CEAC-2022-06-June

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Smart Manufacturing Experience Helps
Secure Future for Businesses
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Smart Manufacturing Experience 2022,
a hybrid in-person/livestreamed event, will help small to medium
manufacturers (SMMs) leverage the power of advanced
manufacturing technologies to improve their bottom line
and advance their manufacturing operations in real time.
The event, scheduled for June 7-9, 2022, at the David L.
Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, is sponsored by
SME, CESMII, AMT and AMI, which have partnered for Smart
Manufacturing Experience to meet the technology needs of
SMMs. The sponsors work in collaboration with industry, academia
and government agencies to bring solutions that drive
the advancement of smart manufacturing operations.
New priorities are emerging along with the need for smart
technologies to drive changes in the manufacturing ecosystem.
Among the key factors for SMMs’ survival in the coming
decade will be successfully integrating smart and digital
technologies as part of their businesses’ digital transformation,
adjusting for the impact of a changing supply chain,
and successfully addressing the manufacturing labor shortage
through both attracting new talent and training existing
workers on new technologies.
“Growth in manufacturing is not only about adoption of
technology that is smarter and faster, but it’s also about making
change when the global landscape shifts,” said Robert
Willig, executive director and CEO of SME. “At Smart Manufacturing
Experience, you will see first-hand how companies
already are making smart changes, training their workforce,
and getting great ROI. This event will expose you to eight
key smart manufacturing disciplines that will show you the
journey from a smart factory to a smart supply chain, and
most of all, to a smart workforce, and you’ll get to talk with
these innovators about their experiences.”
Willig said these eight disciplines or disruptive technologies
will be prevalent at Smart Manufacturing Experience and can
help manufacturers run a smarter factory by lowering downtime,
managing change, and providing powerful insights
into their operations, which can help ensure the future of
their business.
“You thought you had time to adopt new technology — the
world just told you, you don’t,” said Willig. “Smart manufacturing
is driving change and setting the stage for the
manufacturing industry to adapt faster than ever before to
keep production and our economy going.”
Conference Features Multiple Learning Paths
In addition to the exhibition, each day of Smart Manufacturing
Experience will feature leading smart-technology
solutions and will offer multiple learning paths or tracks to
attendees. These will include keynote addresses chosen from
among smart manufacturing’s leading companies, workshops
that provide detailed focus on technical and business
topics, thought-leadership panels with key industry experts
debating relevant issues, and 60 conference sessions about
technology, issues and solutions that make sense for small- to
medium-sized businesses.
Follow Smart Manufacturing Experience
Follow Smart Manufacturing Experience by visiting the Smart
Manufacturing Experience website. The event also is on social
media on Facebook, and on Twitter and Instagram
@SmartMfgExp.
For registration information, visit the Smart Manufacturing
Experience Reservation page at bit.ly/36BcgDw
To become an exhibitor for the event, visit:
www.smartmanufacturingexperience.com/exhibit/
exhibit-packages
To become a sponsor, visit:
https://www.smartmanufacturingexperience.com/sponsor/
smx-sponsors-inquiry-form
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