprised by how much hands-on experience was offered. My favorite activity was the opportunity to pour, by hand, molten aluminum and brass, not just once, but several times each day,” McClure said. “We got to take home some really cool trinkets, which was exciting and added a sense of ownership to the experience.”

The team also learned simulation software to prevent defects in semiconductors before production even begins. Using MAGMASOFT®, bootcamp participants studied the theoretical temperature of metal as it solidifies. If the metal doesn’t solidify correctly, the casting can end up with defects like air bubble holes, resembling the inside of baked bread.

Avoiding defects in semiconductor production is essential, McClure said. Even the smallest imperfection can lead to excessive production delays, device failure and millions in lost revenue. High-quality is a fingerprint of TOSOH SMD’s semiconductor materials, imprinted in the team’s DNA.

McClure and his colleagues took quality testing beyond simulations, too. They performed fluidity spiral tests to determine how well molten metal flows through a mold, indicating its ideal pouring temperature, and tensile tests helped measure how much stress a casting can take before it breaks. In-person testing showed the team how to bring new quality control processes back to the lab—fine-tuning metal structures to meet the demands of advanced semiconductor development.

“This experience helped all of us step back from our daily routines and see manufacturing challenges from a broader perspective,” McClure said. “It bridged gaps between roles and encouraged a shared understanding that will strengthen our teamwork and problem-solving going forward.”

Powering a Smarter Tomorrow

Thanks to METAL’s bootcamp, everyone from TOSOH SMD returned home with new and refreshed skills to sharpen the company’s competitive edge. Technicians gained engineering insight to strengthen product quality; material engineers bridged theory with hands-on practice; and managers deepened collaboration—molding a manufacturing team built for the future.

Would McClure recommend the bootcamp to other managers? Absolutely.

“Investing in this kind of training benefits not just the company, but the industry as a whole—promoting smarter manufacturing, better process control and a more unified approach to solving casting and manufacturing challenges,” he said.

As McClure motivates his team in the lab, his director, del Rio, keeps his eyes on the future of semiconductor innovation—looking for opportunities to grow TOSOH SMD’s research and people.

“The semiconductor industry has a great future,” Del Rio said. “We just need to continue building the workforce and ecosystem to push it to its full potential.”

Ready to power the future of American manufacturing? Register for our free online training, then visit our events page to attend the next METAL bootcamp near you.

Making Dreams Reality: High School Sophomore Yash Babar Discovers New Possibilities with METAL

Yash Babar always imagined the kind of engineer he could be. From robotics to car designs, the high school sophomore hasn’t decided what he might build one day, but he’s sure about one thing—he wants a career where he can create with his hands. When Babar’s dad told him about METAL’s bootcamp at The Ohio State University, he was ready to give metalcasting a try.

Babar, 15, is a sophomore at Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio, and he’s the youngest person to ever participate in a METAL bootcamp. The week-long workshops on college campuses across the nation aim to ignite curiosity and passion about metallurgy for participants from all industry and educational backgrounds. Through a unique, hands-on foundry experience, bootcamp participants leave with essential metalcasting skills as METAL inspires the next generation of innovators and builders.

“For me, the number one goal is exposure,” said METAL bootcamp instructor Dr. Jason Walker.

Walker, who’s the Director of Materials and Process at The Ohio State University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, said METAL’s bootcamps are truly for anyone who’s interested in learning more about the metallurgy trade. “In four days, we give participants a solid look into what it really means to be in manufacturing,” he added.

Other than taking his high school’s intro to engineering and industrial design class, Babar had no previous experience in manufacturing or metalcasting. He jumped at METAL’s hands-on opportunity over his summer break, hoping to build on the skills he learned in his robotics club.

“I’m still trying to find out what I want to do in the future,” Babar said. “So I thought I should do the camp and see how it goes and see if I learn something new. I ended up loving it.”

Getting His Bearings

For four days, bootcamp participants switched between instructor lessons, workbook time and making their own castings in the university foundry. From aluminum anvils and mugs to brass medallions, the students leave each day with their creation and the practical skills to cast again in the future.

But Babar said the best part for him was that the bootcamp was just plain fun.

“Something that surprised me was the first day, maybe 30 minutes in, we’re pouring metal,” he said. “You’d think you’d go through days of training to be able to pour a thousand degree metal. The hands-on was what made me come back every day.”

During METAL’s bootcamp, Babar learned how to use a hot wire cutter, milling machine and hand tools like grinders and belt sanders. When it was time to design a casting of his choice, he followed the lost foam process step-by-step to make an aluminum Nike sneaker, complete with the swoosh logo and a hollow center for a tiny foot. Babar was able to expand his previous CAD software experience to make a 3D design of the mold and, with the instructors’ help, he completed his very first pour.

“I had never seen liquid metal in person, so that was super cool,” Babar said. “You’re like, will it work? I crossed my fingers. It was a learning experience, but I really loved it.”

Walker encourages high school students to participate in METAL’s bootcamps so they can discover what career options are available.

“I was a first-generation college student. I went into engineering because somebody told me to, and I didn’t even know what it meant,” Walker admitted. “We want high school students to be able to make better, more informed decisions.”

Casting a Bright Future

Babar said METAL’s bootcamp was the best STEM-related camp he’s ever attended. Beyond getting first-hand experience pouring molten metal, he also learned basic thermodynamics, such as how different temperatures affect the strength of certain metals. What stood out to him the most was using the foundry’s impressive furnace and the one-on-one time with professional metallurgists.

“The instructors were amazing. I was the youngest person there and some things just did not make sense to me. So they were easy to approach,” Babar said. “When you’re new to something, you might be shy. They made you feel like you belong here.”

Babar’s mom, Supriya Babar, participated in METAL’s bootcamp alongside her son and said the sense of community was an unexpected but pleasant surprise.

“We had incredible support from the faculty who went above and beyond to help us shape our ideas into tangible products,” said Supriya, who is an instrumentation engineer and a senior business systems analyst at Specialized Bicycle Components in Columbus, Ohio. “The experience was truly a fusion of art and science.”

Babar loved the bootcamp so much, he’s already told his friends they should attend too.

“[METAL] is giving people experience that helps you grow with different skills. It can help you choose what you might want to do,” Babar said. He added he was surprised by how many jobs there are in metalcasting—jobs right in his backyard in Ohio’s robust manufacturing industry.

For now, Babar plans to take what he learned back to his STEM classes and robotics club at school. He’s still not sure how his career will evolve, but becoming an engineer feels more like a realistic pursuit than a distant dream.

“This definitely makes me want to do more engineering,” Babar said. “It showed me that I don’t have to have a desk job when I grow up. I could be doing something with my hands, I could be creating something. It opened up a new perspective.”

Ready to turn up the heat on your career? Register for our free online training then visit our events page to attend the next METAL bootcamp near you.

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From NFL to National Defense: Tim Johnson Tackles Helmet Safety in METAL Bootcamp

Retired NFL linebacker Tim Johnson knows how to deliver a hit—and he knows what it takes to stop the impact of one.

Johnson, a professional football player for more than 20 years, launched his career as NCAA Division 1-AA Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. He went on to play for the Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders, where he blocked a punt that advanced the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. Now retired, he’s an entrepreneur who’s supporting the National Football League – and the nation – with a new type of defense.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have become a top concern for the NFL. In 2022, the NFL saw 18% more concussions than the year before, and 10% of TBIs in the U.S. are from sports and recreational activities. When the NFL kicked off the Helmet Challenge to enhance player safety, Johnson decided he had a new mission to tackle. He started the Head Impact Prevention youth football league in 2017 to create an inclusive, safer game for kids, but he was ready to find better ways to protect players. Professional athletes are not the only ones at higher risk for head injuries and their long-term effects. Between 2000 and 2019, almost 414,000 veterans sustained severe head trauma, making TBIs one of the most common wounds from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Even mild concussions can increase the chances of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia and seizures—and Johnson is determined to find a solution.

With his business H.I.P. MD, Johnson is developing a first-of-its-kind helmet for military personnel, first responders and athletes. He’s always had a natural instinct to defend, but watching fighter jets fly over NFL stadiums and being part of the league’s patriotism inspired Johnson to protect Team USA.

“We’re fortunate to play the game, but our war fighters put their lives on the line for their families and their country,” he said. “I learned a lot from the league, and I want to build a business to help our defense, our infrastructure and our communities. That’s the team I want to be on.”

Gearing up for his next big play in manufacturing, Johnson headed to METAL’s Ohio State University bootcamp to see how metal can be used to protect service members from blast impacts and ballistic materials like shrapnel.

“We want to put the war fighters first,” Johnson said. “The military is the most important entity in the world.”

Engineering a Winning Solution

Johnson’s H.I.P. helmet, the Brain Crown, is inspired by nature to be both strong and resilient. Its design, based on biomimicking, replicates animal traits that are essential to survival after a head-to-head collision or an enemy attack. By mimicking the horns on a ram, an armadillo’s armor and the protection of a woodpecker’s beak, the helmet distributes force from an impact around its structure, away from the skull and brain.

With a prototype in development, Johnson wondered if metal could be a critical missing piece. As a self-described “steel guy,” growing up in manufacturing towns like Fairfield, Alabama and Youngstown, Ohio, he was ready to melt some metal and find out for himself.

For four days, Johnson got a hands-on look at the possibilities of metal manufacturing. He cast a mini anvil engraved with “H.I.P. MD,” an aluminum mug, a bronze coin, and finally a creation of his own—a football on a pedestal that ironically resembles a helmet. The best part for Johnson was practicing every part of a pour: guiding the ladle, filling it with liquid metal, and carefully turning it over onto a mold to create something new.

“The hands-on participation was amazing,” Johnson said, adding that he also gained experience using CAD software to develop 3D mold designs. “It was a really thorough four days. If you’re looking for a metalcasting opportunity, this is the place to go.”

What stood out the most to METAL instructor Jason Walker was Johnson’s enthusiasm. Walker’s number one goal for METAL’s bootcamps is to introduce participants to manufacturing skills and experiences they won’t get in a classroom.

“Most engineering students graduate from universities having never seen a metalcasting or a rolling mill and they’ve never been in a machine shop,” said Walker, who serves as the Director of Materials and Process at The Ohio State University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence. “I believe it makes them much better at their job, whether it’s engineering or not, to understand the process better.”

But the bootcamp isn’t just for students—it’s for anyone who wants to learn more about metalcasting. Walker invites everyone from high school students to manufacturing professionals and business owners like Johnson, even if they’ve never stepped foot inside a foundry before.

“All of this is helping to build a workforce and a country that is resilient and able to manufacture the products we need,” Walker said, which Johnson agrees will be critical to the future of H.I.P. helmets.

Training MVPs in Manufacturing

Johnson’s helmet prototype has been in development for five years. As he thinks about how to build, test and deliver a product that can protect the nation’s Armed Forces, he’ll need foundry-ready engineers.

“We need to figure out how to make something that’s tested and proven, and then we can go to market. We’re going to need people,” Johnson emphasized. “I’m really interested in learning about manufacturing, whether it’s additive or subtractive, and learning how to create jobs and opportunities for people.”

Eventually, Johnson would like H.I.P. MD to expand beyond helmets to shoulder pads and other body armor options for all professions and ages, from aerospace to youth sports. But first, Johnson needs to understand the processes, materials and teamwork that will make the Brain Crown a reality—and METAL’s bootcamp helped him do just that.

“The passion and the mission behind the business is driving it. It’s not a sale or a product—it’s saving the minds of our youth and protecting the future of sports and our war fighters,” Johnson said. “We want to make an impact in the world.”

Ready to explore what’s possible with metalcasting? Register for our free online training then visit our events page to attend the next METAL Bootcamp.