SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 (COLUMBUS, OHIO) – Jim Tighe, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administrative Services at EWI, has been designated CFO of the Year for Small Organizations by Columbus Business First Newspaper. Tighe’s award follows his nomination by EWI associates and selection by an independent panel of financial experts – and it comes […]
Read MoreEWI has announced the appointment of Lara Minor to its Board of Directors. She replaces Rodger McKain of LG Fuel Cell Systems (US), Inc., who retires from the EWI Board after 15 years of service. Minor, Principal Engineer and Senior Director of Technology Outreach at Honda R&D Americas, Inc., has long been a leader in […]
Read MoreIt felt great to put the press release below on the wire today. In the world of materials joining, this is groudbreaking stuff… the kind of stuff that elevates the heart rates of everyone at EWI and has even our most subdued welding engineers, materials scientists, and industry experts dancing in the parking lot. (“Dancing” may not be the right word). Nonetheless, this is […]
Read MoreU.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited EWI yesterday as part of the Whitehouse’s Made in Ohio Manufacturing Tour. EWI, the largest manufacturing technologies company in North America dedicated to materials joining and allied technologies, has been helping manufacturers become more competitive since its founding in the early 1980’s. Dr. Henry Cialone, EWI President and CEO, […]
Read MoreRealWeld Systems, Inc. today announced general availability of its flagship product, RealWeld TrainerTM in July 2012 and named Bill Forquer as its Launch CEO. RealWeld Systems is a spin-out of EWI and is the exclusive licensee of EWI’s patent-pending vision- based technology that digitally records critical motions and scores proper welding technique. “I am excited […]
Read MoreEWI, the innovation leader in materials joining and allied technologies, today announced the founding of a spinout company, RealWeld Systems, Inc., to commercialize its welder training innovations. The spinout company’s flagship product, RealWeld Trainer™, is based upon exclusive licenses of EWI’s patent-pending technology that measures and scores critical motions required in proper welding technique. “EWI […]
Read MoreYesterday in his monthly email to member companies, EWI’s President and CEO, Dr. Henry Cialone, encouraged manufacturers to get behind NNMI — the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation proposed by President Obama in March of this year. Dr. Cialone told members: Recent studies have shown that technical innovation is a primary driver of global manufacturing competitiveness. EWI and […]
Read MoreOhio Manufacturing Technologies Company is Stop on “Global Cities Initiative” Tour May 8, 2012 (Columbus, Ohio) – Tomorrow, EWI’s President and CEO, Dr. Henry Cialone, will participate in a forum alongside the Honorable Peter Ammon, German Ambassador to the United States, comparing and contrasting the U.S. and German manufacturing innovation models. The invitation-only event, entitled […]
Read MoreU.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson was our special guest at a roundtable on the Future of American Manufacturing at EWI headquarters on Friday. The Secretary was taken on a private tour by President & CEO, Henry Cialone, and shown a variety of manufacturing technology innovations, including laser paint stripping, AcousTech(TM) Machining (EWI’s patented advanced ultrasonics […]
Read MoreEWI participates in Movember! Some of EWI’s best male associates, led by members of the Arc Welding team, committed to having a face grown and hand brushed moustache for what is now known as the month of Movember. Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and […]
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