Reducing Complexity in Assembly Equipment May 25, 2022 In this podcast, John Derry, senior application engineer at Promess, talks to SME Media contributing editor Michael Anderson about reducing complexity in assembly equipment. Derry discusses how assembly systems may become unnecessarily complex--and how that complexity can reduce quality and increase costs. Derry goes on to describe effective ways of addressing these issues and to reduce and even eliminate unnecessary complexity.
Fatal Flaws of First Generation Monitoring Systems May 6, 2022 In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses with Greg McHale of Datanomix about what he views as the Fatal Flaws of First Generation Monitoring Systems. This podcast is sponsored by our guest.
Why You Should “Ditch Design for AM” April 8, 2022 In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses with Benny Buller, founder and CEO of Velo3D what he thinks AM needs to surmount to achieve broader acceptance: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM).
Transforming the Way Mid-Market Manufacturers Hire March 4, 2022 Tim Visconti shares how his company is disrupting RPO Services with Mid-Market Manufacturers
Voices AMplified: Metal AM—Past, Present and Future with Greg Morris May 9, 2022 Guest host Bryan Crutchfield, vice-president and general manager at Materialise and an advisor for SME’s AM Technical Community Leadership Committee, and industry legend Greg Morris discuss the emergence of metal AM, predict how it will evolve into the future and what potential impact it might have on your business in this special Voices AMplified podcast.
Six Keys to a Successful Milling Application February 25, 2022 In this sponsored podcast, understand the key elements in machining and milling from a cutting tool provider.
The Three Best Practices For Implementing Machine Tending Cobots February 11, 2022 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.
Voices AMplified: The Personal Experience of Additive Manufacturing May 18, 2022 This special Voices AMplified podcast features guest host John Barnes, CEO and founder of Barnes Global Advisors Group and Metal Powderworks. In addition, he is the vice-chair of SME’s AM Technical Leadership Committee. Barnes talks with Jon Meyer, CEO of APWorks, about their personal experiences in the growth and future of additive manufacturing.
Enter the Age of the Engineer/Data Scientist January 28, 2022 In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses the evolving role of engineers as new tools in data analysis becomes available to them to solve the more challenging problems of today. Note to listeners: Send me ideas for future shows to Bmorey@sme.org. In the subject line type PODCAST, followed by your idea. I can't promise I'll get to all of your suggestions, but I'll try.
Voices AMplified: Medical AM, Past, Present and Future May 19, 2022 This special Voices AMplified podcast features guest host Bryan Crutchfield, vice-president and general manager at Materialise and an advisor for SME’s AM Technical Community Leadership Committee, and Andy Christensen, adjunct faculty in the radiology department at the University of Cincinnati, as well as the 2022 chair of the Radiological Society of North America’s 3D Printing Special Interest Group for Medical Devices, a Fellow of the SME and AMUG, and recipient of SME’s AM Achievement Award in 2009. Crutchfield and Christensen discuss in-depth the promise and challenges AM for medical.