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EWI is pleased to welcome Oetiker Group to membership. Headquartered in Switzerland, with locations in more than 25 countries, Oetiker provides connecting solutions for the vehicle industry and for applications in industrial segments including clamps, rings, straps, and quick connectors ranging from powertrain and drivetrain applications to medical applications.

The H-coupon test, developed a few years ago to evaluate cracking behavior in spot-welded advanced high-strength steels (AHSS), has recently been applied to galvanized third generation AHSS. Two types of cracking have been observed in the tests of these steel grades – interfacial and zinc liquid metal embrittlement (LME). This research is discussed in Application...

EWI uses integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) methods to analyze correlations between processing conditions, thermal response, microstructures, and mechanical properties to predict performance in joining and additive manufacturing. The resulting information is used to create unique tools for modeling and simulation with the potential to deliver huge time and cost savings to manufacturers. EWI Senior...