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The integration of advanced high-strength steels in automotive body-in-white manufacturing has made vehicles lighter, improved crash performance, and reduced noise, vibration and harshness. However, the use of AHSS materials has also been correlated to spot weld cracking, especially with Gen 3 steel grades. EWI’s new H-coupon test was developed to assess the influence of gap...

EWI is pleased to welcome Essentium to membership. The company manufactures and delivers industrial 3D printers and materials offering a 3D printing platform that can be applied in prosthetic sockets, orthotic devices, low temp jigs and fixtures, rapid prototyping, and castings. Essentium serves the aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, contract manufacturing, and biomedical industries and is...

In additive manufacturing (AM), post-processing steps are just as crucial to the success of the final product as the build itself. That’s why both the build process and the post process need to be taken into account in models that predict AM part performance. A new performance prediction tool for AM-built parts has been developed...