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SME Media Smart Manufacturing Magazine August 2021

August 2021

The August 2021 edition of Smart Manufacturing is now available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.

 

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Time to create stronger, more agile U.S. supply chains

June 24, 2021
When Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute needed clear plastic to make face shields for the coronavirus pandemic, conventional suppliers were unable to provide it. “We are now one of the largest purchasers of document covers in the country,” Robert Hull, acting VP for research at Rensselaer, said during a  webinar that SME and CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute hosted last week.
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
Vera Seitz, right, is one of the engineers who developed a process to 3D print silicone at Aceo, a division of Wacker Chemical.

AM for liquid and soft materials goes mainstream

July 22, 2021
Voxel8, Chromatic 3D Materials, Wacker Chemical showing how additive manufacturing for liquid and soft materials is done
Ilene Wolff
By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media
Jon Burke, a project engineer, loads one of Dimension Inx’s biomaterial inks into Desktop Health’s BioPlotter as Dimension Inx CTO Adam Jakus looks on.

Will good times soon roll for regenerative medicine?

July 23, 2021
New regulatory guidance and changes in workforce prep are needed before the good times will roll for regenerative medicine
By Oneika Mobley Contributing Editor
NIIMBL Director Kelvin Lee expects to focus next on vaccine analytics and assays and the gene therapy vector space.

With NIIMBL’s help, biopharmaceutical firms adjust to going to market ‘first together’

July 26, 2021
A shared testbed for innovation at NIIMBL represents, but doesn’t mimic, what’s happening in an individual firm’s lab.
Brett Brune
By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
AT&T Business is working with MxD in Chicago to demonstrate how digital solutions can help manufacturers optimize operations, increase safety and reduce costs.

AT&T Business joining forces with MxD to make data, the IoT more reliable, secure, capable

July 27, 2021
AT&T Business is working with MxD in Chicago to demonstrate how digital solutions can help manufacturers optimize operations, increase safety and reduce costs.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media
Lockheed Martin technicians use Scope AR’s WorkLink platform in conjunction with the HoloLens 2 to ensure quality assembly of the Orion capsule.

AR in assembly graduates from proof of concept to prime time

July 28, 2021
HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s second-generation, mixed-reality smart glasses is a big part of why augmented reality in assembly has become ready for prime time.
By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media
Elisa Teipel, Chief development officer, Essentium

EssentiumX exploring the full potential of additive

July 29, 2021
The whole of manufacturing is moving toward a leaner and more agile future enabled by additive manufacturing. But this change requires continuous and unrelenting innovation to be able to do things not done before.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media

Collective Intelligence

  • RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy
    NEWS DESK

    RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

    PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026
    RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
  • Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation
    PRESS RELEASES

    Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

    PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026
    Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
  • Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing
    HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING

    Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

    Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026
    There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

Up Front

  • RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy
    NEWS DESK

    RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

    PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026
    RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
  • Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation
    PRESS RELEASES

    Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

    PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026
    Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
  • Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing
    HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING

    Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

    Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026
    There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

Field Intelligence

  • RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy
    NEWS DESK

    RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

    PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026
    RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
  • Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation
    PRESS RELEASES

    Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

    PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026
    Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
  • Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing
    HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING

    Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

    Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026
    There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.