Smart Manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle.
As the 2022 SME president, I hope to build on the successes of my predecessors with a particular emphasis on workforce development and especially the workforce itself.
Unlike other forms of automation and what we now think of as ‘traditional’ robots, cobots are much safer for humans to interact with them. They can work side by side with humans. But this leads to new ways of thinking about automation. And there are misconceptions that persist around cobots.
Artificial intelligence and automation help modernize machining.
MxD equips U.S. manufacturers with digital tools and expertise to help build every part better
Bridging the U.S. skills gap through apprenticeships.
Press technology — whether mechanical, hydraulic, or servo — plays many roles.
Digital twins, digital thread leverage data to improve manufacturing.
For simple automation of milling machines in a smaller footprint
A Smart Manufacturing Experience roundtable entitled, “Why Agility is the Competitive Advantage Manufacturers Need in 2022" features experts from Stanley Black and Decker and Tulip
