Central New Yorker’s can learn the science behind producing steel with a front seat at the Museum of Science and Technology in Armory Square. The museum and NUCOR recently unveiled the exhibit, “Pioneering the Circular Economy.” Nucor’s Blake Turner said it demonstrates what can be built with steel and the importance of recycling.
“Just about every piece of rebar is going to be really encapsulated inside of concrete. So, it’s foundations for buildings, roads, structures… it’s that strengthening piece that adds that strength throughout,” said Turner.
Nucor’s Megan Case adds the exhibit also further emphasizes how the company utilizes sustainable practices.
“How we turn scrap into our products. It talks about our furnace and how we’ve revolutionized the steelmaking industry by changing the way a traditional blast furnace to now an arc furnace which is economically a little bit better for the environment,” said Case.
The exhibit is located at the main entrance of the museum’s revolving “Innovation Station.“ The MOST’s Emily Stewart said the exhibit might spark interest in a career field for youth.
“Having steel represented in our kind of cycle of innovative features is important because it both represents something that’s going on in our region but, also opens up students to the kinds of career paths that are available to them,” said Stewart
In that regard, she says the exhibit is also an example of an “early workforce development” tool in the truest sense. The exhibit runs through March.
