An Introduction to EWI

EWI Mission

Advance our customers’ manufacturing competitiveness through innovation in joining and allied technologies

Our Values

Collaboration – working with others to deliver more comprehensive solutionsDetermination – solving problems all the way through to implementation Discovery – new concepts, new approachesExpertise – materials joining experts across all disciplinesInnovation – solutions that meet your needsVision – strategic thinking, seeing around the corner

About EWI

Most extensive joining expertise in the western hemisphereLocated in Columbus, Ohio in a 140,000 ft2 facility

$20 M in capital equipmentCore business is technology development and insertion for high consequence applications- Customer-funded projects

- Confidential, solution oriented

- Professional project management

Industry and government clientsRevenue ~$30 MM, 125 employees- Not-for-profit 501(c)(3)

About Membership at EWI

Rapid access to the latest world-wide published articles

Open access to experts for day-to-day technical support

Information Services

Consulting

Visits to EWI

Objective design & process reviews

Cooperative Research

Advancing cutting-edge materials processing technologies

Contract Engineering

Services

Confidential, in-depth solutions to specific joining technology challenges

Joint

Industry

Programs

Included with membership

By proposalLeveraged pre-competitive joining technology challenges

About EWI

EWI bridges the gap between fundamental research and production processes- EWI finds, develops, and deploys new

technologies and materials

FundamentalResearch

TechnologyDevelopment

TechnologyApplication

Universities, National Labs &

Inventors

Member Companies & Suppliers

Our Project Types

Materials joining R&DTraining and technology transfer Procedure developmentProduction assessment and optimization Modeling, structural integrity and inspectionDesign for manufacturability Trouble shooting, failure analysisTesting services

Over 500 projects per year!

Technical Capabilities

Advanced arc welding Automation, sensors, controls Brazing/soldering Laser processing Material weldability testing Mechanical testing Metallurgical analysis Microjoining Nondestructive examination Numerical modeling/simulation Plastic welding and adhesives Resistance welding Solid-state welding

Our Members

Serving over 300 customers and 3,000 locations worldwideRepresent aerospace, alternative energy, automotive, heavy manufacturing, energy & chemical and government- EWI manages the US Navy Joining Center (NJC)

EWI’s current members are listed at http://www.ewi.org/resources/member_list.asp

Our Collaborations

The Ohio State University (OSU)Ohio Department of DevelopmentMontana TechSouthwest Research Institute (SwRI)Oak Ridge National LabKeewenaw Research CenterGas Technology Institute (GTI)Technical Toolboxes Inc. (TTI)Institute of Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (Ohio University)Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)

Questions?