In Twelve Ways to Become an Innovator – Part I, I discussed the need for new ways of thinking and suggested drawing upon other areas of our lives to break the mold and get the creative juices flowing. Here I provide six more gems for your innovative pleasure. Find your tribe: The people around you […]
Read MoreOn Friday morning, June 19th, Buffalo Manufacturing Works and the Manufacturing Institute will be hosting a public forum, Disruptive Innovations in Manufacturing. The event will take place at the Buffalo Manufacturing Works offices in downtown Buffalo, NY, and is open to the public. Featured speakers will be Gardner Carrick of the Manufacturing Institute and EWI Technology Leader […]
Read MoreMark Matson, Vice President of Human Resources, was recently named as one of the top twenty “People to Know in HR” by Columbus Business First magazine. In his profile, Mark commented on his passion for human resources and offered some tips to job seekers on resumes and interviews. He also spoke about EWI’s unique position […]
Read MoreOnce again, EWI is setting the standard for advanced manufacturing innovation, and getting front-page news coverage for it. “Innovation for the local manufacturing economy is going to be the platform that progress is built upon,” said Michael Ulbrich, leader of EWI’s operations in New York. He was talking about the $45 million manufacturing research center […]
Read MoreThe American Welding Society’s Welding Journal highlighted two very different EWI initiatives in its March 2015 issue. You can learn about the opening of the ALMMII innovation center in Detroit. Founded by the University of Michigan, The Ohio State University and EWI, the center is now known by its new program name, LIFT – Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow. The […]
Read MoreThe latest Additive Manufacturing Consortium event held at ORNL earlier this month was definitely time well spent. With an overflow crowd and topic paper presentations from across industry, academia and several government agencies, it was clear that this organization has reached critical mass, and will continue to play a leading role as metal AM applications and acceptance continue to […]
Read MoreIt’s all in the numbers. Let’s start with 2013. That’s the year we took a serious step towards reducing our energy consumption by participating in an American Electric Power savings program for businesses. As part of a roof upgrade, we installed three solar arrays on top of our company headquarters. The resulting power generation and […]
Read MoreDo you face the challenges of dissimilar materials joining in your work? If so, you should plan to attend the AWS Workshop of Dissimilar Materials in Columbus, Ohio, on January 26, 2015. The workshop will cover developments across a range of industry applications, and will include topics such as process technology, materials, design, and modeling. The program will feature […]
Read MoreBuffalo Manufacturing Works is operated by EWI EWI is pleased to announce the addition of three new Associates to our New York team: Nadine Powell, Robert Herbeck and Alexander Kitt. In addition to their roles within our new Buffalo operation, the three will support the activities and growth of Buffalo Manufacturing Works, part of Governor Andrew […]
Read MoreOn December 10th at 10:00am EST, EWI Principal Engineer George Ritter will be presenting an online webinar, Adhesives 201: Structural Adhesives, The one-hour session will provide an introduction to structural adhesives from an engineering perspective and is of value to R&D professionals who are responsible for selecting or formulating adhesives in assembly markets, engineers who build, design or specify […]
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