person Sign In shopping_cart Cart Join SME search About Technologies Events Training Engage Education Membership Media Latest Quality/Inspection/Test News & Resources A New World for Energy Parts Manufacturing November 30, 2021 Solar, wind and hydro are striving for dominance in the energy sector while oil and gas continues to hang on tight. What does it mean for suppliers? By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & 3D PRINTING ASSEMBLY & JOINING AUTOMATION OSB giant understands value of digital thread is not TBD November 30, 2021 How the digital thread increases visibility of upstream and downstream workflows. By Keith Higgins VP of Digital Transformation, Rockwell Automation AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ENERGY MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Energy Industry Demands New Mix of Parts November 29, 2021 While fossil fuels dominate the energy market, expect a new mix of parts as renewable energy and EVs grow in market share. By Alan Rooks Editor in Chief, Manufacturing Engineering ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & 3D PRINTING ASSEMBLY & JOINING AUTOMATION CESMII and SME join forces to accelerate smart manufacturing November 29, 2021 Meeting the urgent need for a National Smart Manufacturing Executive Council By John Dyck CEO, Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & 3D PRINTING AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ASSEMBLY & JOINING With physics-informed AI, machine operators can trust and verify November 26, 2021 Physics-informed AI simulations are beginning to replace artificial neural network models, yielding more accurate and more trustworthy predictions than ANN simulations. By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media AEROSPACE & DEFENSE AUTOMATION ENERGY Making work safer, healthier one data point at a time November 23, 2021 As broad-based adoption of wearable tech grows, it is not a stretch to think that in a few years we will have enough predictive data to dramatically reduce workplace injuries and fatalities. By Gabriel P. Glynn CEO, MākuSafe AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ENERGY MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT View All Quality/Inspection/Test Articles Check Out the Latest News View All Articles CONNECT WITH US Webinars, White Papers and More! SME's Manufacturing Resource Center keeps you updated on all of the latest industry trends and information. Access unlimited FREE webinars, white papers, eBooks, case studies and reports now! View Resource Center Expert Opinions EXPERT OPINION Automation and AI Bring Future Closer Than Ever August 13, 2019 As a self-aware millennial, Pat Evans has long been wary of how quickly technology is taking over our lives and quickly dominating the economy. Attending HxGN Live in June, Hexagon AB’s annual digital solutions conference, some of those fears were reinforced, while others were quelled. By Pat Evans - Contributing Editor, SME Media EXPERT OPINION MEASUREMENT & METROLOGY QUALITY/INSPECTION/TEST EXPERT OPINION Augmented Reality: In this Case, the Writing’s on the Work Station April 10, 2019 A Michigan company that displays instructions for manual manufacturing processes on work stations via augmented reality (AR) is adding wearables to provide similar guidance. By Ilene Wolff - Contributing Editor, SME Media EXPERT OPINION QUALITY/INSPECTION/TEST SOFTWARE QUALITY/INSPECTION/TEST Metrology, Product Design and the Next Revolution September 6, 2018 When I graduated with an engineering degree some decades ago, I learned that the organizations I was going to work for had internal communication problems. This was especially true for those that designed and manufactured complex machinery such as engines, aircraft, or automobiles. 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