We are pleased to welcome United Launch Alliance (ULA) to EWI membership. ULA provides reliable, cost-efficient space launch services for the U.S. government. Customers include the Department of Defense, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and other organizations. The company supports strategic U.S. space initiatives with advanced robust launch solutions to provide assured access to space and 100 percent […]
Read MoreEWI is pleased to offer DISSIMILAR MATERIALS WELDABILITY CONCEPTS, an online seminar presented by EWI’s Alber Sadek on December 15, 2015, at 1:00pm. This webinar is free, and registration is open to the public.
Read MoreWithin the automotive industry, OEMs and suppliers are fully aware of the need to create lighter-weight, more fuel-efficient automobiles to meet impending 2025 CAFE standards and help minimize the negative impact of CO2 emissions on our environment. Vehicle weight reduction can most effectively be accomplished by using advanced materials; however, welding of these high-performance alloys poses […]
Read MoreThe Detroit Free Press recently interviewed Larry Brown, former director of government programs at EWI and current head of Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), for an update on the activities of the new center. Detroit-based LIFT, founded by EWI, The Ohio State University, and the University of Michigan, is preparing to award funds for its […]
Read MoreOfficials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city of Detroit have announced that the new $148 million lightweight metals manufacturing institute, announced in February by President Obama will locate in the Detroit neighborhood of Corktown.
Read More2014 has started off with a bang here at EWI! First, being chosen to start a new advanced manufacturing facility in Western New York state. Then, a new venture with Kentucky’s C&W group to commercialize newly-developed manufacturing technologies. And this week, the White House announcement of the award to run ALMMII, the new lightweight modern […]
Read MoreThis is a Technical Brief written by Dr. George Ritter, Principal Engineer in our Materials group. George can be contacted at 614.688.5199 or [email protected]. You can view George’s bio here. If you are interested in this article, you may also be interested in another article on lightweighting. Composites as Structural Materials Composites provide directed, purposeful stress management […]
Read MoreLightweighting is an important focus for design folks in the automotive and aerospace worlds. Reducing the weight of a vehicle helps to improve fuel economy and reducing the weight of an airplane additionally enables more cargo to be carried. Magnesium-Aluminum-Zinc (Mg-Al-Zn) alloys have the highest strength to weight ratios of structural metals. AZ31B (Mg-3Al-1Zn) is […]
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