Press Releases

WESTEC, the largest manufacturing event on the West Coast, is coming to Long Beach this year for a three-day event showcasing some of the newest cutting-edge technologies in manufacturing and providing access to hundreds of leading experts on key industries including aerospace, medical, industrial machinery and consumer goods.

SME has elected six manufacturing leaders to its prestigious College of Fellows. Since 1986, SME has recognized over 400 members for their decades of dedication and contribution to the manufacturing profession.

SME today announced the hiring of Craig Connop as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Tooling U-SME – the leading provider of manufacturing training solutions — has issued a new report, “6 Ways To Build A Cohesive Multigenerational Workforce: Prepare For The Future, Now.”

SME has selected four academic leaders to receive its 2019 Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award. This annual award, established in 2011, recognizes SME’s student chapter faculty advisors for both their service to the organization and ongoing efforts to advance manufacturing and its associated careers on their campuses and in their classrooms.

SME and global additive manufacturing leader Stratasys have announced the winners of their cosponsored 2019 Additive Manufacturing Competition, held during the 55th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, June 24-28.

SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Institution has announced that Sudhanshu Nahata, PhD, a mechanical design engineer for ASML US, was selected as the 2019 Dave Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award recipient.

The SME Education Foundation recently awarded 222 scholarships to young men and women pursuing a post-secondary education in manufacturing engineering or related technologies.

SME recognized and celebrated the achievements of leaders from across the manufacturing industry and academia at its recent 2019 International Awards Gala in Detroit.

Douglas Decker, MTorres and Northrop Grumman receive industry awards for their longtime contributions