Advanced Manufacturing Now

We sit down with SME's chief Manufacturing Officer, Dr. Brett Conner, to discuss the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, and what they mean for manufacturers in the United States.

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Let's work together to optimize your sheet metal fabrication processes and enhance the quality of your end products.
Presenters:
Jeff Fettig
Sales Team

Greg Gach
Lead Engineer


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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.
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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.