EWI is pleased to announce its spring offerings for professional education and training. The following classes will be take place at EWI headquarters in Columbus, Ohio: Fundamentals of Welding Engineering March 07 – 11, 2016 Fundamentals and Applications of Sheet Metal Forming April 07, 2016 Introduction to Laser Welding April 21, 2016 Registration is now […]
Read MoreEWI’s upcoming Fundamentals of Welding Engineering class for March is sold out! Due to the overwhelming response, we have scheduled the next class for the week of June 15, 2015. Registration is now open. This five-day course provides engineers and technicians an overview of the various aspects of welding technology. The course is organized into […]
Read MoreA few years ago, I wrote about the excitement of a new toy here at EWI. Since then, we’ve gotten several other new toys, but not one as close to my heart as the baby we just unwrapped! EWI recently took possession of a new Harms and Wende RPS100-K12 RFSSW machine! Woohoo! You have no idea […]
Read MoreEWI will again host its five-day Fundamentals of Welding Engineering course at its Columbus, OH, headquarters, November 10-14, 2014. Taught by top-notch EWI engineers, this class provides engineers and technicians with an overview of the various aspects of welding technology including welding processes, welding metallurgy and weldability, welding design and testing (including mechanical testing and NDT), and qualifications and procedure review. […]
Read MoreEWI will hold its inaugural oil and gas industry-focused workshop this September 15-16, at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor in Houston, TX. The Global Oil and Gas Technology Workshop, sponsored by the EWI Strategic Technology Committee (STC) for Oil & Gas, will bring together leaders across the oil and gas industry in an open forum in which they […]
Read MoreEWI welcomed more than 50 community visitors to its Columbus facility on October 4th as part of the national Manufacturing Day initiative. The event attracted interested students, parents, neighbors, business people, manufacturers, and state government representatives. Each session (one in the morning, one after lunch) included an overview presentation, a laboratory tour, and a Q&A period. To see photographs, […]
Read MoreIn a lot of ways EWI is not different than other companies. There are deadlines and budgets; cuts and investments to make; and a lot of the same stresses you have at your company. As CFO, I hear the same gripes I’m sure other controllers and CFO’s hear… “why can’t we do (fill in the […]
Read MoreHere’s a test to see if you’re a Common Man… If I asked you (95% of the people reading this blog) to describe what welding is, I’m guessing you would describe one of two things: Arcs and/or Sparks. When I started here at EWI as CFO, I pictured either a guy flipping down his welding […]
Read MoreFriction Stir Welding (FSW) is an advanced welding process that uses a third body (often called the “tool” or “pin”) to generate frictional heat between two parts to create a solid-state bond. Originally developed for thin sheet aluminum, the process has now been adapted for a variety of materials from soft metals (aluminum, copper, magnesium, lead) to […]
Read MoreToday’s “Meet the FSW Team” features Zak Pramann. Zak has been at EWI for four years and comes to us fresh from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Being a metallurgical engineer, Zak provides a unique perspective to the FSW team – helping to explain the mechanics behind some of the FSW interactions […]
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