Press Releases

SME has installed its new officers, directors and council representatives. The new volunteer leaders take office in January 2020.

SME, a manufacturing association promoting the interests of manufacturing industries, advanced manufacturing technologies and the development of the manufacturing workforce, has elevated 2019 president-elect Susan Smyth, PhD, FSME, NAE, to be its 2020 president.

Canada’s exclusive metal fabricating, forming and welding event will co-locate with CanWeld Conference; expecting to draw 6,000 industry professionals and executives to Toronto.

The application process for SME Education Foundation Scholarships has opened. Eligible students include high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students pursuing degrees in advanced manufacturing/technology and related fields at two and four-year colleges.

SME and AMT ‒ The Association For Manufacturing Technology, have assembled an expert group of speakers who will share thought-provoking insights about the technologies impacting the industry during SOUTHTEC 2019, Oct. 22-24, at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

SOUTHTEC attendees to gain insight into increasing profits through business cycle changes

Jeannine Kunz, vice president of Tooling U-SME, is among several Michigan influencers named to the 2019 Notable Women in Education Leadership list, presented by “Crain’s Detroit Business.” Crain’s selected Kunz, who leads SME’s workforce development and training division, along with other Michigan women who have made a difference in the education field, the workplace and their communities.

SOUTHTEC 2019 To Empower Southeastern Manufacturers

Diverse industry leaders from automotive, energy, aerospace and mining take office in January 2020.

Top-notch speaker roster includes industry innovators Jim Balsillie, Jean Charest and Ric Fulop.