Advanced Automation
June 27, 2024
EWI has developed a unique robot training cell that can be deployed at fabrication shops, mill, and foundries that are starting to incorporate robotic applications into their processes. The specially designed workstation utilizes a collaborative robot (“cobot”) to give students instruction and practice on the most common automation-assisted tasks found in small manufacturing operations. With...
DetailsJune 20, 2024
The incorporation of automated processes into the manufacturing of large industrial equipment might seem overwhelming. How can industrial equipment companies use advanced robotic and automation-assisted tools to create comprehensive, convergent manufacturing systems in a pragmatic, efficient, and economical way? EWI’s new guide, Automated Solutions for the Heavy Industries, highlights different ways we are making a...
DetailsMay 20, 2024
How can you build large, durable structures in deep space in a way that minimizes parts handling, simplifies construction steps, and can be automated or controlled remotely? In a project funded by NASA, EWI and BOND Technologies have developed and validated a process based on refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) to build a solar...
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