EWI affiliate Fabrisonic LLC is featured this month in Machine Design magazine following its exhibit at the SME RAPID conference in Detroit. A pictorial article, “Innovative 3D Printing Technology at RAPID 2014,” highlighted Fabrisonic’s novel ultrasonic additive technique and described it’s unique advantages. To see the article, click here.
Read MoreEWI Forming Center is pleased to have received one of nine grants from the Edison Advanced Manufacturing Program (AMP), managed by the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA). The grant will allow EWI Forming Center to establish a material formability testing service to assist domestic suppliers to produce lightweight components and utilize advanced forming technologies. Current testing […]
Read MoreEWI is pleased to welcome Michael Ulbrich as President of EWI New York. An industrial engineer by training, Ulbrich comes to EWI from JP Morgan Chase where he spent the last decade . He most recently served as the Vice President of J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Nordic Region. “With his broad and deep experience in […]
Read MoreCongratulations to EWI Laser Technology Leader Stan Ream who has been awarded a US patent for a newly developed high-power laser focusing optic. According to Stan, “A customer initiated a project to develop a high-power laser welding solution for their thick, aerospace material. During the early stages of process development it was determined that commercially […]
Read MoreOn April 9th, EWI hosted the official kickoff meeting for the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Navy, the Air Force, University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, and EWI met with ALMMII’s leadership team to hammer out specifics for the newest member of President […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, President Obama announced the founding of the newest institute in the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) will be led by EWI in collaboration with University of Michigan and The Ohio State University. The institute’s goal is to ensure that the U.S. is the […]
Read MoreThis event has concluded. More details about the new EWI-run advanced manufacturing institute in Western New York emerged at a conference held at the University at Buffalo on February 27. The event featured leaders from EWI, UB, and the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council elaborated on the institute’s technology focus, the public-private partnership, […]
Read MoreCongratulations to EWI’s Connie Reichert LaMorte, Principal Engineer for Design, Controls and Automation, and Kimberly Gibson, Director of Workforce Technology! The two were named last week in Columbus Business First profile of 20 People to Know in Manufacturing. The article shines the spotlight on a select group of Central Ohio professionals whose work involves the manufacturing […]
Read MoreThe Crazy Brilliance of Radio Frequency Welding When it comes to welding plastics, three contributing factors matter: heat, force, and duration. While there are multiple ways of controlling and applying each of these, the heating method defines the welding process: Welding Process Heating Method Vibration Surface Friction (linear) Spin Surface Friction (rotational) Hot Plate Conductive […]
Read MoreThe White House will announce the launch of a new public-private institute geared toward developing advanced lightweight metal manufacturing technology for transition to the industrial sector. Under the direction of technology innovator EWI in association with University of Michigan and The Ohio State University, the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) will open its […]
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