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June 2023

The June 2023 edition of Smart Manufacturing is now available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.

 

Autodesk customer, BLOX Built, based in Alabama, USA, uses Revit in their in-house design studio and industrialized construction facility. BLOX designs and builds nested medical modules on production lines to be assembled quickly at construction sites, improving lead times, reducing costs and material use, and increasing efficiency.

Using Data to Deliver Results

June 19, 2023
There’s much more to leveraging production data than its capture and analysis; there’s also integration with the company’s other software systems and the strategic perspective that results.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media
Armstrong International energy experts analyze performance data as part of the company’s comprehensive, specialized services engineered to improve performance, lower and stabilize overall utility expenses, increase efficiency and safety, and achieve goals for reducing energy use and environmental emissions.

The Impact of Data and Analytics on Sustainable Manufacturing

June 20, 2023
Modern manufacturers extract insights from data to help set goals and track sustainability efforts
By Brad Marley Contributing Editor
Data tools

Emerging Data Analytics Tools

June 22, 2023
Exploring new ways to address the real issues that inhibit productivity and profit potential
By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media

Up Front

  • NEWS DESK

    Bayer Plans to Open $2.2 Billion Ohio Manufacturing Plant

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    Bayer says it will spend $2.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio.
  • NEWS DESK

    U.S. Hiring Slows as Unemployment Ticks Up

    Nicole Franzese-Damron October 5, 2026
    U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists' expectations of 84,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • NEWS DESK

    Report: America Not Creating Enough Skilled Trades Workers

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    America needs to find 1.7 million skilled tradespeople every year through 2035 to fill the nation’s job openings. But schools and programs are only turning out 55 graduates for every 100 positions needed.

Passport to Innovation

  • NEWS DESK

    Bayer Plans to Open $2.2 Billion Ohio Manufacturing Plant

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    Bayer says it will spend $2.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio.
  • NEWS DESK

    U.S. Hiring Slows as Unemployment Ticks Up

    Nicole Franzese-Damron October 5, 2026
    U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists' expectations of 84,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • NEWS DESK

    Report: America Not Creating Enough Skilled Trades Workers

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    America needs to find 1.7 million skilled tradespeople every year through 2035 to fill the nation’s job openings. But schools and programs are only turning out 55 graduates for every 100 positions needed.

Manufacturing USA Update

  • NEWS DESK

    Bayer Plans to Open $2.2 Billion Ohio Manufacturing Plant

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    Bayer says it will spend $2.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio.
  • NEWS DESK

    U.S. Hiring Slows as Unemployment Ticks Up

    Nicole Franzese-Damron October 5, 2026
    U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists' expectations of 84,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • NEWS DESK

    Report: America Not Creating Enough Skilled Trades Workers

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    America needs to find 1.7 million skilled tradespeople every year through 2035 to fill the nation’s job openings. But schools and programs are only turning out 55 graduates for every 100 positions needed.

Field Intelligence

  • NEWS DESK

    Bayer Plans to Open $2.2 Billion Ohio Manufacturing Plant

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    Bayer says it will spend $2.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio.
  • NEWS DESK

    U.S. Hiring Slows as Unemployment Ticks Up

    Nicole Franzese-Damron October 5, 2026
    U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists' expectations of 84,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • NEWS DESK

    Report: America Not Creating Enough Skilled Trades Workers

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    America needs to find 1.7 million skilled tradespeople every year through 2035 to fill the nation’s job openings. But schools and programs are only turning out 55 graduates for every 100 positions needed.

Voices AMplified

  • NEWS DESK

    Bayer Plans to Open $2.2 Billion Ohio Manufacturing Plant

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    Bayer says it will spend $2.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio.
  • NEWS DESK

    U.S. Hiring Slows as Unemployment Ticks Up

    Nicole Franzese-Damron October 5, 2026
    U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists' expectations of 84,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • NEWS DESK

    Report: America Not Creating Enough Skilled Trades Workers

    Michael McConnell October 5, 2026
    America needs to find 1.7 million skilled tradespeople every year through 2035 to fill the nation’s job openings. But schools and programs are only turning out 55 graduates for every 100 positions needed.