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- Welding Design Courses Scheduled
- Getting to Know EWI Engineer David Speth
- New EWI Members

Welding Design Courses Scheduled for Early August

EWI will conduct two welding design engineering courses in early August that are open to any interested individuals. Click the title of the course below to learn more or register for the course.

Design of Welded Structures, August 5

Fitness-For-Service Design, August 6

EWI is located at 1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive, Columbus, Ohio. For questions, please contact EWI Events Coordinator Brad Hudson at bhudson@ewi.org.


Getting To Know David Speth

EWI Engineer David Speth

 

Name: David Speth      Age: 57
Occupation: Senior Engineer
Where I’m from: was born in Illinois, raised in Indiana, educated in Rhode Island, England, California, Ohio and Texas and I lived most of my professional life in Michigan
Profession: Chemist/Materials Scientist
Hobbies: Swimming and Bicycling
Last book read: The Rising Tide by Jeff Sharra
Last movie seen: King Kong
Proudest accomplishment: Developing a substitute for natural rubber latex to make medical exam gloves
Latest accomplishment: Replacing the landscaping around my house
Why I do what I do: It’s interesting and challenging
Favorite quote: “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” – A. Einstein
Favorite song: Doobie Brothers China Grove
Favorite movie:
Lawrence of Arabia
Pet peeve: Inattentive drivers (especially when I am riding a bike)
Favorite food: Anything eaten with friends
Best pizza topping: Sausage
Heaven on earth: Sitting on a dock by the water at sunset drinking a nice glass of wine after a long bike ride
Real life heroes: Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity
Favorite TV show: This Old House


New EWI Members

BEI Systron Donner Automotive
Concord, CA
Business: Manufacture electrical measuring instruments, measuring/controlling devices in search and navigation equipment.

Coldwater Machine Company LLC
Corning, NY
Business: Provider of dies, fixtures, gages, and special purpose equipment.

Corning Inc.
MTE Process Engineering

Corning, NY
Business: Manufacturer of glass panels for plasma/hd TVs and projectors.

Covidien
Boulder, CO
Business: Producers of Medical Devices which includes endomechanical, soft tissue repair, energy, oximetry and monitoring, airway and ventilation, vascular, Sharpsafety and clinical care products.

Devasco International, Inc.
Houston, TX
Business: Manufacturer of flux cored wires and electrodes, custom products, high strength alloys, low alloy, stainless, nickel, hard surfacing.

Dominion Engineering, Inc.
Reston, VA
Business: Engineering services and R&D for clients in the energy and nuclear power technology industries.

Eaton Aerospace, LLC

Jackson, MI
Business: Producer of a broad range of products and services, from fuel-efficient systems, to PowerChain management tools and components that safely guide commercial aircraft.

FES Systems Inc.
York, PA
Business: Manufacturer of industrial refrigeration equipment.

GreatPoint Energy
Chicago, IL
Business: Developer of catalytic gasification technology to convert coal, petroleum coke and biomass into natural gas.

HPM - A Division of Taylor’s Industrial
Mount Gilead, OH
Business: Manufacturer of large components for wind turbines.

Infusion Systems LLC
Sylmar, CA
Business: Drug pump developer/manufacturer.

LORD Corporation
Akron, OH
Business: Expertise in adhesives and coatings, vibration and motion control, and magnetically responsive technologies.

Martinrea International, Troy Engineering Center
Troy, MI
Business: Martinrea International manufactures assemblies, metal parts, and fluid systems primarily for the automotive industry. The company produces components for car brakes, engines, exhaust, steering, and transmission systems among others.

SPX Flow Control,
Copes Vulcan Operation

McKean, PA
Business: Provides valves to the power, pulp and paper, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries. Recognized worldwide as leaders in valves for severe and critical service applications.

SPX Process Equipment Lightnin Co.
Rochester, NY
Business: SPX Process Equipment manufactures products such as positive displacement pumps, mixers, diaphragm metering pumps, valves, fittings, and heat exchangers.

Terumo Heart Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI
Business: Innovation, introduction and advancement of products to improve the quality of healthcare for heart failure patients.

Tricor Industrial
Wooster, OH
Business: Metal fabrication and service provider.