Press Releases

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10, 2023 — SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, this week through its Composites Technical Community recognized two prominent composites manufacturing leaders at its 2023 Composites Manufacturing Awards.

Long Beach, Calif. Nov. 9, 2023 – SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, awarded two manufacturing professionals for their productivity, vision, and leadership, named nine SME Fellows, and presented two Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers (OYMEs) at its SME Fall Gala in Long Beach on Nov. 5, 2023.

Since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic school year, the SME Education Foundation has provided students at Unadilla Valley High School in New Berlin, N.Y. with access to new manufacturing and engineering focused educational resources through the SME PRIME program.

Long Beach, Calif. Nov. 8, 2023 – The SME Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SME, announced Frank W Ervin III was reelected for a second term as its board of directors’ president at the recent Fall Gala on November 5th in Long Beach, Calif.

Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 – SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, has named Winston F. Erevelles as its president in 2024.

East Jackson, Mich. Oct. 27, 2023 - Since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has made it possible for students at East Jackson Secondary School in Michigan to have access to new manufacturing education resources through the SME Education Foundation.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - (October 24, 2023) – Manufacturing USA, a network of 17 innovation institutes and their ecosystems of industry, academia, and government dedicated to securing U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing, will present two keynote sessions at SOUTHTEC that share a roadmap for resiliency in U.S. manufacturing.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 - WESTEC 2023, an SME event for small- to medium-size manufacturers (SMMs) and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), supports the thriving California manufacturing industry by providing attendees with the ideal forum for exploration of new technologies and connection with new business partners.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 - AeroDef Manufacturing 2023, an SME event produced in partnership with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), is a leading technical conference and exposition for the aerospace and defense manufacturing industry.

THREE RIVERS, MICH. – OCT. 20, 2023 – The SME Education Foundation today celebrated its SME Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education (PRIME) program at Three Rivers High School.