Manufacturing Innovation (Page 4)

Building upon the success of our novel tele-manufacturing prototype systems, EWI has been hard at work on another innovation: tele-gouging. A direct outgrowth of tele-welding, tele-gouging is like shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) but with the addition of 80-100 psi of pressure at the torch to blow away molten metal. Due to the high pressure,...

We are pleased to introduce Ion Storage Systems to EWI membership. Headquartered in Maryland, the company manufactures high energy density, solid-state lithium metal batteries marketed to be safer, lighter, and enable form factors with tighter packing density that enhance system performance.

Laser powder bed fusion is being used with increasing frequency in manufacturing operations. Some L-PBF materials, however, are still prone to stress and cracking. EWI has created a new “laser stirring” technique that improves results in some of the most common L-PBF alloys including SS316L, Ti-6Al-4V, and Ni718. The results are discussed in Effect of...