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We are pleased to welcome McWane to EWI membership. The McWane family of companies makes ductile iron products, including pipe, valves, hydrants, fittings and plumbing products, and manufacture fire extinguishers, fire suppression systems and steel pressure vessels. It operates more than 25 manufacturing facilities in North America and around the world.

The material properties of polymers like plastics and elastomers can be affected by their environments and weaken over time. These changes can lead to premature product failure. It is, therefore, important to perform material characterization and age testing prior to making a new product. EWI Senior Technology Leader Jeff Ellis has written Predicting Polymer Service...

By James Cruz, EWI An example of a PVC-aluminum laser weld. Just try to break this! My first job out of college at Honda of America Manufacturing was a dream come true—the chance to play with robots and build cars! They handed me several crisp, white uniforms on day 1. Within that first week on the production...