News & Announcements (Page 127)

In rapid response to the shortage of protective medical masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EWI has developed an easy-to-produce, compliant mask prototype. The Vacuum Formed Stop-gap Face Mask design was made available to the public and free via open source. Download the design, model, and specs at the NIH 3D Print Exchange. The mask...

Low force friction welding, a technology developed jointly by EWI and Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI), combines resistance-based pre-heating with a translational relative motion to create a joint. The process has been successfully tested on metals and metal-based alloys. One such study is reviewed in Low Force Friction Welds in 4130 Steel: A Preliminary Microstructural Characterization,...

EWI and Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI) are pleased to invite the public to a free webinar introducing the new joining technology, low force friction welding. The presentation will take place live on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at 11:00 AM EDT. EWI resistance and solid-state welding expert Jerry Gould will join MTI President and CEO Dan...