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Newest Smart Manufacturing magazine available.

SME partners with AMT on five manufacturing events

SME partners with AMT on five manufacturing events.

Is your company ready to tackle the skills gap crisis? Take the Workforce 2021 Assessment.

Is your company ready to tackle the skills gap crisis? Take the Workforce 2021 Assessment.

SME. We are the intersection of manufacturing technology and workforce development. Connecting people who are passionate about manufacturing and inspiring future generations. What is SME?

2,000,000
MANUFACTURING JOBS
Go Unfilled

SME is addressing the skills gap
Over the next 10 years, it is predicted that 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will become available. But, without the right “skilled” workers for those jobs, estimates show that 2 million of those jobs could go unfilled.

Technology that drives
MANUFACTURING

From 3D printing to emerging manufacturing processes
Staying on top of the latest trends in manufacturing and innovation is essential to succeeding in the industry and in your career. SME has the tools and resources.

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Our site will be down intermittently for maintenance from 10:00pm EST Friday, May 6th until 8:00am EST Sunday, May 8th. Thank you.

SME will be closed for the Holidays from Wednesday, December 24th until Thurday, January 1st, 2015. All orders during this time will be shipped Friday, January 2nd, 2015.