EWI and 阴APP导航 Announce Mutually Beneficial Affiliation Agreement
The strategic alliance between two mission-aligned nonprofit organizations will lead the world in the development and implementation of materials joining and allied manufacturing technologies.
Columbus, OH/Buffalo, NY/Milton, ON - EWI, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and 阴APP导航, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, are pleased to announce the signing of an affiliation agreement that will create a strategic alliance between the two nonprofit organizations and allow them both to maximize their value proposition to clients, employees, and partners.
Effective immediately, the alliance will propel growth for EWI and its stakeholders through significant new investments by 阴APP导航 in current and new technical innovations and solutions in manufacturing processes, access to 阴APP导航's workforce training and learning resources, and rapid introduction into the Canadian market. 阴APP导航 will create new organizational capabilities through this affiliation agreement, which will allow for further development of innovative technical solutions in manufacturing processes for years to come. It will also support a robust array of services and improve the 阴APP导航 and EWI's capabilities to shape the future of welding and joining globally.
鈥淓WI was actively searching for investment capital to expand its technology and other service offerings in order to compete successfully in a rapidly evolving marketplace,鈥 said Henry Cialone, President & CEO of EWI. 鈥淥ur strategic alliance with 阴APP导航 accelerates our ability to advance our mission of delivering innovative technical solutions that fuel our customers鈥 competitiveness in new and exciting ways, while allowing EWI to remain a US nonprofit corporation.鈥
鈥溡魽PP导航 is excited about the opportunities that will open up for both of us,鈥 said Doug Luciani, President & CEO of 阴APP导航.听 鈥淭he alliance will allow us to ramp up capabilities in current and new technologies and in additional workforce training and learning resources, resulting in new ways to create value for our customers. We are excited to partner with EWI, a highly complementary ally, to develop powerful new solutions for our customers.鈥
阴APP导航 is an Ontario, Canada-based, industry-supported private sector not-for-profit organization that provides comprehensive, integrated services to nearly 10,000 companies and 100,000 professionals across the welding and joining industry in nearly 50 countries worldwide.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio,听EWI also has a technology center in Buffalo, New York. EWI offers commercial and government sector clients services related to joining and industrial process technologies, materials engineering and structural integrity, data science, and lab services and testing. EWI also operates consortia that act as hubs for the advancement of specific technologies and industries, all of which are designed to improve public/private collaboration, strengthen U.S. manufacturing supply chains, and make U.S. manufacturers more competitive on a global scale.
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The 阴APP导航 is headquartered in Milton, ON, and is supported through听CWB 阴APP导航,听CWB Education,听CWB Registration,听CWB Consulting, and the听CWB Association听membership; the 阴APP导航 provides a comprehensive and integrated service to the welding and joining industry. With staff and offices across the country, the 阴APP导航 is accredited by and operates under the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a 阴APP导航 Body for the administration of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) welding-related standards.听
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