SME President Reflects On Career And Manufacturing’s Future
By Chris Mahar
Associate Editor,
SME Media
With more than three decades’ experience in manufacturing, 2019 SME President Mark Michalski has seen significant changes and remarkable technology advancements in his career. But it’s what’s coming in the next few years that most excites and impresses him.
In this conversation with Chris Mahar, Associate Editor of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, Michalski looks back on his career, talks about what inspires people about manufacturing, and lends his perspective as SME president to what the next few years might hold for manufacturing: technology breakthroughs, process improvements, and how we’ll address the workforce gap.
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