WNY TO GEAR UP FOR MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE By James Fink, Buffalo Business First (7/10/13) With more than 1,700 manufacturing-based companies in Western New York, local leaders believe an emphasis should be made on keeping the firms up-to-date on the latest technology and trends. That’s why when the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council meets […]
Read MoreAn area where EWI is expanding its knowledge is in characterizing and cataloging mechanical properties of additively manufactured metals (metals AM). The work described here was performed to obtain baseline mechanical property data for Ti 6-4 ELI weld metal buildups that were produced using hot-wire gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW-HW). The equipment used to weld […]
Read MoreEWI’s engagement with Abakan Inc.‘s subsidiary MesoCoat on the development of the award-winning CermaClad™ technology was featured in the April 17 edition of the Wall Street Journal. The CermaClad high speed metal coating process has received numerous tech innovation awards in the past year. To learn more about EWI and CermaClad, read the full article: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130417-908337.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Read MoreOne my personal favorite activities as a materials engineer is my volunteer support of TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, tms.org). They are a first class organization and I always enjoy supporting their efforts on engaging the materials community. In that vein, I’m a co-organizer of this year’s Materials Innovation Plenary, “Innovation in Materials […]
Read MoreHey, we are in the news again! This morning EWI received special mention at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in an important session on advanced manufacturing. In describing Ohio’s leading role in new manufacturing technologies, Governor John Kasich specifically named EWI as a leader in additive manufacturing, calling our capabilities “absolutely remarkable.” Additive […]
Read MoreSo I’m not what you would call a handy person around the house and I generally pass on home projects unless forced to act. In fact I pretty much epitomize the quote “If a man says he will fix it he will. There is no need to remind him every six months about it.” I […]
Read MoreFriction Stir Welding (FSW) is an advanced welding process that uses a third body (often called the “tool” or “pin”) to generate frictional heat between two parts to create a solid-state bond. Originally developed for thin sheet aluminum, the process has now been adapted for a variety of materials from soft metals (aluminum, copper, magnesium, lead) to […]
Read MoreI’m not sure if “politicing” is used appropriately as a verb (kind of like “efforting”), but it seems accurate for what is happening these days around the deficit. On the positive side, the media is continuing to publicize the deficit as the major issue for the candidates to address. But in this case, “address” is […]
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