NFFS Academy Course Spotlight: Aluminum Melting Fundamentals
NFFS Academy is an online e-learning portal developed in partnership with THORS eLearning Solutions to provide cutting edge employee training programs to foundry industry employees. The Academy provides access to more than 120 technical courses that are self-paced, self-guided, and interactive, and every course completed provides a printable Certificate of Completion.
NFFS members receive extended time to complete courses and pay only $75 per course, a discount of 35-80% over non-member pricing. New members receive a FREE course upon joining. For more information and to create a NFFS Academy account, go to www.nffs.org/academy.
Course Spotlight: Aluminum Melting Fundamentals
Aluminum Melting Fundamentals examines the equipment, processes, and general terminology associated with aluminum melting and casting foundries. Presented in a highly visual and interactive format, this course provides learners with a variety of important topics for this expanding industry. From learners who are new to aluminum casting industries to seasoned veterans, there is relevant knowledge for everyone in this course.
Member Price through NFFS Academy: $75
Non-Member Price: $180
Learning Objectives
- Recognize some of the basic equipment used in aluminum foundries.
- Recall basic melting terminology and phrases.
- Distinguish between the common furnaces used for melting aluminum.
- Identify some of the prominent tests applied to molten aluminum.
- Differentiate between metallic and non-metallic additions for aluminum.
- Understand the primary steps involved in molten aluminum processing.
