Author: Tim Fausch, Director/Group Publisher, Manufacturing Engineering Media, SME
Date: 4/1/2013
It’s an old bit, but still funny. One guy stands bloodied and beaten to a pulp, but confidently says, “You should see the other guy.” Having spent many years in media supporting the construction market, that’s how I felt entering the manufacturing sector in late 2011. Yes, manufacturing took a beating during the Great Recession, but it has rebounded far faster and is much healthier than construction, which continues to lag.
Full Article Author: Mark C. Tomlinson, CMfgE, EMCP, Executive Director/CEO, SME
Date: 3/1/2013
Since 1996 In the past few months, we have seen US governmental officials continue to delay making the hard decisions that need to be made. They cannot come to a consensus on what the best path forward is for our great country. These officials also do not have answers to the great dilemma we face regarding gun control. If these so-called leaders were in the business of making things, they would be either out of a job or out of business!
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Author: Brian A. Ruestow, President, SME Education Foundation
Date: 2/1/2013
In 1980, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) established the SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation, now known as the SME Education Foundation (SME-EF). The $1 million fund established by the Society financed the Foundation during its first five years.
Full Article Author: Dennis S. Bray, PhD, FSME
SME President
Date: 1/1/2013
As we recover from our New Year’s celebrations, it is a good time for us to start thinking about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in 2013. The world is still trying to recover from its political and economic hangover.
Full Article Author: SME President LaRoux K. Gillespie, Dr. Eng., FSME, CMfgE, PE
Date: 12/1/2012
This has been an exceptional year for SME. Using proven commercial modules in a cloud-computing environment, we changed 25 years of computing practice and coding, which took monumental effort on behalf of our staff.
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