Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME News Feed)

WESTEC 2012 to Showcase Changing World of Manufacturing

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:06:54 PST

February 13, 2012 (LOS ANGELES) – As the March event approaches, WESTEC, the West Coast’s definitive manufacturing event, is gearing up to be a showcase for innovation and industry growth. The show – which is being redefined in 2012 – is adding several new features and opportunities for exhibitors and attendees to better share their collective vision and ideas for the evolving industry. More

SME Education Foundation Invests in Smart Manufacturing with CIM Funding to PLTW High Schools

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:55:46 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., February 7, 2012 — Will we be ready? In 2012 the SME Education Foundation continued funding $400,000 to 167 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) high schools across the country for equipment and classroom material upgrades for their Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) program which includes the VEX® Robotics Design System. More

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Announces RAPID 2012 Conference and Exposition Lineup

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:51:48 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., January 30, 2012 — The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) today announced the speaker line-up for the RAPID 2012 Conference and Exposition to be held in Atlanta, May 22-25. Keynote presentations, conference sessions, technical briefings, workshops, tours, 3D printing art gallery and 3D printing fashion show are among the highlights of the additive manufacturing industry’s premier event. More

LaRoux Gillespie Elected as Society of Manufacturing Engineers 2012 President

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:09 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., January 24, 2012 — The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced the election of a widely recognized manufacturing authority as its 2012 president. LaRoux K. Gillespie, Dr. Eng., FSME, PE, CMfgE, a metal finishing consultant and retired Kansas City Honeywell quality leader was sworn in — along with the rest of the 2012 SME Executive Committee and Board of Directors — at the Society’s Awards & Installation Banquet held November 12, 2011, in Chicago. More

Five Ways Nanomanufacturing Improves Manufacturing Today

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:11:58 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., January 17, 2012 — Nanomanufacturing is no longer the next frontier. It’s in action today, and it is improving products and processes and saving manufacturers money along the way. More

Renowned Innovation Expert Tom Kelley to Provide Keynote at WESTEC 2012

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:01:21 PST

January 10, 2012 (LOS ANGELES) — WESTEC, the premiere manufacturing biennial event for the Western United States, recently announced that renowned innovation expert and business leader Tom Kelley will deliver the keynote on March 27. More

Manufacturing Growth Industries Seek Common Solutions at Mfg4

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:59:54 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., January 3, 2012 — The aerospace, defense, medical and energy industries are among the most successful sectors in manufacturing, driven by changes in national security, an aging population, energy prices and environmental policy. Professionals from these industries will share solutions to their common manufacturing challenges at Mfg4 – Manufacturing for the Future, a new event produced by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) to be held May 8-10, 2012, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. More

Reality Redesigned International Design Competition Offers Students $40,000 in Prizes

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:50:23 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., December 13, 2011 — Building on the success of its new HD series, “The Edge Factor,” producers and industry sponsors including the SME Education Foundation, are introducing “Reality Redesigned,” a design contest with a reality show twist offering students access to an international design competition. Up to $40,000 in prizes will be presented “live” at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Rapid Conference, in Atlanta, Ga., May 2012. More

New Partnership with THE EDGE FACTOR Puts the Manufacturing Industry on Stage

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:55:39 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., December 12, 2011 — The SME Education Foundation announces a new partnership with The Edge Factor, a high energy, HD series that is rebranding the manufacturing industry with film and putting its advanced technologies center stage. The SME Education Foundation has also been named the community foundation for The Edge Factor. More

Alexandria Moseley Recognized by National Engineers Week as One of 15 Most Promising Engineering Students in U.S. and Across World

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:14:03 PST

DEARBORN, Mich., December 12, 2011 — Alexandria Moseley, Newburg, Ore., a manufacturing and engineering student at the Oregon State University – Class of 2013, has been recognized as one of 15 most promising college engineering students, from the United States and across the world, by National Engineers Week through its first annual New Faces of Engineering College Edition. Alexandria has been supported with scholarship funding provided by the SME Education Foundation who nominated her. More

WESTEC – Redefined

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:11:58 PDT

November, 2011 (LOS ANGELES) — WESTEC, the premiere manufacturing biennial event for the Western United States, returns to Los Angeles on March 27-29 with a new look, new content and a renewed commitment to area industry. More