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EWI Overview

EWI Overview. EWI Background. Established in 1984 North America’s largest materials joining organization 140 staff – World-class expertise Global support capability Membership-based. EWI Overview. Client/Member Profile. Serving Over 300 Customers and 3000 Locations Worldwide

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EWI Overview

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  1. EWI Overview

  2. EWI Background • Established in 1984 • North America’s largest materials joining organization • 140 staff – World-class expertise • Global support capability • Membership-based

  3. EWI Overview Client/Member Profile • Serving Over 300 Customers and 3000 Locations Worldwide • EWI Manages the US Navy Joining Center (NJC) • For a detailed list of EWI’s current members please visit http://www.ewi.org/resources/member_list.asp • Please note that some members are “stealth” and thus not published in the member list

  4. State-of-the-Art Capabilities Fully equipped, 132,000 sq. ft. facility Process capabilities • Resistance • Laser processing • Arc welding, automation • Solid-state • Plastics, adhesives Supporting technologies • Materials engineering • Computational modeling • NDT • Full-service materials, mechanical testing Staff • Two-thirds of staff hold advanced degrees • Practical & theoretical experience

  5. Consulting Objective design & process reviews Visits to EWI Information Services Advancing cutting-edge materials processing technologies Cooperative Research Contract Engineering Services Confidential, in-depth solutions to specific joining technology challenges Membership Value Open access to experts for day-to-day technical support Rapid Access to the latest world-wide published articles

  6. EWI Overview Areas of Interaction • Process Development • System Design • Material Development • Material Selection • Code / Quality Interpretation • Joining Technology Development • NDE Technology Development • Custom FEA/CFD/Modeling • Technology Deployment • Prototype & Preproduction • Decommissioning

  7. EWI Overview Organization Structure • Matrix Organization Expertise level: Red=Low, Yellow=Moderate, Green=High

  8. Contracted Engineering Services • Materials Joining R&D • Feasibility Studies • Procedure Development • Prototyping • Production Optimization • Failure Analysis • Training Over 500 projects per year • … Confidential • … Customized • … Flexible

  9. Selected Tech 3rd Party Assessments/Audits • EWI Conducts Unbiased 3rd Party Fabrication and Technology Audits • Site Assessments • Vendor Audits • Quality System / Procedure Reviews • Return on Investment Calculations • Equipment Recommendations.

  10. Phase 3(a) Advanced development services Phase 0 Goal setting & project planning Phase 2 Process robustness Phase 1 Process feasibility Phase 4 Launch Phase 3(b) Equipment specification Joining process development methodology Project initiated • Phase 0 • Design review • Identify economic drivers • Performance requirements • Team buy-in • Agree to SOW • Phase 3 • (a) P-PAP prototypes • (b) Equip spec.s developed • Phase 4 • Customer meetings • Training • Phase 2 • Statistical based process robustness studies conducted • Phase 1 • Initial feasibility studies • Process/material down selected

  11. Examples of process development projects Intier supplier • High strength requirements caused a change in materials • Conducted design/process selection review meeting at EWI • Reviewed planned process/design • Two processes identified as leading candidates • EWI project • Process feasibility/comparison • Process optimization/projection design • Equipment specification • Process validation trials • Met with supplier and OEM for process review • Reported savings >$550,000

  12. The Advantage of Early Involvement

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