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EWI Expands Additive Manufacturing Capabilities via Direct Metal Laser-Sintering Technology

  EWI is pleased to announce the acquisition of an EOS direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS™) system, an additive manufacturing (AM) technology with the capacity to fuse metal powder into 3D components.  EWI, which has long been engaged in the development of AM through its Additive Manufacturing Consortium

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Material Properties for Arc-Based Additive Manufacturing of Ti 6-4 ELI

An area where EWI is expanding its knowledge is in characterizing and cataloging mechanical properties of additively manufactured metals (metals AM). The work described here was performed to obtain baseline mechanical property data for Ti 6-4 ELI weld metal buildups that were produced using hot-wire gas tungsten

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Welcome New EWI Member – ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America

        EWI would like to welcome ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America into membership. ThyssenKrupp Bilstein offers high-tech solutions in chassis engineering. They have production facilities in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.  They supply a complete range of damping and suspension products and are

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Another Personal Milestone Here at EWI

When I first got here to EWI, I became aware of some intimidating concepts being thrown around. Obviously there was the technological jargon, but I kept hearing this recurring push to “get published” and “present papers.” I appreciate that writing a blog technically doesn’t qualify as “being

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EWI Member Banner Metals wins Crystal Award

EWI Member Banner Metals wins Crystal Award

  Congratulations to 2013 Crystal Award winner, Banner Metals Group! The prize recognizes companies that have made a positive economic impact locally and statewide  through collaborative work with an Ohio Edison Center.   Banner worked with EWI to test a new metal material for use in creating new products. The results led the company to a “banner year” in which

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Welcome New EWI Member – Tempur-Pedic

EWI welcomes Tempur-Pedic to membership! Tempur-Pedic develops, manufactures and markets mattresses, foundations, pillows and other products. The Company’s brand portfolio includes many of the most highly recognized brands in the industry, including Tempur®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®, OptimumTM and Stearns & Foster®.      

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Evaluation of Susceptibility of Alloy IN740 to HAZ Stress-Relaxation Cracking

Evaluation of Susceptibility of Alloy IN740 to HAZ Stress-Relaxation Cracking

Jose Ramirez, EWI Principal Engineer in the Engineering, Materials & Structural Integrity Group, was recently published in the April 2013 issue of Welding Journal.   In the article, “Evaluation of Susceptibility of Alloy IN740 to HAZ stress-Relaxation Cracking,” Ramirez evaluated the alloy using high-temperature tensile testing and Gleeble stress-relaxation testing in the temperature range from 600 –

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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 – AREVA

EWI would like to welcome AREVA, Inc. to membership. AREVA provides its customers with solutions for low-carbon power generation in North America and all over the world. As the leader in nuclear energy and a significant, growing player in the renewable energies sector, AREVA combines U.S. and

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