News & Announcements (Page 104)

2020 turned out a lot different than anyone expected. At EWI, we worked hard to meet new market demands and shifting industry needs. By redirecting our offerings to address the changing circumstances, we developed new R&D initiatives, joint projects, training programs, and innovative technologies to benefit the manufacturing sector. You can see some of 2020’s...

The EWI Skillform Center is pleased to announce its preliminary schedule of in-person and online classes for 2021: Fundamentals of Welding , EWI’s most popular course, covers welding metallurgy, weldability and defects, arc welding, solid-state processes, robotic applications, codes and qualifications, design and testing, high energy density processes, and nondestructive evaluation. The standard 5-day course...

Combining aluminum and steel construction in vehicle manufacturing can offer great lightweighting and strength advantages. The formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the joints between the materials, however, are known to impair performance.  Prediction of such intermetallic formation is often difficult to assess due to the rapid thermal cycles involved. A new technique for...