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2025 ‘30 Under 30’ Honorees

This year’s list includes individuals from aerospace, defense, mobility, semiconductors, healthcare, academia and more.

Dale Lombardo

A Message from Dale Lombardo: Building Momentum Toward NAMRC 54

As we look ahead to NAMRC 54, I want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding success of NAMRC 53, hosted by Clemson University.

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  • PRESS RELEASES

    LIFT Activates 3 Programs as Part of Advanced Materials Challenge

    PRESS RELEASE: LIFT December 4, 2025
    LIFT, the national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), today announced it has launched three initiatives as part of the Advanced Materials Challenge.
  • NEWS DESK

    Tariffs and Trade Wars Are Reshaping the Supply Chain, Report Shows

    Rachael Thomas December 4, 2025
    The impact of escalating trade pressures, climate events, labor issues and cyber threats is at the forefront of EcoVadis’ latest sustainability report.
  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Heating Up for Energy Efficiency

    Cary Gitter December 4, 2025
    How do you transform a 50-year-old manufacturing facility into a model of modern sustainability? This was the challenge facing Schneider Electric USA Inc. at its 213,500-sq-ft (19,835-sq-m) Lincoln, Neb., plant, which operates 24/7 to produce molded circuit breakers mainly for the residential market, using injection-molding processes. The factory is the company’s second-largest energy consumer in North America and, according to 2023 data, contributed about 840 tons of Scope 1 (direct) CO₂ emissions.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Meviy Now Offers Manual Quote Priority Feature

    PRESS RELEASE: Meviy December 3, 2025
    Meviy, the on-demand custom-parts manufacturing service developed by Misumi Group Inc., is proud to announce the immediate availability of its new manual quote priority feature, designed to give engineers and manufacturers greater control, clarity and efficiency when requesting manual quotations for custom parts, including CNC-milled, CNC-turned or sheet metal parts.
  • EVENTS

    Sights from the Manufacturing Technology Series

    Staff Writer December 3, 2025
    It was a whirlwind fall season with SME’s Fall Gala in Anaheim, Calif., followed by the Manufacturing Technology Series WEST and SOUTHEAST. In addition, Associate Editor Cary Gitter visited Andersen Material Handling in Walled Lake, Mich.

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