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SME Reveals Innovations Initiative
March 14, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
DEARBORN, Mich. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced a member-driven initiative, "Innovations That Could Change The Way You Manufacture," to outline emerging technologies that are making a positive impact on manufacturing, provide an educational framework for SME members and manufacturing practitioners to keep up-to-date on the industry's latest, and showcase advancements.
SME singles out direct digital manufacturing (DDM), self-assembling nanotechnology, and green/eco-friendly technologies like ultracapacitors. These will be showcased at the upcoming Competitive Manufacturers Conference, June 1719 in Schaumburg, Ill.
The Innovations initiative was born out of a series of meetings, e-mail exchanges, and other communications between SME's Technical Community Network (TCN) and the larger manufacturing community. The TCN presented its findings to SME's Manufacturing Enterprise Council (MEC) for review. The Council collaboratively selected "innovations that could change the way you manufacture" based on universality across industries, positive impact on manufacturing, current availability for integration, and overall industry value. These innovations include DDM, ultracapacitors, nanotechnology, intelligent device integration (IDI), integrated 3D simulation and modeling, and desktop super computers.
Some, like DDM, ultracapacitors, and self-assembling technology are making an impact on industry, while others such as IDI and integrated 3D simulation, show high potential for industry-wide use. The Council sees these trends as an essential part of the U.S.'s key manufacturing industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and entertainment.
To learn more about the top emerging technologies or the Competitive Manufacturers Conference, visit www.sme.org.