We’re pleased to welcome Oatey Company as a new EWI member. Oatey has been manufacturing products for the plumbing industry since 1916. Products include solvent cements, washing machine outlet boxes, drains, and much more for both residential and consumer applications. Oatey is headquartered in Cleveland, with manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide.
Read MoreEWI’s next Fundamentals of Welding Engineering class is scheduled for August 8-12, 2016. This five-day course provides engineers and technicians an overview of the various aspects of welding technology. The course is organized into modules discussing welding processes, welding metallurgy and weldability, welding design and testing (including mechanical testing and NDT), and qualifications and procedure […]
Read MoreThe aerospace industry is leading the way by adopting additive manufacturing (AM) as a method of quickly and cost-effectively producing complex components. In addition to in-process quality control, post-process inspection, material and process development, and property database development, new AM processes are also needed to allow manufacturers to efficiently build large-scale components. EWI has demonstrated […]
Read MoreEWI is offering another free technical webinar on Tuesday, March 22 at 2pm EST. Mitch Matheny will present “Ultrasonic Metal Welding Foils to Tabs for Lithium Ion Battery Cells.” Click here now to sign up. Registration is open to the public. The one-hour webinar will review recent advances in tool design for ultrasonic metal welding of multi-layer foil […]
Read MoreWith each passing year, the challenge of meeting the 2025 CAFE standards becomes more and more pressing. In order to reach the mandated 54.5 mpg, as well as increased safety regulations, automakers will have to make strong advances in the joining and forming of lightweight materials. EWI’s new infographic overview, Automotive Manufacturing Trends: Meeting the […]
Read MoreWe have had recent interest in looking at methods to join thermoplastics and thermoset composites to titanium from both the aerospace and medical communities. Generally, thermoset composites have higher temperature resistance than thermoplastic materials and must be bonded because they do not melt. Thermoplastic materials are easier to mold and will flow when heated. Therefore […]
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 special focus group for Ohio manufacturers will be held on May 27 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm at EWI in Columbus. This industry event will bring together technology developers, researchers, educators, industry leaders, and end-users in the forming and joining technologies to discuss and identify technology advancements that could transform and enhance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. The […]
Read MoreOnce again, EWI is setting the standard for advanced manufacturing innovation, and getting front-page news coverage for it. “Innovation for the local manufacturing economy is going to be the platform that progress is built upon,” said Michael Ulbrich, leader of EWI’s operations in New York. He was talking about the $45 million manufacturing research center […]
Read MoreOn December 10th at 10:00am EST, EWI Principal Engineer George Ritter will be presenting an online webinar, Adhesives 201: Structural Adhesives, The one-hour session will provide an introduction to structural adhesives from an engineering perspective and is of value to R&D professionals who are responsible for selecting or formulating adhesives in assembly markets, engineers who build, design or specify […]
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