Modeling & Simulation

Data-based tools and techniques can significantly improve manufacturing efficiency and productivity. To date, however, there have been challenges – both real and perceived – to full-scale adoption of data science across industrial sectors. To address these obstacles, EWI Director of Data Science Alex Kitt has written Data Science: New Approaches to Address Manufacturing Challenges. This...

Manufacturing engineers need tools that can help them understand microstructural changes during processes like welding, additive manufacturing, and heat treatment. Some available techniques (analytical, empirical, FEA) have been discussed in EWI’s recent ICME series* of papers. An additional approach uses phenomenological modeling to provide information important to predicting metallurgical behavior. EWI associates Rafael Giorjão and...

The integrity of joints (“stack-ups”) in vehicle frames is of utmost importance when it comes to safety, dependability, and public confidence in the automotive industry. But with up to a hundred joint variations in a car’s body-in-white, it is difficult to predict joint strength properties without extensive testing. Until now. EWI has developed a rapid...