Manufacturing Engineering Division

The Manufacturing Engineering Division is concerned with the knowledge base of manufacturing sciences and technology and its applications for improved production performance that is economically viable and meets industrial health, safety, and resource conservation legislation. It also promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering through manufacturing engineering and its entire scope where "product" is the desired end result. It covers the entire field of manufacturing engineering such as Machine Tools, Materials Processing, Sensors and Controllers, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics, Manufacturing Systems Management and Optimization, and Emerging Areas of Manufacturing Engineering.

Featured Event

2026 ASME International Manufacturing Science & Engineering Conference (MSEC2026)
June 22 – June 26, 2026
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Hosted by the Penn State University

Past Events

 

Recognition of outstanding achievement in engineering is one of the major objectives of ASME International. Through its programs of honors and awards, ASME recognizes outstanding contributions to the art and science of engineering. These programs provide the opportunity for personalized presentations to honor recipients which dramatize to the public the achievements of the engineers, and they identify ASME with excellence in engineering.

Society Level Awards

• Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award
• M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME
• William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award
• Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal
• Devor-Kapoor Manufacturing Medal

Division Level Awards

• Best Organizer of Symposium & Sessions Award (BOSS Award)
• Best Paper Award
• Kornel F. Ehmann Manufacturing Medal
• Outstanding Service Award
• Student Manufacturing Design Competition Award
• Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Researcher Award

Nominations link for processing division awards: Unit Awards

To contact any of these leaders, use the ASME Volunteer Leader Directory (VLD).

Mihaela Banu PhD
Chair  | July 2025 - June 2026

Jaydeep Karandikar
Vice Chair | July 2025- June 2026

Johnson Samuel
Programs | July 2025 - June 2026

Ihab Ragai
Communications | July 2025 - June 2026

Teresa Rinke
Secretary | July 2025 - June 2026

Jarred Heigel
Past Chair | July 2025 - June 2026

Barbara Zlatnik
Staff Contact

  

Links to helpful online resources related to the division are below. If you have suggestions for other resources, please contact the division chair or ASME staff.

• ASME Landmarks Program
  Landmarks, sites and collections of historic importance to mechanical engineering are designated by ASME through its History and Heritage Landmarks Program.

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Government Agencies

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• Energy Portal
• Manufacturing
• Materials Science
• Nanotechnology 
• Sandia National Laboratories

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Professional Societies

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• North American Manufacturing Research Institute

ASME Manufacturing Engineering Technical Committees

• Additive Manufacturing
• Advanced Materials Manufacturing
• Biomanufacturing Technical Committee
• Life Cycle Engineering Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Equipment and Automation Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Processes Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Systems Technical Committee
• Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing Technical Committee
• Quality and Reliability Technical Committee