(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Nanomanufacturing is no longer the next frontier. It’s in action today, and it is improving products and processes while saving manufacturers money along the way.

Nanomanufacturing experts will be gathering March 27–28, 2012, in Boston to share their knowledge with other manufacturing professionals at the NanoManufacturing Conference and Exhibits organized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

In addition to discussions on mid- to long-term applications of this smallest of technologies, there will be information on how it is already impacting the industry, as evidenced in these five ways:

1. Materials. Nanotechnology is creating exceptionally light, yet extremely tough, materials, such as graphene. Nano composites are uniquely customizable to adhere to other materials. They are currently used in golf clubs and tennis rackets, with expectations that they will transform the aerospace, defense, and transportation industries in the not-too-distant future.

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