Manufacturing Innovation (Page 11)

With rapid growth in the space exploration industry, there is great demand for fuel efficient, lightweight vehicles with increased capacity for payload. Advances in production materials offer several viable options for space manufacturers. Next Generation Materials for Space Launch Vehicles, a paper by EWI Applications Engineer Mike Eff, examines the material needs of today’s LVs...

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...

In rapid response to the shortage of protective medical masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EWI has developed an easy-to-produce, compliant mask prototype. The Vacuum Formed Stop-gap Face Mask design was made available to the public and free via open source. Download the design, model, and specs at the NIH 3D Print Exchange. The mask...