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EWI AdvanceTrainer Beta Installation

EWI successfully installed the first EWI AdvanceTrainer beta at an industrial member company. The trainer will be used for demonstrations and testing for user feedback. This feedback will be used for further development of features and functions. This beta unit is the first fully functional system for tracking welder motions while actually welding. The system […]

Field Testing EWI AdvanceTrainer™ at South-Western Career Academy

We recently began field testing our first beta EWI AdvanceTrainer™ system to capture benefits data from a new batch of welding students at South-Western Career Academy (SWCA) in Grove City, OH.  The first step was to record baseline skill levels of over 20 students.  Welding instructor, Dave Williams, selected a small group of students to work full-time on the […]

EWI AdvanceTrainer™ bridges the gap between practice and production

Praxair Adds RealWeld Trainer to its Productivity Product Line

     Praxair Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with RealWeld Systems   DANBURY, Conn. and COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 12, 2012 — Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), one of the largest industrial gases companies worldwide, and RealWeld Systems, Inc. today announced that Praxair Distribution Inc. will be the exclusive distribution partner in the United States and Canada for […]

Another Day at the Office…

My oldest son who is a freshman in high school had a shadowing day today.  He was supposed to pick an occupation he was interested in, contact that person, and coordinate spending the day with him or her.  Tuesday night I was asked by my wife if Charlie had mentioned this to me (he had […]

Working for a 501(c)3

I am several years into working for a 501(c)3. In the past, I’ve worked for public corporations, an s corp, sole proprietorships and even an attempted but disappointingly failed ESOP.   The past five years have been a unique and transforming experience.  I now have the pleasure of working for something other than faceless shareholders or […]

EWI Announces Spinout to Commercialize Welding Training Innovations

EWI, the innovation leader in materials joining and allied technologies, today announced the founding of a spinout company, RealWeld Systems, Inc., to commercialize its welder training innovations. The spinout company’s flagship product, RealWeld Trainer™, is based upon exclusive licenses of EWI’s patent-pending technology that measures and scores critical motions required in proper welding technique. “EWI […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce visiting EWI

EWI has been busy preparing for a distinguished visitor.  On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this week, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and EWI are hosting a roundtable discussion at EWI, which will feature U.S. Commerce Secretary, John Bryson.  Secretary Bryson will speak on the support of American manufacturers and […]

Where are all the skilled welders?

Where are all the skilled welders? As the US economy continues to recover, many of our clients are relying heavily on EWI welding technicians to fill their skills gap. Our welding technicians here at EWI are highly skilled welders and have many years of experience in the welding industry. EWI labs offer welding services for standard, […]

Manufacturing Innovations

I recently read an article on MSN about the “Factory Boom” currently underway (read it here).  The author talks about the application of automation to a production facility as one avenue to dramitically increase profitibility.  His example is a company that had the vision, in the middle of a recession, to spend $700k on robots last July […]