EWI is pleased to announce that Francisco Medina, Jr. Ph.D., a leading edge expert in additive manufacturing (AM), will join the growing team at Buffalo Manufacturing Works as Principal Engineer. Medina comes to Buffalo from Arcam, where he was managing its North America relationships and R&D activities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Prior to his […]
Read MoreThank you to our sponsors and booth visitors for another positive experience at DMC in Phoenix last month. EWI Associates were able to connect with many decision makers from government agencies and DoD-related commercial companies for the third consecutive year. Prior to DMC, EWI had shared information with the defense community on advanced manufacturing technologies, […]
Read MorePART I: INVENTION OF THE CARBON EQUIVALENT Modern steels made using complicated alloying strategies and thermomechanical rolling processes have exhibited unprecedented weldability since World War II. Using this advantage, steel structure designers and fabricators have achieved many modern marvels from machinery to deep-water oil and gas platforms. Through extensive research on the integrity of steel […]
Read MoreWe have had recent interest in looking at methods to join thermoplastics and thermoset composites to titanium from both the aerospace and medical communities. Generally, thermoset composites have higher temperature resistance than thermoplastic materials and must be bonded because they do not melt. Thermoplastic materials are easier to mold and will flow when heated. Therefore […]
Read MoreIn 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 MoreUsually, the engineers in EWI’s Advanced Automation group produce drawings for assembly technicians or machinists, but earlier this year our skills were used for something completely different. In advance of the grand opening of the EWI-operated Buffalo Manufacturing Works in Western New York, our design department was asked to help produce a virtual video of […]
Read MoreLast month, COSI in Columbus hosted the annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Inspired by the work of American cartoonist, humorist, and inventor Rube Goldberg, the competition provides an opportunity for high school and college students to build machines to complete a pre-determined task. Now in its 60th year, the contest rewards complexity, absurdity, and creativity in design. Students apply skills from engineering, physics, and […]
Read MoreThe Detroit Free Press recently interviewed Larry Brown, former director of government programs at EWI and current head of Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), for an update on the activities of the new center. Detroit-based LIFT, founded by EWI, The Ohio State University, and the University of Michigan, is preparing to award funds for its […]
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 […]
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