SME Partnership Opportunities
SME Partnership Opportunities
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions, and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, SME influences more than half a million manufacturing engineers and executives annually. The Society has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide.
Through local chapters, technical communities, trade shows, conferences, publications and the SME Web site, partners can use these vehicles to increase visibility for their organization, and expand their reach to additional manufacturing professionals worldwide. SME offers a wide range of products & services allowing for a variety of partnership opportunities.
SME maintains the largest and most comprehensive library on manufacturing-related subject matter in the world.
- Over 20,000 technical papers, magazine articles and reference publications are available in a searchable database through the SME website.
- SME publishes a leading monthly magazine, Manufacturing Engineering (100,000 circulation), two quarterly technical journals, plus another dozen electronic newsletters/tech briefs.
- SME produces and maintains reference publications, guidebooks and training videos.
- SME Library provides personalized service to help members get answers to tough manufacturing questions.
SME provides numerous venues for advancing the technical and leadership skills and knowledge of manufacturing professionals.
- Jobs Connection - Use the SME Jobs Connection to find the right candidates for your company, or post an open position. Access resumes to qualified job seekers at all levels and in all manufacturing disciplines.
- Professional Certification - SME's industry-recognized certifications provide professional documentation and recognition of an individual's manufacturing-related knowledge, skills and capabilities.
- Continuous Learning - SME provides opportunities for individuals to continue expanding their professional skills. Through hands-on training and other educational resources individuals can stay ahead of the latest technologies and improve manufacturing skills.
- Networking - SME chapters and technical communities gives members the opportunity to participate in technical discussions, evaluations, and in-person or on-line forums with other manufacturing professionals.
- Recognition - SME awards individuals for distinguished contributions to manufacturing, technology, and education. International Honor Awards include: Award of Merit, Donald C. Burnham Manufacturing Management Award, Eli Whitney Productivity Award Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, SME Education Award, and more.
SME helps facilitate buyer-seller interaction on behalf of thousands of industry suppliers. Available promotional opportunities include:
* Magazine advertising
* Trade Shows
* e-Newsletter sponsorships |
* List rentals
* Event sponsorships |
SME manages 15 to 20 conferences and forums and five to eight trade shows per year throughout the U.S. With our extensive experience in event management, a partnership could involve complete management or joint-sponsorship opportunities. SME is one of the Top Ten trade show producers in North America including:
- WESTEC - The West Coast's leading manufacturing exposition, held annually in Los Angeles since 1962.
- EASTEC - Since 1979, EASTEC has been the East Coast's only event bringing together buyers and sellers of machine tools and metalworking technologies.
- FABTECH - AWS Welding Show - Co-sponsored by Fabricators & Manufactures Association (FMA) and American Welding Society (AWS), this is largest and longest-running annual event focused on metal forming, fabrication and welding/joining processes and technologies in North America.
- Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing - North America's leading conference and exposition focused solely on rapid manufacturing. For over 10 years, this event has brought buyers and sellers together to view the latest applications in design, prototyping, tooling, and direct manufacturing.
SME is the world's leading advocate for manufacturing education. The SME Education Foundation annually contributes in excess of $1 million to support the emerging workforce needs of industry. Initiatives are targeted at both the K-12 and college and university levels.
- Youth Programs - Fostering K-12 student aspirations for careers in manufacturing including: Outreach Programs for Inner-City Youth, Robotics Education Programs, STEPS - Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer camp alliance with Project Lead The Way.
- Colleges & Universities - Supporting and funding of industry-relevant college and university degree programs: Career Information, Grants & Scholarships, Student Chapters & Networking Opportunities, and more.
Many respected organizations partner with SME in offering manufacturing professionals services and opportunities to advance their careers and engage in lifelong learning. Listed are just a few of our partners:
- AMTDA - American Machine Tool Distributors Association
- AME - Association for Manufacturing Excellence
- AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology
- AMTIL - Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute
- AWS - American Welding Society
- Boeing
- Cummins
- Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA), International
- Northrop Grumman
- Project Lead The Way
- Purdue University
- Schlumberger
- SEA - Supplier Excellence Alliance
- Time-Compression Technologies Magazine
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