Composite Manufacturing Emerging Innovator Award This award is intended to focus on emerging leaders in Composites Manufacturing with interest in helping others. The award spans the composites manufacturing industry, including aerospace and automotive component manufacturing, fabrication, layup, curing, automation, and inspection.
Awards The 20 awardees were selected based on their diverse manufacturing backgrounds, technology advancements/improvements and state-of-the-art research.
Certifiable Resource Planning December 29, 2023 It was a dream that started in 2014, when David Pannell and his father bought out the latter’s partner to obtain Faircloth Machine Shop Inc., but he quickly realized there was a pressing need to update the company’s outdated organizational system.
Flexibility, Programming Drive CAD/CAM Innovation December 20, 2023 CAD/CAM software users are looking for a wide variety of functions from which to choose and customize based on their application.
Get Robot-Ready: 5 Steps to Prepare for a New Robot A vast majority of manufacturers agree that robotic automation is the best solution to reduce costs, increase productivity, address labor shortages, and aid in recruitment and retention.
Meet the 2024 SME President: Winston Erevelles December 15, 2023 Editor-in-Chief Steve Plumb speaks to Winston Erevelles, SME’s latest president, about his life and career, as well as the changing trends and challenges in education and manufacturing.
Celebrate, Recharge and Energize for 2024! December 14, 2023 Happy holidays! It’s time to rest and recharge your batteries while Editor-in-Chief Steve Plumb introduces the December/January issue of Manufacturing Engineering.
Daikin Kashima Awarded Plant of the Year 2023 December 14, 2023 The international refrigerant manufacturer is using HART-enabled instrument technologies and tools, combined with AI, to optimize maintenance and equipment management.
Improving Craniomaxillofacial Tumor Surgery Using 3D-Printed Surgical Guides December 13, 2023 The University Hospital Birmingham is using a 3D printer from Stratasys Ltd. to 3D print patient-specific cutting guides.
Star Charge Opens First U.S. Plant in Central Ohio December 11, 2023 The EV infrastructure company will commence production in Ohio in the first quarter of 2024.