Press Releases

Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has made it possible for students at Bay City Western High School to have access to new manufacturing education resources through its SME PRIME® program.

SME’s mission to accelerate widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and build North America’s talent and capabilities is supported through member programs, publications produced by SME Media, manufacturing conferences and trade events and workforce development activities through certifications, industry training support, and the SME Education Foundation.

(SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 4, 2023) ― SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, announced the appointment of Jake Volcsko as vice president of integrated media, where he will lead a team responsible for creating dynamic and innovative media products that accelerate SME’s digital innovation. Volcsko will report to Steve Prahalis, chief operating officer, SME.

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2023) ― North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) and industrial 3D-printing event, RAPID + TCT, will return to the West Coast in 2024, as part of SME’s commitment to bring additive manufacturing solutions to key strategic markets in the United States.

Over 30 SME PRIME® schools received financial awards from the SME Education Foundation to sustain their manufacturing and engineering programs this year.

Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, the SME Education Foundation has made it possible for students at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology to have access to new manufacturing education resources through its SME PRIME program.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10, 2023 — SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, this week through its Composites Technical Community recognized two prominent composites manufacturing leaders at its 2023 Composites Manufacturing Awards.

Long Beach, Calif. Nov. 9, 2023 – SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent, awarded two manufacturing professionals for their productivity, vision, and leadership, named nine SME Fellows, and presented two Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers (OYMEs) at its SME Fall Gala in Long Beach on Nov. 5, 2023.

Since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic school year, the SME Education Foundation has provided students at Unadilla Valley High School in New Berlin, N.Y. with access to new manufacturing and engineering focused educational resources through the SME PRIME program.

Long Beach, Calif. Nov. 8, 2023 – The SME Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SME, announced Frank W Ervin III was reelected for a second term as its board of directors’ president at the recent Fall Gala on November 5th in Long Beach, Calif.