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Pouring Steel

Until now, I have not said much about what I do for a living. I work as a public affairs specialist for the U.S. government.

 

In this picture, employees at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center pour leftover steel into "scrap molds." They then clean the "ladle" for later use, a process that results in sparks. RIA-JMTC can make almost anything out of metal – from foundry to finished product. The metal was over 2700°F.

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Uploaded on January 11, 2017
Taken on December 20, 2016