Advanced Manufacturing Now

Manufacturers are facing a silent crisis: decades of institutional knowledge are walking out the door as experienced engineers retire, turnover rises, and supplier ecosystems shift. At the same time, teams are drowning in unstructured files — drawings, quotes, QC reports, and tribal process notes — making it harder than ever to reuse past work, avoid repeat mistakes, and train new talent.
AI has the power to reverse this trend — not by replacing experts, but by capturing, structuring, and amplifying their knowledge across engineering, procurement, and operations.
Join CADDi's VP of Partnerships Patrick Harrigan and CADDi's VP of Engineering Chris Cope for a deep-dive discussion on:
You Will Learn
Why knowledge attrition is the #1 hidden cost in manufacturing transformation
How AI is being applied today to digitize, structure, and unlock legacy engineering + supplier data
Real examples of teams using AI to speed RFQs, avoid repeat quality issues, and ramp new engineers faster
Frameworks for evaluating AI tools that support — not disrupt — your workforce
A practical roadmap to start preserving expertise before it's gone
This session is designed for forward-thinking manufacturing leaders who want to future-proof their organizations and empower their teams — not replace them.
Brought to you by: CADDi


Visit https://advancedmanufacturing.org/webinars for more webinars and an interactive experience with visuals.

SME Media Senior Editor Michael McConnell, Editor Rachel Thomas and Associate Editor Cary Gitter sit down for an industry update, discussing economic expansion in the manufacturing sector, a visit to Autotool Tech Day in Ohio and the latest news on tariffs.
This is an audio recording of our latest episode of Advanced Manufacturing Live. Follow SME Media on LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube to catch our next episode live.

We sit down with Dave Evans, CEO of Misumi America and founder of Fictiv, to unpack findings from the 11th Annual State of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Report.

Welcome How Winning Manufacturers Put Historical Data At The Center Of Their Business Transformation
American manufacturing has been on a negative trajectory for the last half century. In the last 20 years alone, 30% of Americas small and midsized manufacturers have been absorbed by larger competitors or gone out of business.
Trade policy alone isn't enough to save the American Manufacturer. To dominate the 21st century, American Manufacturers need to innovate faster than ever before. Fortunately a fresh crop of leading innovators in this new AI-powered era is beginning to emerge. We're here to bring you their stories.
Consolidating components purchasing across a global supply chain. Speeding up DFM to get products to market faster. Enforcing reuse to avoid unnecessary duplication and carrying costs. These are just a few of the success stories that CADDi customers have pioneered over the last year.
We're here to deep dive some of these for you. The CADDi team will get under the hood on approaches used by our top customers so you can deploy them in your own business. Don't miss this chance to grab the AI-enabled playbooks that are making companies like, Subaru, Kawasaki, Dairy Conveyor Corp, Denso, Ebara, and others so successful at improving QCD
Brought to you by: CADDi 
SPEAKERS:
Aaron Lober
VP of Marketing
CADDi
Aaron Lober is an accomplished marketing executive with a foundation in product marketing at companies like Procore Technologies, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Blameless (acquired by FireHydrant). He holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.
Chris Cope
VP of Engineering
CADDi
Chris Cope is a seasoned technology leader with expertise in SRE, AI, Architecture and Security. Formerly with Xometry and Laconia, Chris excels in optimizing production workflows and spearheading automation projects. He is known for driving innovation and scaling teams to enhance operational efficiency and earned a Masters in Computer Science from DePaul University.
Patrick Harrigan
VP of Partnerships
CADDi
Patrick Harrigan, VP of Partnerships at CADDi, formerly of Hexagon AB and Tulip Interfaces, fosters a partner network to expand CADDi's AI platform, driving operational efficiency, cost reduction, and knowledge democratization.
Visit https://advancedmanufacturing.org/webinars for more webinars and an interactive experience with visuals.

Curious about adding a 3D printer to your operation? In this episode, we shares insights from manufacturers who have already taken the leap.