Edison Welding Institute
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Edison Welding Institute or EWI is a not-for-profit engineering and technology organization dedicated to welding and materials joining. EWI staff provide materials joining assistance, contract research, consulting services and training to member companies in the aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, government, heavy manufacturing, medical and electronics industries. Approximately 150 employees staff the Institute. EWI holds several patents for various materials joining technologies.
The organization was founded in 1984, when then Ohio Governor Richard Celeste established the Thomas Edison Program, an initiative for the development of several Thomas Edison Technology Excellence Centers within the state, including a center for Welding Research and Development.
EWI has offices and laboratories in Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas.