Arc Welding

Three Ways to Boost Submerged Arc Welding Performance

Three Ways to Boost Submerged Arc Welding Performance

In the April issue of The Fabricator, Steve Massey, EWI’s Engineering Manager in the Arc Welding group, talks about technology advancements that can boost the performance in submerged arc welding (SAW).    Specifically, he identifies techniques such as increased stick-out, twin-wire, and tandem welding. In the article, “3 Ways to Boost Submerged Arc

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Welding Training Under The Arc Light

Welding Training Under The Arc Light

About three years ago, EWI surveyed its membership and   found that companies were being affected significantly by the lack of available skilled welders.  The feedback reinforced reports of welder shortages nationwide with implications on US manufacturing.     In April’s issue of The Fabricator, the RealWeld Trainer ™ is

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EWI’s Work with CermaClad™ Pipes Highlighted in Wall Street Journal

EWI’s engagement with Abakan Inc.‘s subsidiary MesoCoat on the development of the award-winning CermaClad™  technology was featured in the April 17 edition of the Wall Street Journal. The CermaClad high speed metal coating process has received numerous tech innovation awards in the past year. To learn more about EWI and CermaClad, read the full article: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130417-908337.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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EWI Hosts Welding Merit Badge Clinic for Area Boy Scouts

EWI hosted a welding merit badge clinic on Saturday 13 April for Boy Scouts in Columbus and the surrounding areas.  The welding merit badge is one of the newest in scouting. It is the 128th current merit badge and was released on Feb. 24, 2012.  The event

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Welcome New EWI Member – Bay Shore Systems

EWI would like to welcome Bay Shore Systems into membership. Located in Rathdrum, Idaho, Bay Shore Systems has been a leading innovator in foundation drilling equipment since 1979. Precision engineering and quality manufacturing results in drilling equipment that just keeps on working. Of all the rigs sold since

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Welcome New EWI Member – Valmont Newmark Utility

EWI membership is growing!  Welcome Valmont Newmark Utility to membership.   From the lighting and traffic structures that guide your way, to communication towers and utility structures that power your home and business, to irrigation equipment that waters the croplands on which your food is grown, Valmont

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EWI Celebrates Engineer’s Week 2013

We just finished celebrating National Engineer’s Week 2013 here at EWI. After all, our engineers are our products, and their knowledge and abilities are great reasons to celebrate. Our Staff Association did a great job of putting together a fun week of activities to celebrate our engineers.

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SCC/HE of Bolts/Fasteners in Marine Environments

In the oil and gas industry, bolted connections are often used for high integrity systems and are thus vital for the long term performance of the given structure. As the oil and gas industry explores and develops reservoirs in deeper waters where operation and intervention costs are

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The Blends That Bind: Shielding Gases for GMAW

The Blends That Bind: Shielding Gases for GMAW

Randy Dull, EWI Principal Engineer, was recently published in the November/December 2012 issue of Practical Welding Today.     In the article, “The Blends That Bind: Shielding Gases for GMAW,” Dull says that by fully  understanding how shielding gases affect welds in carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, you can successfully make adjustments to the blend if and when

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RealWeld in the News: Transforming the Way Today’s Welders are Trained

          According to an article in the current issue of FABRICATING AND MANUFACTURING magazine, RealWeld Systems offers a game-changing step forward in professional welding training. The RealWeld Trainer, developed by EWI, provides data-driven live feedback to welders, making it an ideal tool for training,

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