More than 18,000 individual papers make SME's archive of manufacturing knowledge the largest of its kind. Hundreds of thousands of pages report best practices, ongoing advancements and industry trends within manufacturing. New papers are added quarterly to this fundamental and state-of-the-art database of information for manufacturing engineers, managers, consultants, educators, students and technology professionals.
SME Technical Papers are disseminated electronically through SME's website in PDF format. Yearly subscriptions are also available for hard copies and microfiche; subscribers receive the papers and microfiche on a quarterly basis.
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