Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2024: Empowering the Next Generation of Manufacturing Talent Did you know there’s a day dedicated to showcasing modern manufacturing to the public, students, and parents? National Manufacturing (MFG) Day not only aims to inspire interest in manufacturing but also to highlight that these careers are high-tech and innovative.
Students at Frankenmuth High School Gain Skills for Manufacturing Careers through SME PRIME® Since the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has empowered students at Frankenmuth High School with cutting-edge training in advanced manufacturing through its SME PRIME® program.
SME Education Foundation Announces Winners of the 2024 Digital Bright Minds Student Summit Digital Format Expands Participation, Introducing Many SME PRIME® Schools to Student Summits for the First Time
FANUC America Establishes $1M Scholarship Fund with SME Education Foundation to Elevate Advanced Manufacturing Skills FANUC America, a global leader in industrial automation and robotics, proudly announces the establishment of the FANUC Automation Endowed Scholarship Fund in collaboration with the SME Education Foundation.
Classmates Achieve College Dreams With Matching SME Education Foundation Scholarships Jasmine Brown and Samantha Hiller, 18-year-olds from Lake Wales, Florida, are studying machining and engineering at Polk State College in Winter Haven with the help of the SME Education Foundation's Dr. Irving P. McPhail Endowed Scholarship, which they were awarded for the 2024-25 school year. In addition to receiving scholarships, both students took advantage of the SME Bright Minds Mentorship Program, which pairs SME Education Foundation Scholarship winners up with SME mentors.
SME PRIME Teachers Dive into Technology with Stratasys Stratasys went above and beyond with its preparation of SME PRIME® teachers in August during their 2 ½ day training at Stratasys’ headquarters in Minnesota. “We talk about applications, materials and segments, and then we dive into the equipment itself — and really get these instructors upskilled to talk intelligently about how the technology is used.”
SME PRIME’s Flowery Branch High School Competes at SkillsUSA Flowery Branch High School (FBHS), one of 12 Georgia secondary schools to join the SME PRIME® network in 2023, recently participated in the state-level SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition. Not only did FBHS win at the SkillsUSA Georgia state championship in April, it advanced to compete at the SkillsUSA national level in June.
Georgia High Schools Benefit From Implementation of SME PRIME Manufacturing and engineering students at Georgia’s Bryan County High School (BCHS) and Monroe High School (MHS) are reaping the benefits of new, advanced manufacturing technology and training opportunities that have been provided by the SME Education Foundation’s SME PRIME® (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) initiative since the Georgia Department of Education partnered with the Foundation in early 2023.
