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June 2022

The June 2022 edition of Smart Manufacturing is now available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.

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State of Smart Manufacturing

The State of Smart

June 2, 2022

Pandemic moves digitization to front burner; software enables connection to legacy equipment.

By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media

Exact Metrology’s Noah Branscum uses a Hexagon Absolute Arm to measure part features.

Smart Metrology, Smart Choice

June 13, 2022

Digital metrology enables faster measurements, saving time, money and convenience.

By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media

Jamco Corporation, which makes seating, lavatories and galleys like this one for Boeing, Airbus, and others, created a digital thread based on Aras Innovator, a low-code product innovation platform, to manage 3.2 million CAD data sets.

Virtues of the Virtual

June 15, 2022

Digital twins, digital thread leverage data to improve manufacturing.

By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media

25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing

25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing

June 7, 2022

Our annual celebration of leaders from every aspect of manufacturing who are bringing it into the future.

By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media

EVENTS
FABTECH Canada Speaker: Manufacturers Should Create 'Content'

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Mechanic. Teacher. TV host. Digital agency content creator.
SME SPEAKS
A Personal Story for Manufacturing Professionals and Future Leaders

Jaime Besada, Student and Former SME Student Chapter Chair, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; SME member since 2025 June 9, 2026

Early in your career, it is easy to look for answers: what to study, what path to take and what decisions will matter most. But looking back, I would not give my younger self advice. I would tell my story.
MOTORIZED VEHICLE
Stellantis Announces Recalls

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Some Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs sold in the last five years have been recalled due to the risk of spontaneously bursting into flames, Stellantis says.

EVENTS
FABTECH Canada Speaker: Manufacturers Should Create 'Content'

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Mechanic. Teacher. TV host. Digital agency content creator.
SME SPEAKS
A Personal Story for Manufacturing Professionals and Future Leaders

Jaime Besada, Student and Former SME Student Chapter Chair, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; SME member since 2025 June 9, 2026

Early in your career, it is easy to look for answers: what to study, what path to take and what decisions will matter most. But looking back, I would not give my younger self advice. I would tell my story.
MOTORIZED VEHICLE
Stellantis Announces Recalls

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Some Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs sold in the last five years have been recalled due to the risk of spontaneously bursting into flames, Stellantis says.

EVENTS
FABTECH Canada Speaker: Manufacturers Should Create 'Content'

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Mechanic. Teacher. TV host. Digital agency content creator.
SME SPEAKS
A Personal Story for Manufacturing Professionals and Future Leaders

Jaime Besada, Student and Former SME Student Chapter Chair, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; SME member since 2025 June 9, 2026

Early in your career, it is easy to look for answers: what to study, what path to take and what decisions will matter most. But looking back, I would not give my younger self advice. I would tell my story.
MOTORIZED VEHICLE
Stellantis Announces Recalls

Michael McConnell June 9, 2026

Some Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs sold in the last five years have been recalled due to the risk of spontaneously bursting into flames, Stellantis says.