ARTICLE 1 - NAME
The name of this society is the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers shall be an operating institution for the
advancement of manufacturing knowledge.
This Society shall provide the means and the methods of applying such knowledge in
practice and in education.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers shall, among other things, promote and engage
actively in research, writing, publishing and dissemination of knowledge within this field.
Biomimetics uses models, systems, and elements from nature to solve complex human problems. Next generation manufacturing innovation will be enabled by imitating biological systems in production environments.
Personalized Manufacturing: Psychology and Sociology as Fundamental Design Elements in Future Advanced Production Systems
Just-in-Time Learning for the Factory Floor
“Age of Smart Iron”
…Driving the Increasing Need for Agility
• Competitive battlefield is increasingly “outside the machine”
• Machine is a platform
• Globally responsive production capability
– Product Availability is KING
Digital Volumetric Processing Using High Performance Computing
Just-in-Time Learning for the Factory Floor
Global Distributed Manufacturing of Personalized Products as a Service