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For more than 86 years, SME has worked to support and advance the manufacturing industry. Let us help you excel through these offerings from our six core industry focuses.

Forming & Fabrication

SME is the industry’s leading resource on metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing. We help produce North America’s largest event for these industries, FABTECH. Learn more about it.

Smart Manufacturing

SME is advancing manufacturing’s future with Smart Manufacturing events, webinars, podcasts and our Smart Manufacturing magazine. Stay smart with SME.

Quality, Measurement & Inspection

Manufacturing is changing, and so are measurement, inspection, and quality control. Stay up-to-date with SME.

Machining

Tooling U-SME has helped industry leaders like Mazak Corporation, Sandvik, and many others meet their workforce needs. Explore machining, tooling and equipment courses.

Additive Manufacturing

SME is the industry’s top resource on additive manufacturing – offering certification in fundamentals, publishing the latest developments, and producing the industry’s top event, RAPID+TCT. Connect with the additive industry at RAPID+TCT 2019.

Automation

From digital to medical, SME provides you with up-to-date information on automation technologies. Stay ahead of the curve by reading the latest news in automation.

Why you should join SME

SME is a community of manufacturing professionals, educators, and students who create the things that make the world a better place to live, work and play. Membership in SME gives you access to workforce training and certification, mentorship programs, jobs, the industry’s top publications and events, networking opportunities, and more. Further your career and take advantage of these numerous opportunities by joining SME.

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"SME was an essential part of my social and professional development as a student. I will definitely continue my membership as I transition into a professional industry."
-Elvis Bonilla, Postsecondary Student member

Latest News & Tech Trends

New Tooling U-SME Workforce Report Shows Not Enough Being Done to Address Manufacturing Workforce Challenges

The new Industry Pulse report highlights the most pressing training and development pain points manufacturers encounter today, and the challenges they will face in the next three years. Read More

VW Looking to 3D Printing for Future Products

Volkswagen AG is embracing 3D printing to be competitive with other automakers, an executive said at the International Manufacturing Technology Show. Read More

Humans of Manufacturing: Lessons from Mom

Barb Dorumsgaard and Cynthia Blue are sisters and co-owners of NTM Inc., a Minneapolis machine shop and grinding house a few blocks east of the Mississippi River. Twenty years ago, their mother Marianne assumed ownership of the company after the sudden passing of her husband and their father. Read More

Expert Opinions: How to get passenger airbag score lines just right

Automotive manufacturers and their Tier One suppliers spend endless engineering hours developing the PAB (passenger airbag) system, from the airbag and its propellant to the construction of the materials used in the composite instrument panel. Read More

Seven Elevated to Prestigious SME College of Fellows

The 2018 honorees joining this distinguished group have made significant contributions to manufacturing in areas including manufacturing operations, material science, additive manufacturing, virtual prototyping, CAD/CAM, robotics, machine dynamics and control, industrial analytics and system informatics. Read More

Want even more news from the manufacturing world? Visit SME's advancedmanufacturing.org to stay up to date on all of the latest news and trends in the manufacturing industry.

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SME at IMTS 2018 Recap

Couldn't make it to IMTS 2018 and wanted to see what you missed? We got you covered through our SME at IMTS 2018 Recap. Check out some of the event's highlights by watching discussions from the show floor, downloading our latest released reports or reading through event coverage.

IMTS 2018 RECAP

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