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Manufacturing Engineering: May 2023

The May 2023 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
Courtney Silver, president of Ketchie Manufacturing Inc., reviews paperwork with an employee.

Creative Solutions for Productivity, Profitability

April 19, 2023
Navigating lingering industrywide concerns that make bottom-line sense.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
As with many robotic solutions, Canvas provides remote support to its users through a mobile device interface.

Automation: Today and Beyond

April 21, 2023
It’s time to rethink manufacturing and the role our workforce (or lack thereof) plays in its success.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media
Tooling up a four-spindle Danobat Overbeck IRD to grind ceramic necking dies.

Pushing the Limits with Ceramics

April 24, 2023
Solutions for ceramic machining—and machining ceramics.
Ed Sinkora
By Ed Sinkora Contributing Editor, SME Media
Siemens Smart Infrastructure expands options for distribution grid applications with its Siapp, a software license for the Sicam A8000 automation and remote terminal unit, which allows up to three separate custom applications to be developed, parameterized, and loaded onto the remote terminal unit.

Data-Driven Productivity

April 26, 2023
Advanced sensors and controllers go digital for a competitive edge.
Thom Cannell
By Thom Cannell Contributing Editor

Voices AMplified

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.

Shop Solutions

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.

Up Front

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.

SME Speaks

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.

Advanced Manufacturing Now

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.

Software Update

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Increase OEE with Retrofitting and Predictive Maintenance

    Kip Hanson July 13, 2026
    The February 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing featured a story on the merits of regularly replacing aging machine tools. The consensus in “Time to Say Goodbye” was that, to stay competitive, shops should consider investing in the latest and greatest capital equipment every 10 years or so—maybe sooner.
  • GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

    Bill Would Maintain Manufacturing Extension Partnerships

    Michael McConnell July 13, 2026
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to keep funding Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs), despite being a perpetual target of the Trump administration.
  • IMTS

    MaintainX

    Staff Writer July 10, 2026
    MaintainX is a mobile-first computerized maintenance management system and enterprise asset management that helps teams reduce downtime, improve efficiency and optimize asset performance using AI insights.