SME SPEAKS
has many different programs from PRIME for high schools to technical webinars and forums to local chapters and expos. Find the one that is the best fi t and join the rest of the volun- teer leaders of SME. We need your help. I encourage you to take charge and reduce the skills gap.
Your involvement is critical to the success of manufacturing in the US. It’s up to you to inspire the next generation. Visit
sme.org/chapters for your local chapter connections.
SME Connect: Virtual Community for Members
S
ME Connect,
connect.sme.org, has recently undergone a transformation with a new design, layout and features. Through SME Connect, mem- bers have the op-
portunity to network with their peers, post discussions through the Technical Community Network, add upcoming events, blog and gather the latest manufacturing news and information. Recent Technical Community Network discussions: • 3D printing; • Biocompatible materials; • TCPC turning; • Metal-forming simulation; • Tool center point control; • Alternative energy; • Robotic end-effectors; • Tube and pipe fabrication; • Additive manufacturing’s feasibility;
• Model-based defi nition for assembly; • Production counters for stamping operations; • Why manufacturing companies fail; • Lean manufacturing and cell production; and • Improving quality of composite parts. A daily digest is emailed to SME members with links to any new discussions and/or responses to previously posted discussions. An SME membership is required to participate. Visit
connect.sme.org to learn more.
SME Names Christopher Wojcik Director of Membership
C
hristopher Wojcik joined SME on Jan. 13 as the director of Membership at SME. He assumed management of SME’s Membership group operations as well as strategic direction, planning, implementa- tion and measurement of membership pro- grams. Wojcik joins SME from the American
Society of Interior Designers where he served as vice president of Membership and Industry Development. He also held mem- bership leadership positions at The American Medical Student Association and the Society of General Internal Medicine. SME’s growth strategy for Membership ranges from new high school student membership to bolstering programs for college and trade school students, as well as manufacturing practitio- ners through all aspects of their careers. Much of these efforts will focus on building membership programs for companies and organizations to support their employees.
2016 SME Offi cers and Directors
PRESIDENT Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute UI Labs
PRESIDENT-ELECT Sandra L. Bouckley GKN Driveline
VICE PRESIDENT Thomas R. Kurfess, PhD, FSME, CMfgT, PE Georgia Institute of Technology
TREASURER Mark L. Michalski MKS Instruments
SECRETARY Susan M. Smyth, PhD, FSME General Motors
DIRECTORS
Edye S. Buchanan, CMfgT Fives North American Combustion Inc.
Dianne Chong, PhD, FSME The Boeing Company (retired)
Wayne F. Frost, LSME, CMfgE John Deere Waterloo Works (retired)
Matt Hilgendorf, CMfgT Black Horse LLC
Greg Morris GE Aviation
Robert R. Nesbitt, CMfgE AbbVie
Michael D. Packer, FSME Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Ralph L. Resnick, FSME National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining America Makes – National Additive Manufacturing Institute
Jim Schlusemann Prosperia International LLC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Jeffrey M. Krause
Contact SME
sme.org /
service@sme.org (800) 733-4763 / (313) 425-3000
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