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truck body is all aluminum and the Cadillac CT6 sedan is 64% aluminum. The electrical BMW i series cars have an all-FRP upper body, a material dominating now in the BMW 7-series flagship model.
New materials invariably demand new ways of bending, forming, curing, piercing and drilling, lubricating, welding, joining, cleaning, finishing painting and thus present oppor- tunities for new types of machineries, all of which will be on display at FABTECH 2016. See you there!
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Apply Today: Manufacturing-Focused Scholarships Available
he SME Education Foundation is now accepting schol- arship applications. The Foundation’s scholarships
offer students a powerful reason to choose a manufac- turing-focused education. The scholarships are awarded annually, so students can reapply every year. Scholarships range from $1000–$6000 and can be used for tuition, books or lab/course fees related to attaining a technical or engineering education. Eligible students include high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate students pursu- ing degrees in advanced manufacturing and related fields at two and four-year colleges.
In addition, the SME Education Foundation annually offers substantial scholarships to students with at least one parent or grandparent who has been an SME member in good standing for the last two years. The Family Scholarships include one award in an amount of $40,000 and three schol- arships of $20,000 each, all payable over four years.
The application process is open from November to Febru- ary. To apply, register at
smeef.org/scholarships.
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Enter SME’s 2017 Direct Digital Manufacturing Design Challenge
his year, high school and postsecondary student designers and engineers are encouraged to create designs that en-
hance physical mobility in one or more of the following areas: t Personal transportation; t Existing sporting goods; t Medical appliance/physical therapy devices; t A new and/or unique product addressing two or more of the above categories.
Innovation and mobility take many forms, all of which have the potential to be improved by additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Student designers and engineers are challenged to go beyond the classroom or laboratory and showcase their technical and commercial talents by demonstrating new and creative ways additive manufacturing can add value. Contestants need not build their item, but must recom- mend and justify through their research and cost-benefit/ value analysis, their design, process and material selec- tions to achieve the performance mobility restoration, enhancement(s) or new capabilities claimed. The top designs in each academic level and category
will be recognized during the RAPID + TCT event May 8-11, 2017, in Pittsburgh. Entries must be submitted on or before midnight EDT March 13, 2017, to be considered. Competi- tion information is available at
sme.org/ddm-competition.
2016 SME Officers and Directors
PRESIDENT Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME
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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