Education Catalog
As the home of Smart Manufacturing, we pride ourselves on providing a wide array of education opportunities, all in one place. Together with our ecosystem, we work to bring you the latest in Smart Manufacturing Education. All CESMII-endorsed courses have gone through our verification process to bring you the most relevant, cutting-edge offerings available.
Endorsed Education Program
To qualify, all courses must include the following skills: Industry 4.0, interoperability, scalability, analytical, and orchestration capabilities that expand Industry 3.0.
Member Discounts
We work hard to provide you with innovative content at a reasonable cost. Thanks to our strong industry partnerships, CESMII members can leverage discounts on select courses.
Continuous Improvement
We are constantly updating our session catalog with courses to develop and advance our Smart Manufacturing ecosystem. Check in regularly to see the latest opportunities.
Advanced Professional Development – Smart Manufacturing
Course Type: Instructor-Led
Length: 3 courses of 15 hours each; 1 semester program for 15 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Smart Manufacturing Introduction, Smart Manufacturing in the context of Additive Manufacturing, Data Analytics and AI, Human-machine interaction, augmentation, Smart Digital Supply Chain, Executing a Smart Manufacturing Pilot Project.
Target Audience:
Professionals with a technical background and/or education in engineering, manufacturing, and data/information technologies.
Contact info@cesmii.org for a 25% off CESMII member discount on this course.
Introduction to Smart Manufacturing – Building Professional Expertise in Industry 4.0
Course Type: On-Demand, Online
Length: 6 weeks, 5-6 hours/week
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
With this credential, learners will establish a foundational understanding of Smart Manufacturing, from the core underlying technologies to its impact on an organization and its people. Intended for anyone in a manufacturing company seeking to understand how modern technologies are being applied to drive value for the business. This credential will help define Smart Manufacturing in terms that can be translated into operational business value.
Target Audience:
- Senior leaders in plant management and operations roles are responsible for business decisions and the financial bottom line.
- Design and manufacturing engineers seeking to learn about data and modeling in a manufacturing environment.
- Production plant supervisors and managers who are responsible for data flow, capture, storage and system modification for greater process flows and production improvements.
- Junior level operations and line specialists who are committed to a career in manufacturing and having a greater understanding of the changes in the future of the industry.
- Consultants who want to add value around the latest technology transformations in manufacturing.
Level 1: Manufacturing and Digital Fundamentals
Course Type: Instructor-Led, In-Person at the Digital Foundry at New Kensington
Length: All four modules are 24 hours, two evenings each week over 7 weeks. Module #3 can be taken by itself and is 12 hours over 2 weeks.
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Examples of current Smart Manufacturing practices. Application of critical thinking, communication, problem solving, ideation, and teamwork. Quality principles including planning, assurance, control, and improvement. Data analysis and visualization for decision making. Examples in digital lean manufacturing, digital design tools, and basics of digital twins.
Target Audience:
Individuals looking to enter the manufacturing field with little to no current experience in traditional or digital manufacturing or those who are looking to grow, strengthen or refresh fundamental future-ready skills needed to be competitive in the field.
Level 2: Digital Manufacturing Essentials Certificate Program
Course Type: In-person classes at New Kensington
Length: Four modules can be taken independently. Each module is 10 hours for a total of 40 hours. Companies have flexibility on duration they want to offer to their employees from 4 hours/week for 10 weeks to all 40 hours into a full-time week.
Prerequisites: Individuals currently employed or with a background in manufacturing
Skills Taught:
Understanding of smart/digital manufacturing from design to operational management to be competitive in the field. Skills in computer-aided processes in smart manufacturing operations including sensor technology, data collection, visualization, and analytics on the factory floor. Modules include:
- Digital Devices and Automation
- Robotics and Physical Automation
- Digital Controls and Data Management
- Manufacturing Operations Management
Target Audience:
These programs are for those seeking to enhance their knowledge in smart/digital manufacturing including positions such as production workers, plant supervisors, machinists, machine operators, technicians, manufacturing engineers or manufacturing support roles.
Level 3: Digital Manufacturing Professional
Course Type: Instructor-Led
Length: 4 Weeks, 42 Hours
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Smart Manufacturing Essentials. Industrial Internet of Things. Data Analytics and Machine Learning. Digital Twin Development and Implementation.
Target Audience:
Professionals with a technical background and/or education in engineering, manufacturing, and data/information technologies.
Smart Manufacturing – Moving from Static to Dynamic Operations
Course Type: Instructor-Led
Length: 10 weeks, 50 hours
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Introduction to Smart Manufacturing; Using sensors in FrED extrusion machine for Data Capture, Visualization, Analysis, and Modeling; Control of Manufacturing Processes; Machine Vision and manufacturing applications; Model Fitting and Sensitivity Analysis; Statistical Process Control; Advanced Data Analytics
Target Audience:
Plant managers working in manufacturing. Design and manufacturing engineers seeking to learn about data and modeling in a manufacturing environment. Data scientists looking to apply their craft to the growing field of smart manufacturing.
Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics Degree
Course Type: Instructor-Led undergraduate program
Length: Undergraduate engineering program is usually four years
Prerequisites: Enrollment to Purdue University as Engineering student
Skills Taught:
The Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics major is a hybrid of mechanical, computer, and electrical engineering technologies that focuses on the application of science, engineering, information systems and computing in manufacturing. Students pursuing this major incorporate Industry 4.0 technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), big data analytics, cloud/edge computing, augmented reality (AR), systems modeling and simulation, as well as autonomous human robot systems, additive manufacturing (3D printing and cybersecurity.
Target Audience:
Manufacturing engineering careers including Digital Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing Data Analysts, Process Automation Engineers, and Smart Factory Managers.
Smart Manufacturing – Building Your Strategic Roadmap
Course Type: Instructor-Led, remote online, includes hands-on project work
Length: 4 weeks, 15-20 hours
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Work with an expert mentor to learn how to develop a technology-enabled strategic roadmap. Assess your organization’s current state across six critical manufacturing areas: strategy, culture, processes, systems, workforce, and supply chain. Develop a future vision and build a roadmap that aligns your business objectives to smart manufacturing capabilities.
Target Audience:
Manufacturing leaders and innovation champions who seek to initiate digital transformation in their organization. Team participation encouraged.
Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Roadmap Framework Certification Course
Course Type: Instructor-Led, remote online, includes hands-on project work
Length: 8 weeks, 6-8 hours per week
Prerequisites: 3 years of experience as a consultant in manufacturing or 5 years working as a professional leading the implementations of integrated systems in a manufacturing organization
Skills Taught:
This eight-week, digitally delivered certification course is designed to educate consultants, advisors and innovation champions working with manufacturers on the CESMII Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Framework, the supporting toolkit, and prepare them to take the CESMII Certification exam.
Supported by an expert mentor, you’ll engage with hands-on projects to assess sample organization’s current and desired future states along 6 critical areas of world-class manufacturers. Your capstone will be to develop a strategic Smart Manufacturing Roadmap encompassing all of the Acceleration Framework elements.
Target Audience:
This digitally delivered certification course is designed to educate consultants, advisors and innovation champions working with manufacturers on the CESMII Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Framework, the supporting toolkit, and prepare them to take the CESMII Certification exam.
Graduate Certificate in Smart Manufacturing
Course Type: Hybrid, two graduate courses in-person, two online
Length: Regular semester course (14 weeks – 3 instructional hours per week)
Prerequisites: UTEP engineering students; Students should consult the Introduction to the College of Engineering section for information on general admission requirements.
Skills Taught:
This certificate program provides hands-on training on Smart Manufacturing (SM) technologies used by manufacturers in the region including digital twins, automation & robotics, and data analytics.
Target Audience:
Engineering students that want to increase their hands-on skills with Smart Manufacturing technologies and techniques.
Fundamentals of Smart Manufacturing
Course Type: On-Demand
Length: 34 eLearning modules about 30-60 minutes each
Prerequisites: None
Skills Taught:
Smart Manufacturing Introduction. Data Collection Fundamentals, Cybersecurity, How Smart Manufacturing is related to Business Strategy, the convergence of IT and OT, IIoT, Big Data, Digital Thread, Digital Twin, Analytics, AI/Machine Learning, Workforce Augmentation, Digital Lean, Continuous Improvement and Digital Supply Chain.
Target Audience:
Professionals with a general background in manufacturing and information technologies.
Note: There is no direct link to the course. Please Search under Topic: Industrial Engineering
Special Topics: Smart Manufacturing under Industrial Engineering
Course Type: Instructor-Led
Length: 4 months, 1.25 hours two days a week
Prerequisites: Must be WVU Student
Skills Taught:
Hands-on experience with Industry 4.0 technologies and data-driven analytics applied in smart manufacturing systems. Topics include Smart Manufacturing Basics, IIoT Connectivity & Manufacturing Data Acquisition, Manufacturing Data Analytics, and Energy Analytics.
Target Audience:
Students that are interested in learning about the latest Industry 4.0 factory technologies and data-driven analytics in smart manufacturing systems.