Guest: Jim Reid, General Manager, Robovent. Interviewed by Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Jim Reid, General Manager and Co-Owner of RoboVent, about the company’s new Clean Air Educational Initiative. Clean air in manufacturing facilities is important to keeping employees happy and productive, and Reid talks about how RoboVent has helped to simplify the process of achieving truly clean air that meets regulations and keeps employees healthy.

HOW CLEAN IS THE AIR IN YOUR MANUFACTURING FACILITY?

Guest: Jeannine Kunz, ToolingU-SME. Interviewed by Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster

SME's Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Jeannine Kunz, the director of Tooling U-SME, about how workforce development is changing in an area where manufacturers struggle to find workers. Learn how ToolingU-SME helps small, medium and large manufacturers prepare a plan to keep their current workers on top of the latest technologies, develop ongoing training plans and ensure they can continue to grow with the workforce they need.

How is ToolingU-SME Helping Develop the Manufacturing Workforce?

Guest: Debbie Holton, SME Events & Industry Strategy. Interviewed by Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster

SME's Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Debbie Holton, Director of Industry Strategy & Events at SME, about how manufacturing technology is changing and what that might mean for the future. We also discuss SME’s RAPID event, how the 3D printing industry is changing rapidly and the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Finally, there’s nothing like a face-to-face event to learn about what’s new, so Holton discusses SME’s upcoming slate of events in North America.

How Manufacturing Technology is Changing Today

Guest:  Neil Desrosiers, Applications Engineer and Developer, Mazak. Interviewed by Senior Editor James Lorincz.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Neil Derosiers of Mazak about the coming digital manufacturing revolution in advance of the MC2 conference to be held April 19-21 in Dallas, Texas. Where is this Internet of Things headed and is anybody really exempt from the future of manufacturing?

What is MTConnect and Why You Need to Know

Guest: Mohamed Abuali, CEO Forcam, Inc. Interviewed by Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Mohamed Abuali about Forcam’s technology for promoting a digital manufacturing future, and why small and medium manufacturers need to learn more about the available technology and how it can improve their competitiveness.

How Digital Technologies are Driving a New Era of Productivity

Guest: Antoine Bisson, co-founder and chief technical  officer of Poka Inc. Interviewed by Smart Manufacturing magazine Editor Brett Brune.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Antoine Bisson about the “social industrial platform” he and a friend created to make training in manufacturing as easy as watching YouTube. It’s all about avoiding mistakes and downtime. (We threw in a little Japanese lesson, too.)

Profiling & Connecting Equipment, People Worldwide

Guest: Al Albrecht, Author of  “The American Machine Tool Industry.” Interviewed by Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Al Abrecht, the author of the book, “The American Machine Tool Industry – It’s History, Growth, Restructuring & Recovery.” The 91-year-old, who retired from a long career in the machine tool industry, gives his observations about the industry and where it’s headed now. Albrecht last served as the Vice President of Textron’s Machine Tool Division in Cheshire, CT, and has an engineering degree from The Ohio State University.

Where Does The American Machine Tool Industry Stand Today?

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