Press Releases

SME released its third smart manufacturing report to help manufacturers evaluate and execute strategies to strengthen their ability to compete in industry that is shifting to integrated and flexible advanced manufacturing technology and tools.

SME has honored key and notable contributors to the technical and educational progress and advancement of manufacturing since 1986 by elevating them to the SME College of Fellows.

SME Media has announced an enhanced Resource Center on its media website, AdvancedManufacturing.org, through a partnership with Lead Marvels Inc., a provider of marketing technology and media services and solutions.

SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), the premier international forum for applied research and industrial applications in manufacturing and design, recently issued its annual call for papers. NAMRC, now in its 47th year, annually attracts more than 800 researchers and manufacturers from around the world.

SME Media has recognized 30 of the brightest young minds in manufacturing, engineering and research in its sixth-annual "30 Under 30" edition of Manufacturing Engineering magazine. The 30 young men and women were nominated by educators, managers and enterprise owners for their exceptional accomplishments ― notably and remarkably achieved by each before the age of 30.

Taking part in the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) recent Leadership Summit, the SME Education Foundation has announced a partnership with NC3, Snap-on Inc., and the L.S. Starrett Company to provide custom training in precision measurement for schools in the SME PRIME Schools network.

Manufacturing Advocacy Organization To Begin Immediate Search For New CEO

SME and Stratasys Ltd. today announced the winners of this year’s additive manufacturing student competition held at the 54th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

A recent Trends in Digital Manufacturing survey, jointly conducted by SME, a manufacturing association promoting advanced manufacturing technologies, and Plataine, a leading provider of Industrial IoT and AI-based manufacturing optimization solutions, has revealed key insights on plans for factory digitization.

Researchers and academics were the guests of honor, recognized for their contributions, efforts and service to manufacturing research at the annual North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME) awards on Thursday, June 21.