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Navigating the Engineering Demands of E-mobility Vehicle electrification – once considered a trend related primarily to the manufacturing and assembly of batteries – now affects nearly every aspect of today’s vehicles. As the demand for vehicle electrification rapidly increases, manufacturers and suppliers face an array of engineering challenges. To help manufacturers prepare for and navigate...

Laser welded blanks (LWBs) are produced by laser welding two sheet materials together, typically prior to a forming process. The sheet materials can be identical or dissimilar depending on the application. The LWB process allows the designer to ‘tailor’ the location of the desired material properties in the blank for crashworthiness and lightweighting. LWB technology was...

EWI is pleased to announce the receipt of three research awards from the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) as part of its continuing mission to reduce costs associated with U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair. The funded EWI projects include: Portable Single-Pass Buried Arc Welding of Steel Plate During Ship ErectionHigh Productivity Reduced Emissions Arc Gouging...