
Automotive (Page 17)
June 8, 2020
In the past, when low-cost ductile steels were used for most automotive structural components, cracking during crash events was uncommon and finite element analysis (FEA) models achieved good correlation without predicting material failure. With the adoption of high strength steels, aluminum, and magnesium alloys, damage models must now capture material failure so crumple zones and...
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EWI is pleased to welcome Toyota Motor North America, Inc. to our membership. The company, a subsidiary of the multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation, operates throughout the United States.
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Robotic directed energy deposition technology offers a robust, multi-faceted process for building and repairing large-scale components. EWI is currently involved in a broad research program to mature DED technology for use in the aerospace, energy, defense, shipbuilding, and heavy manufacturing industries. As part of this effort, EWI has installed a Cloos robotic DED system for...
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