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Because large industrial systems, structures, and components experience shifting stresses and loads throughout service life, risk of fatigue failure is high. Improving fatigue performance in heavy manufacturing is therefore an important priority. The good news is that many specialized methods for slowing crack formation and predicting fatigue failure have been developed in the past decades....

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...