Directed Energy Deposition

Consumable inserts are critical to weld quality and consistency in many industries, including the aerospace, oil & gas, and hydrogen sectors. Conventional manufacturing methods — rolling, machining, or laser-based processes — often fall short due to high material waste, long lead times, design restrictions, and elevated costs. EWI engineers Michael Carney and Travis Peterson have...

At FABTECH October 14-17, EWI engineers will have many applied R&D innovations to share with manufacturers. If you are heading to Orlando, don't miss the technology breakthroughs being debuted at the AWS Professional Program. EWI's presentations will include the following: Nano-particle Aluminum Weld Wire Advancement for Navy Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Activity – Monday,...

Interested in using directed energy deposition (DED) in your operation to build fine component features or execute repairs? Laser DED can be quite expensive. However, EWI has recently developed a DED process based on gas metal arc welding (GMAW) that is significantly more cost efficient. The project is described in Reciprocating Wire Feed Gas Metal...