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SME Media Smart Manufacturing Magazine February 2021

February 2021

The February 2021 edition of Smart Manufacturing is now available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
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Sudhi Bangalore, CTO for global operations at Stanley Black & Decker.

‘At the cusp of something awesome’

January 19, 2021
Sudhi Bangalore, chief technology officer for global operations at the tool giant Stanley Black & Decker, champions the global movement toward smart manufacturing.
Michael Anderson
By Michael C. Anderson Contributing Lead Editor
CEO Howard Grimes understands that cybersecurity cannot be “an economic black hole” for manufacturers.

Meet CyManII, Uncle Sam’s 2020 nod to the urgency of cybersecurity

January 21, 2021
Mark 2020 as the year the U.S. government chose to stand up a Manufacturing Innovation Institute focused solely on cybersecurity.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
The STARC elements of Sensors, Thermal control, Actuators, Robotics and Computation being used in a metamorphic cell.

Get ready for metamorphic manufacturing

January 14, 2021
Metamorphic manufacturing, also known as robotic blacksmithing, is poised to bring about faster time to market, less material waste, more available materials, less energy used and more control, proponents said.
By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media
David Rampton, VP at the supply-chain management consultancy Aerofied

CMMC: Experts parse DoD’s new cybersecurity rules

January 19, 2021
Current and prospective member companies of the defense industrial base (DIB) have watched with interest as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) developed its all-encompassing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program.
Michael Anderson
By Michael C. Anderson Contributing Lead Editor
Jade Le Maître developed Heasy, a mobile and interactive information kiosk, as CTO of the robotics firm Hease. She is now the emerging technologies leader at CGI.

Twenty women making their mark in robotics & automation

February 3, 2021
If there is a common thread found in the women Smart Manufacturing identified as making their mark in robotics and automation, it is a heightened awareness of the impact humans have on the planet without trying, as well as the positive impact we can have with concerted efforts.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
Leanne Gluck Additive manufacturing business and industry strategy Autodesk

Autodesk goes after the ‘early majority’

January 28, 2021
To cash in on the additive market in the future, the company knows it has work to help customers move beyond the early adopter phase.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media

Upfront

  • Stratasys Stock Falls on Lower-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
    NEWS DESK

    Stratasys Stock Falls on Lower-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings

    Cary Gitter March 5, 2026
    Despite ongoing technical advances, additive manufacturing companies continue to struggle in terms of P&L. The latest example is 3D-printing giant Stratasys Ltd., which released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results Thursday that fell short of market expectations.
  • Additive Manufacturing Users Group Awards Two Scholarships
    PRESS RELEASES

    Additive Manufacturing Users Group Awards Two Scholarships

    PRESS RELEASE: Additive Manufacturing Users Group March 5, 2026
    The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the recipients of its scholarships. Li Yang, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Louisville, has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship for educators in additive manufacturing. Abby L. Stamper, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Boise State University, has been awarded the Guy E. Bourdeau Scholarship for students in additive manufacturing.
  • Additive Part Surfaces Shine With High-Energy Finishing
    MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Additive Part Surfaces Shine With High-Energy Finishing

    By Cole Mathisen, Director, Business Development, Innovance Inc. March 5, 2026
    3D additive-manufactured (AM) parts typically involve complex geometries and are often grown from harder metals that are either impossible to finish using traditional manual methods or will require huge amounts of time to do so.

Field Intelligence

  • Stratasys Stock Falls on Lower-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
    NEWS DESK

    Stratasys Stock Falls on Lower-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings

    Cary Gitter March 5, 2026
    Despite ongoing technical advances, additive manufacturing companies continue to struggle in terms of P&L. The latest example is 3D-printing giant Stratasys Ltd., which released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results Thursday that fell short of market expectations.
  • Additive Manufacturing Users Group Awards Two Scholarships
    PRESS RELEASES

    Additive Manufacturing Users Group Awards Two Scholarships

    PRESS RELEASE: Additive Manufacturing Users Group March 5, 2026
    The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the recipients of its scholarships. Li Yang, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Louisville, has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship for educators in additive manufacturing. Abby L. Stamper, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Boise State University, has been awarded the Guy E. Bourdeau Scholarship for students in additive manufacturing.
  • Additive Part Surfaces Shine With High-Energy Finishing
    MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Additive Part Surfaces Shine With High-Energy Finishing

    By Cole Mathisen, Director, Business Development, Innovance Inc. March 5, 2026
    3D additive-manufactured (AM) parts typically involve complex geometries and are often grown from harder metals that are either impossible to finish using traditional manual methods or will require huge amounts of time to do so.