EWI is pleased to welcome Molex Power & Signal Group to membership. The company is a worldwide distributor of interconnection systems and components for the transportation industry. With on-site technical engineers and sales offices located around the globe, Molex Power & Signal Group boasts an inventory of 16,000+ part numbers; an international, multilingual sales force; and 164 employees.

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Vehicle electrification – once considered a trend related primarily to the manufacturing and assembly of batteries – now affects nearly every aspect of today’s vehicles. As the demand for vehicle electrification rapidly increases, manufacturers and suppliers face an array of engineering challenges.

Responding to the auto industry’s need to develop and deploy new concepts quickly, EWI has instituted a dedicated research program to address materials joining challenges related to the initiative, including:

• Batteries – EWI has innovated and
  tested several methods to address the challenges of making batteries that are
  light enough, strong enough, powerful enough, and safe enough for a global
  fleet of cars. 
• Powertrain – In response to the use of new materials
  and the introduction of new designs, EWI is leading the way to develop
  cutting-edge connection methods for increasingly complex wire harness and cable
  networks.
• Motors – EWI recently completed groundbreaking work in two emerging
  technologies for stator winding assembly: resistance-forge
  and capacitor discharge welding.

To help manufacturers and suppliers keep up with the current state of technology in these areas, EWI now offers several downloadable resources:

What do you see as the most concerning issues today for vehicle
electrification? What specific problems do you face at your company, and what
information or services do you need to solve them?

To help identify key industry concerns,  EWI invites automotive OEMs and suppliers to participate in a brief survey. The results of the survey will be shared with all respondents. Click here to participate.

If you would like to speak to an EWI specialist about a project or immediate need, contact 614.688.5152 or [email protected].

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It’s a busy spring ahead for the EWI Tech Team. Over the next several weeks, our associates will be presenting research, demonstrating new technology, and meeting with clients across all sectors at a wide range of industry events.

Will you be attending any of these conferences or exhibitions? If so, click on the links below to find out who will be there representing EWI:

• Society of Plastic Engineers ANTEC, March 18-21 in Detroit
• AIM-PIMG, March 25-28 in Houston
• AAR Research Review, March 26-27 in Pueblo, CO
• AMUG Conference, March 30-April 4 in Chicago
• SAE World Conference, April 9-11 in Detroit
• Ultrasonic Industry Association 48, April 15-17 in Toronto
• Metal AM for Aerospace (course) at AeroMat, May 15 in Sparks, NV

If you want to meet with an EWI associate at any of these events or would like more information, contact [email protected] or 614.688.5152.

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EWI welcomes Delphi Powertrain to membership. Delphi’s Powertrain division is a global technology developer focused on optimizing vehicle propulsion systems by enhancing environmental efficiency and vehicle performance. The company supplies products to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers.

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The use of additive manufacturing (AM) technology in production is increasing rapidly. However, as more specialized metal powders are created for unique applications, material costs can increase. Recycling and reusing expensive powders is an attractive goal, but several challenges have to met to make powder reuse successful.

EWI AM Product Manager Rutuja Samant discusses these
challenges and their potential solutions in Powder
Recyclability Factors Into Future of Metal Additive Manufacturing, an
article in the Winter 2019 issue of 3D METAL PRINTING. She outlines the
importance of understanding powder degradation, plausible ways to recondition
powders, and the work being done to develop industry standards for
recyclability.

To read
Powder Recyclability Factors Into Future
of Metal Additive Manufacturing, click here.

To learn more about EWI’s work in additive manufacturing, contact
614.688.5152 or visit ewi.org/additive-manufacturing.

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EWI is pleased to welcome
JARP Industries to membership. Since 1959, JARP
has produced custom hydraulic cylinders and other fluid power products for equipment
manufacturers for a variety of applications. Based in north central Wisconsin,
the company offers engineering and manufacturing services to several
industries.

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The need to be able to directly join polymers to metals is growing.  For example, in the drive to make batteries smaller, more energy efficient, longer lasting, and less expensive to manufacture, direct joining of polymers to metals offers many benefits.

Recently, EWI has investigated the use of a unique, commercially available, surface treatment method as a potential method of making direct joining feasible.

Miranda Marcus will be presenting a paper on this topic, Direct Joining of Polytetrafluoroethylene and Polyamide to Steel via use of Surface Treatment, at the Society of Plastic Engineering Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) in Detroit on Marth 19^th, at 4:30pm,

Email Miranda, [email protected], if you’d like to set up a meeting with her during the conference.

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If you are headed to the 2019 AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group) conference in the Chicago Hilton later this month, be sure visit the EWI exhibit at the AMUGexpo. We’ll be at Booth 6, showcasing EWI’s AM capabilities, services, resources, and applied R&D work. Stop by on opening night, March 31, from 5:00-10:00 pm, come over between sessions on April 1 from 10:00 am-noon, or join us later that evening during the AMUG technical competition — right next to our booth — from 6:00-10:00 pm. We look forward to talking to you.

EWI associates will also play an active role in on April 1, the first day of the conference program. We invite you to join us for these sessions:

April 1, 8:00 am — OPENING ADDRESS
EWI Director of AM Programs (and immediate past president of AMUG) Mark Barfoot will kick off the official AMUG conference program with an introduction to AMUG Insights and Highlights.

April 1, 4:30pm — POST PROCESS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: METALS
EWI’s Adam Brooks will moderate this hour-long roundtable discussion.

April 1, 8:30 — AMUG TECHNICAL COMPETITION
Mark Barfoot will moderate a presentation by winners of AMUG’s 2018 competition, followed by a Q&A session. The evening will wrap up with the 2019 award ceremony hosted by Mark.

Want to set up an appointment to meet with an EWI associate at AMUG? Contact [email protected] or call 716.710.5597.

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