EWI, CWB form strategic alliance

EWI, Columbus, Ohio, and CWB Group, Milton, Ont., have signed 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 enable growth for EWI and its stakeholders through significant new investments by CWB Group in current and new technical innovations in manufacturing processes, access to CWB Group's workforce training and learning resources, and rapid introduction into the Canadian market.

CWB Group will create new organizational capabilities through this affiliation agreement, which will allow for further development of innovative technical advancements in manufacturing processes. It will also support various services and improve the CWB Group and EWI's capabilities to shape the future of welding and joining globally.