Excitement is building in Western New York as state and local officials, businesses, and community leaders get ready to welcome EWI to downtown Buffalo. EWI will launch the new advanced manufacturing institute at the end of February […]
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 MoreFabrisonic LLC has introduced the newest addition to its line of ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) machines, the SonicLayer® 4000. This mid-size, fully automated, 3D printing machine can be customized for specific settings and applications. The Ohio State University College of Engineering has been the first to adopt the SonicLayer 4000 for use in its research […]
Read MoreEWI has been named as one of the country’s four top innovators in manufacturing by the National Journal magazine. The honor recognizes EWI for the services we offer to support American manufacturers and increase their competiveness. NJ called EWI one of the “50 problem solvers Washington learn from,” and featured us in their special June 18th issue, “Back […]
Read MoreAccording to an article in the current issue of FABRICATING AND MANUFACTURING magazine, RealWeld Systems offers a game-changing step forward in professional welding training. The RealWeld Trainer, developed by EWI, provides data-driven live feedback to welders, making it an ideal tool for training, retraining, and skills evaluation in large welding shops. […]
Read MoreMore and more, robotic welding is becoming a viable option for use in heavy fabrication. The sophistication and capacity of modern robot systems is suitable for large structures which require multi-pass welds. Processes used for heavy fabrication such as preheating, gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tandem gas metal arc welding […]
Read MoreI just heard that EWI was listed on COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST’s prestigious “Central Ohio Innovators” list in 2012. While this may not be a surprise to EWI associates and partners, its great recognition for the leading-edge work – including nine patents between 2006 and 2010 – developed by our small corps of engineers. COLUMBUS BUSINESS […]
Read MoreMy family and I just took yet another trip to the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida. We’re really huge fans, and I’m a little embarassed to say it was our 16th trip in the last 6-1/2 years. We are season pass holders, and our kids have essentially grown up in “The World”. On […]
Read MoreI’m not sure if “politicing” is used appropriately as a verb (kind of like “efforting”), but it seems accurate for what is happening these days around the deficit. On the positive side, the media is continuing to publicize the deficit as the major issue for the candidates to address. But in this case, “address” is […]
Read MoreIt felt great to put the press release below on the wire today. In the world of materials joining, this is groudbreaking stuff… the kind of stuff that elevates the heart rates of everyone at EWI and has even our most subdued welding engineers, materials scientists, and industry experts dancing in the parking lot. (“Dancing” may not be the right word). Nonetheless, this is […]
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