Shipbuilding

EWI congratulates long-time associate Nancy Porter, PMP, on receiving the 2024 George E. Willis Award at the AWS National Award Recognition Ceremony during FABTECH Expo in September. This award, administered by the American Welding Society and sponsored by The Lincoln Electric Company, honors individuals who advance international welding through cooperation in technology transfer and standards...

If you are interested in EWI’s latest R&D for applied manufacturing, you can hear about it directly from our engineers throughout the month of March. EWI specialists will share new findings and applications at the following public forums and conferences over the next several weeks: LaMorte Women in Welding Virtual Conference, March 16, 2023 –...

Shipyards typically use submerged arc welding (SAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW) or gas metal arc welding (GMAW) to fabricate butt joints in thick steel plate. But there are drawbacks to these traditional welding methods, such as the necessity for weld joint preparation. In addition, multiple welds are often required to fill the joint. Now,...