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SME Media Smart Manufacturing Magazine September 2019

Smart Manufacturing: September 2019

The September 2019 edition of Smart Manufacturing is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
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When Will 5G Arrive? What Will It Mean for Manufacturers?

March 20, 2019
If you believe Glenn Longley, VP for IoT product management at Inseego, manufacturers in the U.S. will be adapting to 5G connectivity within the next 18 months.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
Siemens CTO Jim Rusk

Bringing Intelligent Automation Tech to the Broad Engineering Market

August 1, 2019
Amid vigorous growth in their industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) software developers are exploiting the cloud and machine learning to manage data and enhance the users’ experience.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
Harold Sears of Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center

Automotive Industry Warms to 3D Printing

August 1, 2019
The auto industry wants to expand the use of 3D printers. Automakers such as Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG are working directly with additive manufacturers concerning deployment of the technology.
Bill Koenig
By Bill Koenig Senior Editor, SME Media
FANUC America

Robot Company Creates Industry 4.0-Friendly Software

August 2, 2019
FANUC has made real one of the promises of Industry 4.0, that of predictive maintenance for factory equipment, with its Zero Down Time IoT solution. ZDT can be applied to any of FANUC’s robotic arms and their peripherals.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
David Brousell

Brousell: To survive, think like Merck, Cisco, Lexmark and Dow

April 1, 2019
If you look at all the companies that were on the Fortune 500 list in 1990, “a very large percentage of them are not there anymore,” David Brousell, executive director of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, told people attending his talk on “Manufacturing 4.0” at Oracle’s recent Modern Business Experience conference.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
mark norfolk

The Best of Both Worlds in the Same Machine

August 2, 2019
Hybrid manufacturing—using one machine to perform both additive and conventional subtractive manufacturing processes—is gaining traction across manufacturing sectors, allowing companies to leverage the benefits of both.
By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media
Tara Thomasson

How to Go About Harmonizing New Tech

August 5, 2019
Before harmonizing new technology onto the manufacturing floor, critical steps include determining the business problems to be solved and securing buy-in from all stakeholders, industry leaders said recently during an AeroDef conference panel talk on manufacturing production harmonization.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
Carolyn Garvey

Tectonic Shifts Inside Jenoptik Include New Automation Hub in North America

August 5, 2019
The German metrology developer Jenoptik is shifting “from focusing on metrology and laser processing standalone equipment to integrated automation solutions for the automotive industry.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing

Up Front

  • Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes
    NEWS DESK

    Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes

    Rachael Thomas November 7, 2025
    The Boeing Co. will avoid prosecution following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge regarding two 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 people.
  • Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy
    NEWS DESK

    Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy

    Staff Writer November 7, 2025
    First American Nuclear Co. (FANCO) is planning what could eventually amount to a $4-billion investment in Indiana. The massive program will encompass a new headquarters, as well as manufacturing facilities and an energy park, and fund the development of FANCO’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the company announced.
  • Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager
    PRESS RELEASES

    Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager

    PRESS RELEASE: Nidec Machine Tool America LLC November 7, 2025
    Nidec Machine Tool America (NMTA) is pleased to announce that Todd Hughes has rejoined the company as regional sales manager for the U.S. West Coast. In this role, Hughes will oversee gear machine tool sales across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and British Columbia.

Collective Intelligence

  • Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes
    NEWS DESK

    Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes

    Rachael Thomas November 7, 2025
    The Boeing Co. will avoid prosecution following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge regarding two 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 people.
  • Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy
    NEWS DESK

    Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy

    Staff Writer November 7, 2025
    First American Nuclear Co. (FANCO) is planning what could eventually amount to a $4-billion investment in Indiana. The massive program will encompass a new headquarters, as well as manufacturing facilities and an energy park, and fund the development of FANCO’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the company announced.
  • Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager
    PRESS RELEASES

    Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager

    PRESS RELEASE: Nidec Machine Tool America LLC November 7, 2025
    Nidec Machine Tool America (NMTA) is pleased to announce that Todd Hughes has rejoined the company as regional sales manager for the U.S. West Coast. In this role, Hughes will oversee gear machine tool sales across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and British Columbia.

Passport To Innovation

  • Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes
    NEWS DESK

    Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes

    Rachael Thomas November 7, 2025
    The Boeing Co. will avoid prosecution following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge regarding two 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 people.
  • Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy
    NEWS DESK

    Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy

    Staff Writer November 7, 2025
    First American Nuclear Co. (FANCO) is planning what could eventually amount to a $4-billion investment in Indiana. The massive program will encompass a new headquarters, as well as manufacturing facilities and an energy park, and fund the development of FANCO’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the company announced.
  • Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager
    PRESS RELEASES

    Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager

    PRESS RELEASE: Nidec Machine Tool America LLC November 7, 2025
    Nidec Machine Tool America (NMTA) is pleased to announce that Todd Hughes has rejoined the company as regional sales manager for the U.S. West Coast. In this role, Hughes will oversee gear machine tool sales across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and British Columbia.

Guest Columns

  • Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes
    NEWS DESK

    Boeing Reaches Plea Deal For 737 Max Crashes

    Rachael Thomas November 7, 2025
    The Boeing Co. will avoid prosecution following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge regarding two 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 people.
  • Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy
    NEWS DESK

    Indiana Goes Big on Nuclear Energy

    Staff Writer November 7, 2025
    First American Nuclear Co. (FANCO) is planning what could eventually amount to a $4-billion investment in Indiana. The massive program will encompass a new headquarters, as well as manufacturing facilities and an energy park, and fund the development of FANCO’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the company announced.
  • Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager
    PRESS RELEASES

    Todd Hughes Returns to Nidec as West Coast Sales Manager

    PRESS RELEASE: Nidec Machine Tool America LLC November 7, 2025
    Nidec Machine Tool America (NMTA) is pleased to announce that Todd Hughes has rejoined the company as regional sales manager for the U.S. West Coast. In this role, Hughes will oversee gear machine tool sales across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and British Columbia.
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