March 21, 2019. Danko Arlington is honored to once again host a bus tour of advanced manufacturing students from Carver High School. Mr. Joseph Barnhart, who teaches the program, and Mr. Andrew Sherman, Carver Advisory Board Chair and CEO of American Bully Manufacturing, joined the group. Founded in 1925, Carver is the first vocational school for African American youth in the State of Maryland.
The tour highlighted the foundry process, including tooling and sand molds made from additive manufacturing equipment. The students were especially interested in programming and CNC machining. Before leaving, the visitors joined the company’s machine shop staff to celebrate Danko Arlington’s first CNC apprentice in twenty-three years – a 2018 graduate from another Baltimore City Public High school. The apprenticeship program was just reinstated just six months ago.
The company’s efforts to engage local youth is essential for mutual sustainability and growth. By opening-up its doors to city students, Danko Arlington hopes word will get around that manufacturing apprenticeships offer a unique opportunity to learn while getting paid. Apprenticeships are debt-free alternative to college or mediocre entry-level-jobs. New apprentices will certainly help to rebuild cities like Baltimore to their fullest economic potential – one skilled job at a time.
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