The demand for large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) is rapidly growing, as this process allows large products and parts to be produced more quickly and efficiently. Different from 3D printing, this type of product manufacturing produces industrial, large-scale components. Newer to mainstream manufacturing, large-scale additive manufacturing builds products and components faster and more efficiently than ever […]
Read MoreElectric vehicles and consumer electronics depend on high-capacity, highly efficient batteries, and the demand continues to rise. Critical to producing these batteries is the successful welding of foil-to-tab joints which are often made of dissimilar materials with dissimilar thicknesses. This process is complicated, and the failure of a single joint will compromise an entire battery […]
Read MoreWith EWI, you can bring new products to market faster, extend product life-time, and reduce operating costs. EWI helps manufacturers and suppliers of off-highway equipment apply innovative processes and technologies to meet rising demands for stronger, lighter, and more durable equipment. The off-highway equipment industry also requires lower fuel emissions, increased productivity, and reduced manufacturing […]
Read MoreVehicle electrification is not the wave of the future – it’s the wave of the present! With approximately 2 million electric vehicles in use globally today and estimates of up to 20 million on the road by 2020, the manufacture of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (EVs and HEVs) is top of mind for automotive OEMs […]
Read MoreSurface engineering – the range of enabling technologies designed to modify the surface properties of metallic and non-metallic components to improve function or decoration – is becoming a more widely used technology in parts manufacturing throughout all industrial sectors. As new metals and composites become available for use in manufacturing, companies are challenged with finding the […]
Read MoreMany manufacturers are exploring surface engineering technologies such as cold spray to optimize the joining of new and dissimilar materials, and to support additive manufacturing applications. This paper discusses the potential for these processes in production.
Read MoreApply the power of ultrasonics to welding, joining and more. Ultrasonic technology offers a high-power tool for a broad range of manufacturing applications. For more than three decades, EWI has been a pioneer in developing ultrasonic technology for joining solutions. Our applied R&D program helps manufacturers harness the unique qualities of ultrasonics to successfully join […]
Read MoreJerry Gould, EWI Technical Fellow for Resistance and Solid-state Welding, will be a featured speaker this month at the 6th Annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM) Summit in Detroit. His presentation, Joining As An Enabling Technology For the Manufacture of New Generation Lightweight Automotive Structures, will cover the following: Technical challenges in welding of new […]
Read MoreWhy Polypropylene Cannot Be Welded with ABS In order for two materials to weld, there are three main requirements. The materials must be chemically compatible (i.e. the polymer chains must be able to form secondary bonds). Some plastics are compatible this way, however it is mostly different types of amorphous plastics that are compatible with […]
Read MoreAs manufacturers turn to multi-material designs to meet the ever-growing demands on their products, many are faced with the challenge of how to join dissimilar materials. Using traditional joining techniques, metallurgical incompatibilities of certain material combinations have greatly limited the performance and viability of many dissimilar joints. In order to achieve maximum performance from a […]
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