Tele-manufacturing

The Future of QA/QC in Advanced Manufacturing Speed, smarter sensors, and the human-in-the-loop advantage As reshoring, reinvestment, and rapid innovation reshape North American manufacturing, one area is emerging as a cornerstone of competitiveness: quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC). Manufacturers are facing unprecedented pressure to get products to market faster, operate efficiently, and ensure uncompromising...

In the past several years, EWI has successfully developed tele-manufacturing capabilities to remotely operate several fabrication processes. Our latest tele-task transformation is arc gouging. In a project supported by the Steel Founders Society of America (SFSA), EWI set out to automate specific manual foundry processes known for being difficult, dirty, and/or dangerous. Carbon arc gouging...

The incorporation of automated processes into the manufacturing of large industrial equipment might seem overwhelming. How can industrial equipment companies use advanced robotic and automation-assisted tools to create comprehensive, convergent manufacturing systems in a pragmatic, efficient, and economical way? EWI’s new guide, Automated Solutions for the Heavy Industries, highlights different ways we are making a...