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Manufacturing Engineering: March 2024

The March 2024 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
: Development of the SoftVue 3D whole breast ultrasound tomography system included developing algorithms for better resolution and contrast in the images it produced, and optimizing the instructions’ coding to make them as efficient as possible in terms of compute time and memory used. (Provided by Delphinus Medical Technologies Inc

Breaking Through with AI

March 1, 2024
Medical manufacturers use machine learning to boost patient care.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
Many of the projects that Mayo Clinic Engineering’s Additive Manufacturing Facility sees involve electronics, and ESD material printed in vat photopolymerization is an important component in prototyping its devices.

Additive Provides a Leg Up in Healthcare

February 9, 2024
A trio of industry experts lend their insights on the latest advances, challenges and opportunities.
Steve Plumb
By Steve Plumb Senior Editor, SME Media
Hexagon’s HP-L-10.10 laser-scanning sensor checking a knee implant.

Measuring Health

February 26, 2024
Ensuring the accuracy, reliability and consistency of medical devices and their many components is serious business.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media
A PUMA SMX -2600ST multitasking lathe cutting a helical gear.

Tasked with Success

March 7, 2024
Turning the turning world on its head with multitasking CNC lathes.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media

Voices AMplified

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Shop Solutions

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Up Front

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

SME Speaks

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Advanced Manufacturing Now

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Cutting Edge

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Viewpoints

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.