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The Innovation Edge Investing Early in an Industry- and Innovation-ready Workforce Susan Witt, Manager, Industrial Training -- EWI Sarah Dingman, Marketing and Communications Manager -- CWB Foundation The North American innovation ecosystem is a dynamic network of interaction and collaboration among entrepreneurs, investors, industry, governments, research centers, and educational institutions. Universities and colleges in particular...

Selecting the right material for a new medical device -- especially when it comes to polymers -- is critical to the success of the product. Material failures are costly and common; more than a third of FDA recalls are due to material problems. Preventing Material Failure in Plastic Products: A Resource for Medical Manufacturers, written...

Ultrasonic wire bonding (UWB), today’s preferred method for joining wires to battery packs in electric vehicles, requires very high surface cleanliness to assure successful bonds. Decontaminating battery terminals, however, can be a very difficult and time-consuming task. EWI has recently completed a study using laser cleaning technology on batteries prior to UWB of aluminum wire...