Recognizing that advancement in the way things are made is critical to the success of manufacturing, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announces its 2012 list of Innovations That Could Change the Way You Manufacture.

Selected by SME’s Innovation Watch Committee, the new and emerging technologies on this list are already being used in manufacturing settings and have shown successful implementation. It is expected that many other manufacturers will see the value and will begin adopting these materials and processes into their products in the near future.

“Innovation keeps U.S. manufacturing strong,” says LaRoux Gillespie, 2012 president of SME. “By constantly re-inventing itself, developing new materials, technologies, and processes, manufacturing increases its productivity while creating products that enhance our lives. That is why SME is seeking out, acknowledging, and sharing these innovations with the larger manufacturing community.”

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