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EWI Launches Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center
Center Aims to Stimulate State and National Manufacturing
Competitiveness and Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EWI launched a
first-of-its-kind Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center from its headquarters
in Columbus, Ohio. The mission of the Center is to develop and strengthen
manufacturing supply chains for the rail and rolling stock industries,
improve railroad product affordability, and develop technical innovations
that will allow railroad manufacturers to collaborate effectively with OEMs
(original equipment manufacturers) and deliver a new wave of manufacturing
job opportunities at the state and national level.
Establishing the Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center is a strategic
move by EWI based on data predicting that passenger rail service will
experience strong national and international growth in the coming decades,
driving the need for new and improved passenger rail equipment and
infrastructure.
Launched by a start-up grant from the Ohio Department of Development
(ODOD), the Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center intends to assist Ohio
manufacturers in securing a leading share of the emerging passenger rail
market and in exploiting the capabilities of underutilized manufacturing
plants and workers.
As the leading national authority on materials joining and allied
manufacturing technologies, and an innovator of repair technologies for
rail manufacturers, EWI is uniquely positioned to manage Passenger Rail
Manufacturing Center operations and realize its goals. Says Suhas Vaze,
Director of the new Center, "One of the fastest ways to achieve
introduction and adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies for a
U.S.-based passenger rail industry is to actively facilitate and manage
technology transfer from the U.S. Department of Defense, oil & gas,
aviation, and automotive supply chains to rail industry supply chains. EWI
has been a highly effective technology bridge for these supply chains for
more than two decades and we are well-positioned to serve as the technology
bridge for stronger rail car supply chains."
The Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center is one of five centers and
consortia operated by EWI that establish public/private partnerships to
advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
About EWI
EWI is a leading engineering and technology organization dedicated to
materials joining and allied technologies. We provide applied research,
manufacturing support, and strategic services to nearly 2,800 member
company locations of global leaders in the aerospace, automotive, defense,
energy and chemical, government, heavy manufacturing, and electronics
industries. Visit ewi.org for more information.
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EWI Launches Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center
Center Aims to Stimulate State and National Manufacturing
Competitiveness and Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EWI launched a
first-of-its-kind Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center from its headquarters
in Columbus, Ohio. The mission of the Center is to develop and strengthen
manufacturing supply chains for the rail and rolling stock industries,
improve railroad product affordability, and develop technical innovations
that will allow railroad manufacturers to collaborate effectively with OEMs
(original equipment manufacturers) and deliver a new wave of manufacturing
job opportunities at the state and national level.
Establishing the Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center is a strategic
move by EWI based on data predicting that passenger rail service will
experience strong national and international growth in the coming decades,
driving the need for new and improved passenger rail equipment and
infrastructure.
Launched by a start-up grant from the Ohio Department of Development
(ODOD), the Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center intends to assist Ohio
manufacturers in securing a leading share of the emerging passenger rail
market and in exploiting the capabilities of underutilized manufacturing
plants and workers.
As the leading national authority on materials joining and allied
manufacturing technologies, and an innovator of repair technologies for
rail manufacturers, EWI is uniquely positioned to manage Passenger Rail
Manufacturing Center operations and realize its goals. Says Suhas Vaze,
Director of the new Center, "One of the fastest ways to achieve
introduction and adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies for a
U.S.-based passenger rail industry is to actively facilitate and manage
technology transfer from the U.S. Department of Defense, oil & gas,
aviation, and automotive supply chains to rail industry supply chains. EWI
has been a highly effective technology bridge for these supply chains for
more than two decades and we are well-positioned to serve as the technology
bridge for stronger rail car supply chains."
The Passenger Rail Manufacturing Center is one of five centers and
consortia operated by EWI that establish public/private partnerships to
advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
About EWI
EWI is a leading engineering and technology organization dedicated to
materials joining and allied technologies. We provide applied research,
manufacturing support, and strategic services to nearly 2,800 member
company locations of global leaders in the aerospace, automotive, defense,
energy and chemical, government, heavy manufacturing, and electronics
industries. Visit ewi.org for more information.
