SME, the nonprofit association committed to advancing the widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and developing North America’s talent and capabilities, and global additive manufacturing leader Stratasys, announced the winners of their cosponsored 2024 Additive Manufacturing Competition, conducted as part of the 60th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, held in Atlanta June 24-28.
The SME Education Foundation will award over 130 scholarships to students pursuing a post-secondary education in manufacturing, engineering, or related fields in 2024.
More Michigan students will have access to new advanced manufacturing technology and training through the SME Education Foundation’s SME PRIME® program, due to an expansion of the public-private partnership between the Foundation and the State of Michigan to bolster the state’s manufacturing talent pipeline.
The national competition is part of an effort to get young people interested in careers like welding.
The Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (ISD) is in the early stages of a major project to benefit its Career and Technical Education (CTE) students.
Proviso West’s advanced manufacturing teacher honored for her outstanding work in educating Proviso students about the world of possibilities that can be unleashed through the manufacturing industry with not one, but two awards.
This year, 25 students are involved and are learning everything from robotics, precision machining, 3D manufacturing and more.
Students at Gainesville, West Hall, and Flowery Branch high schools are among those who will be able to use new manufacturing technology through the SME Education Foundation.