Event Features

Discover new technologies and innovative solutions. SOUTHTEC showcases the people and technologies leading Southeastern manufacturing.

Exclusive insight from industry experts including Ford, Stellantis, GM, Gartner, UCLA, South Carolina MEP, MFG USA and more.

Join us on Tuesday, October 24, as Tooling U-SME hosts a Workforce Day as part of SOUTHTEC 2023. Learn how to fill your talent pipeline and align your training program to maximize your bottom line by hearing from top-performing manufacturers, educators, and workforce agencies and experts.

CESMII's involvement at SOUTHTEC for the Smart Manufacturing Experience is a testament to its pioneering role in advancing the landscape of smart manufacturing. As a prominent participant in the industry, CESMII brings to the event its expertise in transformative technologies and innovative solutions that are reshaping manufacturing processes.

Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas, and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology, create new products, reduce cost and risk, and enable the manufacturing workforce with the skills of the future.

SMART Manufacturing Experience Pavilion, powered by CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute, is where you’ll find the latest in innovative strategies, cutting-edge technologies and actionable insights that will revolutionize production processes, enhance supply chain management and optimize resource utilization.

In this “Smart Manufacturing – Why It Matters and How to Achieve It” educational workshop learn why it’s critically important to implement smart manufacturing now to secure the future success of your manufacturing operations. In this workshop, you’ll cover the competitive need for smart manufacturing, lean principles and smart manufacturing synergy, the smart manufacturing building blocks and taking the first step.

Industry leaders go into detail on critical manufacturing topics, sharing expertise and experience to help your business grow and compete globally. This year’s SOUTHTEC will feature a concentration on workforce development, SMART Manufacturing and Manufacturing USA’s impactful innovators.

Brought to you by the MT Series and MSC Metalworking Innovations, the Digital Solution Showcase demonstrates the latest innovations closing the gap on digital technologies that aim to improve profitability, throughput and productivity in your shop.

The theater is where you’ll gain the latest knowledge on the critical factors moving manufacturing forward. Learn the latest regarding applied technologies and their successes.

The SME ZONE is the focal point for all things SME. Major attractions like the latest in AR/VR training tools will be in the SME ZONE. While you're there learn how SME can help your business and advance your career.

Tooling U-SME’s hands on AR/VR demonstrations in the SME ZONE will show you how to optimize training by leveraging technology. Virtual Labs packages provide a structured way to set up and integrate Virtual Reality into your training program and support the blended learning approach of Learn. Practice. Perform.

A daily opportunity to meet your next customer, business partner, solutions provider or friend right on the event floor.

High School Students get their first taste of manufacturing with keynote speakers and guided show-floor tours of exhibiting manufacturing companies.