EWI affiliate Fabrisonic is about to debut a new rotary module that can ultrasonically add layers of metal on the outer diameter of a shaft, cylinder, or pipe. This development is a huge step forward for additive metal manufacturing. Read details in a recent article published in “3D Printing Industry.”
Read MoreEWI welcomed more than 50 community visitors to its Columbus facility on October 4th as part of the national Manufacturing Day initiative. The event attracted interested students, parents, neighbors, business people, manufacturers, and state government representatives. Each session (one in the morning, one after lunch) included an overview presentation, a laboratory tour, and a Q&A period. To see photographs, […]
Read MoreEWI will open its doors to community visitors on October 4, 2013. This Open House is part of “Manufacturing Day 2013” events being held simultaneously throughout the nation to educate the public about breadth, depth, and strength of American manufacturing today. This coast-to-coast initiative is sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers, the Fabricators & Manufacturers […]
Read MoreThis is a Technical Brief written by Dr. George Ritter, Principal Engineer in our Materials group. George can be contacted at 614.688.5199 or [email protected]. You can view George’s bio here. If you are interested in this article, you may also be interested in another article on lightweighting. Composites as Structural Materials Composites provide directed, purposeful stress management […]
Read MoreWNY 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 MoreCongratulations to 2013 Crystal Award winner, Banner Metals Group! The prize recognizes companies that have made a positive economic impact locally and statewide through collaborative work with an Ohio Edison Center. Banner worked with EWI to test a new metal material for use in creating new products. The results led the company to a “banner year” in which business sales doubled, production processes were improved by […]
Read MoreThe Department of Energy has a substantial fleet of nuclear facilities that have reached their end of life or are projected to be at end of life in the near future. Many of these facilities are contaminated with radionuclides, asbestos, lead based paint, or other forms of contamination. These facilities need to be deactivated and […]
Read MoreLightweighting is an important focus for design folks in the automotive and aerospace worlds. Reducing the weight of a vehicle helps to improve fuel economy and reducing the weight of an airplane additionally enables more cargo to be carried. Magnesium-Aluminum-Zinc (Mg-Al-Zn) alloys have the highest strength to weight ratios of structural metals. AZ31B (Mg-3Al-1Zn) is […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Jose Ramirez, Principal Engineer at EWI, whose paper Susceptibility of IN740 to HAZ Liquation Cracking and Ductility-Dip Cracking was published in the American Welding Society (AWS) Welding Journal, Vol 91, pp 122s-131s, April 2012. You can reach Jose at [email protected] or 614.688.5238.
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