EWI Survey identifies needs among manufacturing sectors.
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Survey conducted by Edison Welding Institute set out to identify emerging materials joining business challenges and technology needs among several manufacturing sectors. Chris Conrardy, chief technology officer at EWI, detailed results of survey in Winter 2011 issue of Welding and Gases Today. According to article, "Materials Joining and Technology," increased use of new materials and material combinations was identified to be number one challenge for both automotive and advanced energy sectors.
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Emerging Challenges for Materials Joining And Technology
Edison Welding Institute survey identifies needs among manufacturing sectors.
Dewitt, NY - A survey conducted by the Edison Welding Institute (EWI) set out to indentify emerging materials joining business challenges and technology needs among several manufacturing sectors. Chris Conrardy, chief technology officer at EWI, detailed the results of this survey in the Winter 2011 issue of Welding & Gases Today, the leading magazine for the gases and welding equipment industry.
Among responses to the EWI survey on materials joining challenges, the increased use of new materials and material combinations was identified to be the number one challenge. According to the article, "Materials Joining And Technology," written by Conrardy, this was the highest ranked challenge for both the automotive and advanced energy sectors, and was ranked in the top four challenges across all sectors. The technology needs rankings also reveal a need for technologies to join advanced materials and dissimilar materials, reflecting the fact that product designers are incorporating new materials and material combinations to meet performance and cost targets.
The survey results reflect the ongoing concern about the availability of knowledgeable workforce in some sectors. For example, in the oil and gas sector, the shortage of engineers and designers with materials joining expertise ranked as the highest challenge. The desire to improve workforce knowledge is also reflected in the challenge of keeping staff current on the latest materials joining processes and methods, and in the need to educate engineers and designers on joining alternatives.
To read the entire results of the EWI survey, read "Materials Joining And Technology," (http://www.weldingandgasestoday.org/index.php/2011/01/materials-joining-and-technology/) at Welding & Gases Today online. For more information, contact Devin O'Toole, contributing editor at Welding & Gases Today at devin@weldingandgasestoday.org or 315-445-2347.
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