SME’s July issue of Manufacturing Engineering magazine has published its fourth annual “30 Under 30” issue, celebrating young men and women who have demonstrated leadership, excellence, and hard work in manufacturing. Among the standouts:

Fabian Bartos, 16, of Franklin Park, Illinois, is the youngest honoree on this year’s list. As a student at East Leyden High School, Bartos became passionate about 3D printing in an engineering class. In 2015, he was tasked with printing a replica of the White House that was presented to President Obama at a “Maker Education” event.

Ashley Buchner, 30, of FCA US, leads the Virtual Assembly Group for the automaker and uses motion-capture suit technology. “A lot of people think we play with video games,” she says, “but it’s in a manufacturing setting. It’s a cool and powerful tool, that's for sure.”

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