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Announcing New Location for WESTEC 2019!

Join us at Long Beach Convention Center September 24-26, 2019

73% OF ATTENDEES INFLUENCE EQUIPMENT BUYING DECISIONS IN THEIR COMPANY.

CONNECT WITH INFLUENTIAL WEST COAST BUYERS.

NEW! Additive Manufacturing Pavilion

This dedicated space, on the show floor, allows industry-leading AM suppliers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with west coast manufacturers to discuss their design and production challenges and demonstrate how AM can benefit their operations.

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Event Features

Keynote Presentations

Each day at WESTEC you have complimentary access to hear keynote presentations featuring industry expert...

SME Zone

Additive Manufacturing Materials Seminar

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.This seminar will focus on how major manufactu...

Knowledge Bars (Pre-registration recommended)

These small group discussions are designed to provide the opportunity to ask questions about your specifi...

Smart Manufacturing Hub (Pre-registration recommended)

This dynamic area on the event floor features advanced manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing,...

News

May 23, 2019

First 3D-Printed Car Marks a Manufacturing Milestone

To see the first 3D-printed car may be something you never thought you would do in your lifetime. Looking back, who would have thought when the first mass-produced Ford Model T rolled off the assembly…

Apr 11, 2019

Skilled Trades: Enhancing the Talent Pipeline with SME PRIME

By now we’ve all heard about the impending skills gap in manufacturing — and how the combination of baby boomer retirements, economic expansion and new technology will likely cause some 2 million manufacturing jobs to go unfilled…

Oct 04, 2018

How Do Ambitious Climate Pledges Impact Economic Growth? For Insight, Compare Texas And California.

Compared to other places, like Texas – known for its oil and gas production – California’s economy is performing better on most measures, showing that it is entirely possible to pair steep emission reductions with…

Sep 05, 2018

Renishaw Opens Additive Manufacturing Demo Center in California

Advanced metal additive manufacturing systems manufacturer Renishaw (West Dundee, IL) opened a new Additive Manufacturing Demonstration Center in Newbury Park, CA. Working in collaboration with Ibex Engineering (Newbury Park, CA), the Demonstration Center is situated within Ibex’s headquarters and…

Jun 08, 2018

The Virtuous Cycle of Closed-Loop Manufacturing

Closed-loop manufacturing is a strategy for increasing revenue and reducing costs that relies on data from all parts of an organization. The data is used to inform development teams of improvements that can be made…

Oct 09, 2017

Robotic arms, likely to replace humans at manufacturer-employers, featured at WESTEC 2017

The future of manufacturing — which looks a lot more robotic and a lot less human — is on display as WESTEC 2017 kicked off its three-day run at Los Angeles Convention Center on Tuesday.…

Oct 09, 2017

Over-the-Air Software Updates Beckon in AM, Just Beyond Cultural Hurdles

LOS ANGELES—In the “factory of the future,” manufacturers will adopt over-the-air software upgrades used by Carbon and Tesla as the modus operandi, Carbon CEO Joe DeSimone said yesterday at the Westec manufacturing industry conference. Carbon’s…

Oct 09, 2017

Participa Estado en Westec 2017

Con los objetivos de promover la economía y de atraer proveedoras de procesos especiales a Baja California, promotores del Gobierno del Estado participaron en el evento Westec 2017, el cual se realizó los días 12,…

Oct 08, 2017

CNC Provides High-Speed Machining with Accurate Surface Finishes

Westec 2017: The Fagor 8065 CNC is designed for high-performance applications and equipped with features for high-speed machining while maintaining accuracy and surface finish. The Fagor 8065 CNC is designed for high-performance applications and equipped…

Oct 05, 2017

Software’s AM Module Simulates Hybrid Manufacturing Processes

Westec 2017: CGTech will demonstrate the newest version of its CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software, Vericut 8.1. CGTech will demonstrate the newest version of its CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software, Vericut…

Oct 05, 2017

Control & Simulation Software Enables Intelligent Robots

Reiterating again that software is the heart and ‘soul’ of artificial intelligence (AI), the equally largest part of AI is robotics. The two go together like orange and chocolate. Energid knows this quite well as…

Oct 05, 2017

Manufacturing’s Future is Bright at WESTEC 2017

WESTEC 2017 — the premier West Coast manufacturing event — opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. WESTEC showcases the latest in machinery, metrology, design, digital, 3D…

Oct 05, 2017

What We Learned at Westec 2017

Westec offered a useful mix of emerging technology and practical applications. This slide show reflects this mix in its eclectic coverage of what exhibitors had to offer. I can honestly say I’ve never been to…

Sep 08, 2017

Top 3 Downtime Killers

An exclusive blog for WESTEC 2017 from Shop Floor Automations (Booth 1935) The manufacturing industry is expensive. The fruits of our labor are not only costly, but so are the machines and tools we use…

May 05, 2017

An open letter to Apple: Manufacturing thanks you

Dear Tim Cook, On behalf of SME, thank you. Thank you for standing up for manufacturing. Thank you for investing your financial strength in the manufacturing industry that truly drives local, national and global economies.…

May 04, 2017

Digital Manufacturing Boosts Competitiveness

In a column for The Huffington Post (5/4, Holt, Contributor) Proto Labs President and CEO Vicki Holt writes that “for businesses looking to operate more efficiently and competitively, digital manufacturing models have the potential to…

Apr 20, 2017

2017 Trends for Manufacturing

Engineers and technologists are using technology to their advantage for projects in a number of fields such as Additive Manufacturing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Automation and Robotics. Read full article

Apr 20, 2017

Tools for Managing Tools

Machinists today can create some of the most complex, efficient, and precise parts ever made. However, with precision comes complexity. This is especially true in the choice of cutting tools used in today’s five, six,…

Jan 16, 2017

2017 Manufacturing Trends

There are many opportunities that lie ahead for the manufacturing industry. These include disruptive processes such as additive manufacturing and the internet of things as well as newly created materials that bring substantial benefits to…

Jan 04, 2017

America’s Job Center of California in Santa Clarita

America’s Job Center of California (AJCC), located at College of the Canyons, sees thousands of Santa Clarita residents come through its doors every year. Like hundreds across the county and country, AJCC serves as a…

Aug 13, 2016

SME AND AMT Announce Major Partnership

(CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2016) – AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and SME have announced a major new partnership for a series of regional co-branded trade shows focused on the manufacturing technology industry. The collaboration encompasses the…