Welcome to the homepage of the Atlanta Chapter (Chapter 61) of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), where manufacturing comes together in North Georgia!

News and Upcoming Events

January 26, 2012 - History of Mfg Presentation: How Dalton Became the Carpet Capital of the World

Happy New Year! SME is excited to kick-off 2012 with a special presentation on the history of manufacturing in Georgia - specifically, Dalton's incredible domination of the carpet industry. Join us on Thursday, January 26, 2012 as guest speaker Douglas Flamming, Professor in the School of History, Technology, and Society at Georgia Tech tells the fascinating story of southern entrepreneurship and regional transformation that led to Dalton, Georgia becoming the carpet capital of the world. The event will be held at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center.

Click here to go to our Events page to register by January 23rd!       

Past Events

October 18, 2011 - Tour of Millennium Mats (Suwanee, GA)

Thanks to the team at Millennium Mat for a great tour of their manufacturing facility in Suwanee, GA on October 18th. The group had a great time and was glad to have the chance to see a state of the art facility that has re-shored products from Mexico and China by increasing efficiencies, utilizing recycled products and a implementing a state-of-the-art monitoring system.

September 20, 2011 - SME Laser Marking & Engraving Presentation/Demo Presented by: MECCO Marking & Traceability

Dave Sweet, President of MECCO Marking and Traceability, gave a great presentation on laser marking technology. Thanks to Dave for making the trip to the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center and providing a very interesting talk and demo.

August 25, 2011 - SME Happy Hour at SweetWater Brewery!

Thanks to all who came out and joined us at Sweetwater Brewery on August 25th. Everyone had a great time catching up after our summer break!

May 24, 2011 - Tour of Price Industries

Thanks to our friends at Price industries for putting on a great tour on May 24, 2011. We appreciate the efforts of our gracious hosts and enjoyed seeing the top-notch facilities!

 April 19, 2011 - Chicago White Metal Casting in-depth Die Casting Seminar - Joint SME/ASME Event

Many thanks to Jody Scollard who gave an interesting and informative presentation on advanced die casting and the work that Chicago White Metal Casting has done in this area. We also want to send a special thanks to the folks of ASME's Atlanta Chapter for their efforts in creating a great joint event.

March 24, 2011 - Tour of Applied Industrial Technologies Distribution Center

On Thursday, March 24th, SME Atlanta toured through Applied Inudstrial Technologies' distribution center in Lithia Springs, GA. It was exciting to see one of North America’s largest industrial distributors of bearings, power transmission components, hydraulic components and systems, pneumatic components and systems, industrial rubber products, linear components, tools, safety products, general maintenance and a variety of material handling products. Thanks to our hosts at Applied for providing such an interesting tour!

February 15, 2011 - Tour of WIKA Instrument Corporation

On February 15th SME Atlanta toured through WIKA Instrument Corporation with a total of 43 attendees!  Thanks to all of you who joined us for the tour and many thanks to our gracious hosts at WIKA who made it all possible.

November 16, 2010 - Tour of Meggitt Training Systems!

On November 16th SME Atlanta toured through Meggitt Training Systems and had a great time using the simulators that Meggitt has built its strong reputation on. Many thanks to our hosts for putting on a tour that everyone enjoyed!  

FABTECH Volunteer Opportunities - Complimentary Registration!

SME "Members Only" Meet and Greet at FABTECH - November 3rd!

SME held a "members only" meet and greet event on Wednesday, November 3rd in the Showcase Theater at FABTECH.  Click here to see the details of this event! 

North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, finishing and welding event returned to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from November 2-4, 2010!

Click here to see all of the details from the event.

SME's Manufacturing Engineering magazine now available online!

Manufacturing Engineering, SME's authoratative flagship publication is now avabilable for viewing online! Click here to see a video about all the exciting benefits and features of the new format on the SME International site.    

October 28, 2010 - Lunch and Tour of Bonnell Aluminum!

The Bonnell Aluminum tour on October 28th was a fun and interesting lunch meeting.  Thanks to all of you who attended the tour and a special thanks to Bonnell Aluminum for hosting us!

September 21, 2010 – Tour of Nisshinbo

Thanks to everyone who attended the tour of Nisshinbo North American operations on September 21st! We also want to send a special thanks to our gracious hosts at Nisshinbo - they put on an excellent tour! 

August 26, 2010 – Tour of SweetWater Brewery

We had a fun time at the SweetWater Brewery and were glad to see many new and familiar faces!  Thanks to all who came out and made it a great night.  We hope to plan similar mixers in the future so stay tuned to the website for more information!