Manufacturing Competitiveness

Staying competitive in large-structure production is vital for American industries today. The Accelerating Production of Large Structures and Systems (RAPLSS) survey initiative, sponsored by NIST Manufacturing USA and managed by EWI, aims to develop a national manufacturing roadmap. The Need for Large Structure Production 4.0 Technologies US industries must adopt leading-edge technologies for large structure...

Metal-powder sintering is attracting interest as a production technology due to its ability to create near-net shape products from a variety of materials at a relatively low cost. The process involves the pre-compacting of green-state powders followed by heat-based consolidation using furnaces. EWI has pioneered resistance-based sintering (RBS), a new production method that uses a...

Shift 2.0 Program Will Assist Manufacturing Companies with Technological Improvements and Innovation to Increase Productivity and Employment January 11, 2023 -- Empire State Development (ESD) today announced Buffalo Manufacturing Works, operated by EWI, will build on the success of the Shift program, with Shift 2.0, which is designed to move small to medium-sized manufacturers from...