Once 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 MoreOn March 2, the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC released a new report entitled “Making Value for America; Embracing the Future of Manufacturing, Technology and Work”. The report was presented at a meeting of the Academy, and was summarized in a press release earlier in the day. The meeting was well attended, and included panel […]
Read MoreKudos to Technology Leader Jerry Gould, 2014 winner of the Elihu Thomson Resistance Welding Award from the Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance.The award, presented last week in Atlanta at FABTECH’s AWS Award Ceremony, is given annually for outstanding contribution to the technology and application of resistance welding. As Tech Leader for our Resistance and Solid State Welding group, Jerry’s […]
Read MoreEWI will hold its inaugural oil and gas industry-focused workshop this September 15-16, at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor in Houston, TX. The Global Oil and Gas Technology Workshop, sponsored by the EWI Strategic Technology Committee (STC) for Oil & Gas, will bring together leaders across the oil and gas industry in an open forum in which they […]
Read MoreBuffalo’s brand new advanced manufacturing institute, now officially named Buffalo Manufacturing Works, has been established as a regional collaboration between industry and academic partners with EWI in the lead. Details of the center’s launch plans were reported in The Buffalo News late last week. To read the article, click here. To visit the Buffalo Manufacturing Works website, click here. […]
Read MoreOn July 23, EWI affiliate Fabrisonic hosted its first-ever meeting for users of ultrasonic additive manufacturing at EWI’s Columbus, OH, headquarters. UAM is groundbreaking technology that uses sound waves to merge layers of metal — in other words, really cool 3D printing for the manufacturing industry. To read more about the event or learn about […]
Read MoreEWI 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 […]
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