CESMII Thought Leadership

Our experts share insightful articles on cutting-edge trends and innovations in smart manufacturing. Explore thought-provoking perspectives, industry analysis, and practical insights authored by our knowledgeable team. Dive into a wealth of expertise designed to inspire, inform, and advance the future of manufacturing technology.

Generating Intelligence
Last year I wrote about the hype –– and challenges –– of generative AI. I was, and remain, dubious that ...
2024 Crystal Ball Report: Perspective on the challenges in 2024 of AI adoption in manufacturing
AI garnered a truckload of hype in 2023, with large questions about its utility to make manufacturing even "smarter," but ...
National Academies Releases Options for National Plan for Smart Manufacturing
Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing explores promising technologies transforming the manufacturing sector and identifies the research and ...
Revitalizing America’s Manufacturing Workforce: A Manufacturing USA National Roadmap
The United States has committed unprecedented resources to helping the nation once again become a global leader in manufacturing. While ...
America’s Advanced Manufacturing Problem—and How to Fix It
"I think this is the most profound overviews of how the US industrial revolution evolved to where we are today, ...
Addressing Challenges for Smart Manufacturing Broad Adoption
"A company, small or large, can use a strategy of phased investments to implement modular solutions and incrementally achieve benefits ...
Usefully Wrong – The Problem with Generative AI
The tech world's quest for the "next big thing" led to the rise of augmented reality and cryptocurrencies, but now ...
Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing: CESMII Special Issue
Manufacturing USA®, a national network of public-private partnerships, supports this work through collaboration in technology, supply chain, and workforce development ...
First Principles of Smart Manufacturing
Written by Conrad Leiva, CESMII's Vice President of Ecosystem & Workforce Development, this paper summarizes the practices that define smart ...
The 15th Anniversary of Smart Manufacturing
15 years ago the term Smart Manufacturing was coined as a shortened version of Smart (predictive, preventive and proactive), zero-incident, ...

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