Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation

The Holiday Season is approaching! It seems like a great time to order #ForgingwithFreddy books. They make a great gift!?? Click here to purchase yours today:?https://www.fierf.org/kids Funds raised from these books go towards #FIERF's educational initiatives.

It's here! The November issue of FIA Magazine is focused on #FIERF and all of the great things the Forging Foundation does to support research and workforce development in the industry. Check out the latest digital edition on www.FIAMagazine.com. Forging Industry Association #ForgingFoundation #FIA #forging #FIAMagazine

Are you an engineering student looking to use your skills in a competitive environment? ?? Register yourself and your team for the 2025 Forging Competition taking place at Forge Fair 2025! This year, you will be tasked with forging a blacksmithing hammer of your choice. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehJCrrTH #FIERF - #Forging - #Competition

Oct. 11 is Forging Manufacturing Day. West Allis is home to Unit Forgings, a manufacturer of high-quality, closed-die forged steel components since 1918. They specialize in manufacturing a wide variety of forged and machined products used in construction, off-highway, oil and gas, defense, mining, agriculture, railroad and energy markets. Today we recognize their contributions to the growth, development and economic health of our community.

Check out our latest blog post, deep-diving into METALs partnerships and apprenticeship programs ?? Our partnerships with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and the FEF - Foundry Educational Foundation are addressing critical workforce shortages in the U.S. casting and forging industry. Want to learn more about how we’re #ForgingTheFuture? Read the blog below! ?? https://brnw.ch/21wNKKo

Happy #Forging Day! Forging Industry Association Member Trenton Forging Company is hosting their Mayor and City Administrator for a tour of their facility. Then the whole team will celebrate Forging Day with a food truck for lunch. Be sure to tag FIA in all of your fun #Forging Day activities! #ForgingDay #MFGWeek #MFGDay #Forging #FIA

Today the FIERF Team Amanda Dureiko and Angela Gibian, CAE are educating kids about the Forging Industry at the Great Lakes Science Center for Manufacturing Day. #MFGDay #ForgingDay #FIA #Forging #WorkforceDevelopment

Are you an engineering student looking to use your skills in a competitive environment? ?? Register yourself and your team for the 2025 Forging Competition taking place at Forge Fair 2025! This year, you will be tasked with forging a blacksmithing hammer of your choice. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/efxTfMEZ #FIERF #Forging #Competition

The Forging with Freddy books are back in stock and available for purchase! Visit https://lnkd.in/ebKCQyYG to get yours! Funds raised from book sales will go directly to FIERF’s education initiatives. #FIERF #Forging #ChildrensBook

"My name is Daniel Branagan and I was chosen to be a recipient of the Charles W. Finkl scholarship. I wanted to thank you for funding this scholarship and contributing to FIERF. I'm an incoming senior studying materials science and engineering at Michigan Tech. I've really enjoyed learning about materials, but I've especially enjoyed studying metals. I have had the chance to tour many different industrial facilities involved in metal production such as casting foundries, steel mills and industrial forges. The engineering that goes into ensuring production quality is really fascinating to me and I love seeing hot metal being formed. This year I've also had the chance to intern at California Steel Industries in steel production which has been an amazing experience. I first learned about FIERF last year after one of my professors asked if there would be interest in starting a forging club. It ended up taking a fairly long time to get everything approved by the school, so we weren't able to do any forging last semester. This upcoming semester we will be able to start forging and we'll be competing in the 2025 Forged in Steel competition. I'm the vice president of the club and I'm really excited to see what we can do. Besides working on our forging club, I have a lot going on next semester that I'm looking forward to. I'm a representative for the Undergraduate Student Government and I'm the chair of the student affairs committee. I'm planning on working on a lot of projects with my committee next semester to improve campus safety and accessibility. I also have a job working at the materials science and engineering learning center. I really enjoy the work there, it's a really fun challenge to explain materials science concepts in a way that's understandable to students who don't have a materials background. Once again, thank you for funding this scholarship and contributing to the forging industry because I truly believe that manufacturing and production is the most fulfilling and productive industry." - Daniel Branagan, Finkl Scholarship Recipient #FIERF #Forging #Scholarship