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Smart Manufacturing Magazine
November 2018
Smart Manufacturing: November 2018
The November 2018 edition of Smart Manufacturing is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
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AI Reaches ‘Irresistible’ Status
June 5, 2018
Artificial Intelligence is weaved in with capacity management, cybersecurity, data science, diagnostics, ERP-PLM integration, location analysis, machine learning, predictive maintenance, process optimization, situational awareness and supply chain management.
By
Brett Brune
Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Aerospace & Defense
Smart Manufacturing
At Smart Manufacturing Experience, Focus Is on Speed, Action, Preparedness
May 9, 2018
Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018, produced by SME and AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology, was held April 30 to May 2 at the Boston Convention Center. More than 2000 industry professionals attend the trade show and conference, which focused on the latest advanced manufacturing technologies.
By
Brett Brune
Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Sensors Help With IT/OT Integration … Outside the Factory
October 9, 2018
Smart sensors, already an integral feature of many manufacturing plants that are integrating IT and OT, are now making their way into the supply chain where they monitor reliability and shipping conditions, improve predictive maintenance and make just-in-time delivery (the innovation from the 1980s) easier.
By
Karen Haywood Queen
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Smart Manufacturing
Taming the Most Detailed Product Data Imaginable
October 9, 2018
Some things are a given today. One is computing is cheap and powerful, and it is getting cheaper and more powerful. Another is the dropping price of industrial sensors. Combine this with easier ways of moving around data from those sensors and you get lots of data: Terabytes of data.
By
Bruce Morey
Senior Technical Editor,
SME Media
Smart Manufacturing
Ooh-la-la! These French firms are focused on people and what drives them
August 21, 2018
What’s sexy? Try 3D printing, cobots, Yammer, VR, AR, blockchain technology
By
SME Media Staff
Smart Manufacturing
Making Hay With Reams of Data—From Supply Chain Players
October 3, 2018
Within manufacturing, a shift has begun to extend big data analytics and condition monitoring beyond the factory door to both ends of the supply chain—to customers, other end users and to second-and third-tier suppliers.
By
Karen Haywood Queen
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Smart Manufacturing
Up Front
CNC MACHINING
7 Cool Tips for Coolants
Staff Writer
March 11, 2026
Regardless of which fluid or delivery method you choose, maintenance determines whether your investment pays off or becomes a pain in the neck. “By following sound maintenance practices, you can expect to get at least two years out of a high-quality cutting fluid,” maintains Master Fluid Solutions’ John Treese.
PRESS RELEASES
AIM MRO Acquires Advanced Air West Palm Beach
PRESS RELEASE: AIM MRO
March 11, 2026
AIM MRO Holdings, LLC (“AIM MRO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace aftermarket, today announced that it has acquired Advanced Air West Palm Beach, Inc. (“AA Bushings”), a provider of replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear applications in the aerospace and defense aftermarket.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
States Sue for Tariff Refunds
Michael McConnell
March 11, 2026
Attorneys general in 24 states have filed a lawsuit asking the government to reimburse businesses for the money they’ve already paid in import taxes as well as blocking new levies from going into effect.
Mfg Intel
CNC MACHINING
7 Cool Tips for Coolants
Staff Writer
March 11, 2026
Regardless of which fluid or delivery method you choose, maintenance determines whether your investment pays off or becomes a pain in the neck. “By following sound maintenance practices, you can expect to get at least two years out of a high-quality cutting fluid,” maintains Master Fluid Solutions’ John Treese.
PRESS RELEASES
AIM MRO Acquires Advanced Air West Palm Beach
PRESS RELEASE: AIM MRO
March 11, 2026
AIM MRO Holdings, LLC (“AIM MRO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace aftermarket, today announced that it has acquired Advanced Air West Palm Beach, Inc. (“AA Bushings”), a provider of replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear applications in the aerospace and defense aftermarket.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
States Sue for Tariff Refunds
Michael McConnell
March 11, 2026
Attorneys general in 24 states have filed a lawsuit asking the government to reimburse businesses for the money they’ve already paid in import taxes as well as blocking new levies from going into effect.
Tech Front
CNC MACHINING
7 Cool Tips for Coolants
Staff Writer
March 11, 2026
Regardless of which fluid or delivery method you choose, maintenance determines whether your investment pays off or becomes a pain in the neck. “By following sound maintenance practices, you can expect to get at least two years out of a high-quality cutting fluid,” maintains Master Fluid Solutions’ John Treese.
PRESS RELEASES
AIM MRO Acquires Advanced Air West Palm Beach
PRESS RELEASE: AIM MRO
March 11, 2026
AIM MRO Holdings, LLC (“AIM MRO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace aftermarket, today announced that it has acquired Advanced Air West Palm Beach, Inc. (“AA Bushings”), a provider of replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear applications in the aerospace and defense aftermarket.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
States Sue for Tariff Refunds
Michael McConnell
March 11, 2026
Attorneys general in 24 states have filed a lawsuit asking the government to reimburse businesses for the money they’ve already paid in import taxes as well as blocking new levies from going into effect.
Passport To Innovation
CNC MACHINING
7 Cool Tips for Coolants
Staff Writer
March 11, 2026
Regardless of which fluid or delivery method you choose, maintenance determines whether your investment pays off or becomes a pain in the neck. “By following sound maintenance practices, you can expect to get at least two years out of a high-quality cutting fluid,” maintains Master Fluid Solutions’ John Treese.
PRESS RELEASES
AIM MRO Acquires Advanced Air West Palm Beach
PRESS RELEASE: AIM MRO
March 11, 2026
AIM MRO Holdings, LLC (“AIM MRO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace aftermarket, today announced that it has acquired Advanced Air West Palm Beach, Inc. (“AA Bushings”), a provider of replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear applications in the aerospace and defense aftermarket.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
States Sue for Tariff Refunds
Michael McConnell
March 11, 2026
Attorneys general in 24 states have filed a lawsuit asking the government to reimburse businesses for the money they’ve already paid in import taxes as well as blocking new levies from going into effect.
Guest Columns
CNC MACHINING
7 Cool Tips for Coolants
Staff Writer
March 11, 2026
Regardless of which fluid or delivery method you choose, maintenance determines whether your investment pays off or becomes a pain in the neck. “By following sound maintenance practices, you can expect to get at least two years out of a high-quality cutting fluid,” maintains Master Fluid Solutions’ John Treese.
PRESS RELEASES
AIM MRO Acquires Advanced Air West Palm Beach
PRESS RELEASE: AIM MRO
March 11, 2026
AIM MRO Holdings, LLC (“AIM MRO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace aftermarket, today announced that it has acquired Advanced Air West Palm Beach, Inc. (“AA Bushings”), a provider of replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear applications in the aerospace and defense aftermarket.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
States Sue for Tariff Refunds
Michael McConnell
March 11, 2026
Attorneys general in 24 states have filed a lawsuit asking the government to reimburse businesses for the money they’ve already paid in import taxes as well as blocking new levies from going into effect.
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