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Manufacturing Engineering Magazine
June/July 2023
Manufacturing Engineering: June/July 2023
The June/July 2023 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
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Big Data, Big Results
July 5, 2023
Hopefully, your manufacturing operations are like shooting fish in a barrel. But without robust machine monitoring and the IIoT, you’re more likely going to be shooting in the dark.
By
Kip Hanson
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Automation
Maintenance & Repairs
Quality/Inspection/Test
Simplifying the Daily Grind
July 7, 2023
Advanced software tools and data analytics are helping streamline grinding processes.
By
Ed Sinkora
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Grinding & Deburring
Software
Controlling One's Destiny
July 10, 2023
Make, buy, or say “the heck with it” and go fishing? Attempting to “go vertical” presents many obstacles. Are you ready?
By
Kip Hanson
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Manufacturing Management
Unfolding Swiss Style Machines Advances
July 12, 2023
Improvements spur shops to take another look at Swiss technology.
By
Bill Koenig
Senior Editor,
SME Media
Machining & Metal Cutting
Modern Workcells Flex Greater Capabilities
July 13, 2023
More automation doesn’t mean fewer manufacturing jobs.
By
Brad Marley
Contributing Editor
Automation
Shop Solutions
Workforce Development
Higher Learning: Customizing Tools and Partnerships
July 10, 2023
A look at the partnership between Walter Tools USA and the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
By
Walter Tools USA
- Contributed Article
Workforce Development
Software
Raining Rose Scores with QAD Redzone
July 11, 2023
How Raining Rose Inc., an Iowa-based manufacturer of organic body products, deployed QAD Redzone software.
By
QAD Redzone
- Contributed Article
Software
Up Front
Automation
Building the Future
July 5, 2023
There could be a better way for manufacturing. One that teams additive manufacturing (AM) with green materials, while promising to erect structures much faster and cheaper.
By
Steve Plumb
- Senior Editor,
SME Media
Automation
Expert Opinion
Materials
SME Speaks
SME Speaks
Paying It Forward
June 13, 2023
An SME member describes his personal review and his activities with the organization.
By
Jacob Rahdarian, CMfgE
- Manufacturing Engineer, Precision Urethane & Machine Inc.,
SME Member Since 2015
Expert Opinion
SME Speaks
Workforce Development
Advanced Manufacturing Now
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Recycling Plastic Pollution into AM Materials
July 6, 2023
A British entrepreneur is taking plastic pollution from the ocean and recycling it into engineering-grade materials for additive manufacturing (AM) applications.
By
Ilene Wolff
- Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Materials
Automation
Why Automate Measurement Data Collection?
July 6, 2023
As measurement data collection is a critical step to ensure parts meet specifications, the question is really, “How will you collect data?”
By
Tim Cucchi
- Continuous Improvement Manager for Assembly,
The L.S. Starrett Co.
Automation
Measurement & Metrology
Inclusive Insights
Manufacturing Management
Tackling Manufacturing's Gender Gap
July 7, 2023
Advancement in addressing the gender gap in manufacturing is underpacing that in other industries, and women fall out of these careers at a higher rate than their male counterparts.
By
Jennifer Johnson
- Manufacturing & Life Sciences Industry Lead,
Avanade North American
Manufacturing Management
Workforce Development
Workforce Development
Unlocking Post-Prison Workforce Potential
July 11, 2023
A significant part of the population has too often been left out or not given the same opportunities: people serving or who have completed prison sentences.
By
Tooling U-SME
Workforce Development
Viewpoints
Smart Manufacturing
Key Questions for Industry 4.0 Adopters
July 12, 2023
Manufacturers still haven’t reached the expected levels of success with Industry 4.0. Companies that jumped at the promise of Industry 4.0, adopting new technology and connecting more devices, did so without defining goals for these projects.
By
Jordan Coffman
- Director of Global IoT, Sales & Strategic Initiatives,
PTC
Expert Opinion
Smart Manufacturing