(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The demand for sustainability is growing stronger every day, and manufacturers are looking for ways to comply in order to reduce their impact on the environment and increase profitability.

Many are discovering that lean practices—which seek to eliminate all forms of waste—offer effective tools for sustainable manufacturing. To help practitioners better understand how green efforts can create growth and improve competitiveness, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is presenting a Lean to Green Manufacturing Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 26–29.

“The leading similarity between the benefits of lean and the benefits of green is waste,” says Gary Mikola, SME conference manager. “This conference offers proven business practices to dramatically reduce the overall impact of manufacturing on the environment.”

The conference features presentations, workshops, and case studies of successful methods attendees can immediately implement to reduce environmental concerns and enact changes in their manufacturing operations.

Some of the session topics are:

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