Press Releases

Future leaders in the manufacturing industry are being recognized today with the announcement of the 2023 “30 Under 30” by SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent.

SME Chief Workforce Development Officer, Jeannine Kunz, was recently presented the ARM Champion award by the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 — New research by SME and Laserfiche — the leading SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation — finds that the manufacturing industry continues to rely heavily on manual processes while experiencing work delays in a number of key areas.

Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has made it possible for students at West Ottawa High School to have access to new manufacturing education resources through its SME PRIME® program.

Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has made it possible for students at Bay City Western High School to have access to new manufacturing education resources through its SME PRIME® program.

SME’s mission to accelerate widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and build North America’s talent and capabilities is supported through member programs, publications produced by SME Media, manufacturing conferences and trade events and workforce development activities through certifications, industry training support, and the SME Education Foundation.

(SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 4, 2023) ― SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, announced the appointment of Jake Volcsko as vice president of integrated media, where he will lead a team responsible for creating dynamic and innovative media products that accelerate SME’s digital innovation. Volcsko will report to Steve Prahalis, chief operating officer, SME.

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2023) ― North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) and industrial 3D-printing event, RAPID + TCT, will return to the West Coast in 2024, as part of SME’s commitment to bring additive manufacturing solutions to key strategic markets in the United States.

Over 30 SME PRIME® schools received financial awards from the SME Education Foundation to sustain their manufacturing and engineering programs this year.