The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has released its 2008 Publications Catalog online for download. It contains information on hundreds of DVDs, books, CD-ROMs and study materials.

"Thousands of manufacturing engineers, designers, managers, practitioners, certification candidates, and lean champions rely on SME as their number one source for advancing manufacturing knowledge," said SME Executive Director and General Manager Mark C. Tomlinson. "The new and free-to-access 2008 SME Publications Catalog continues to serve the information and training needs of this audience at various career stages."

For a PDF copy, visitwww.sme.org/bookstore. Print versions can be ordered by calling (800) 733-4763 or writing P.O. Box 6028, Dearborn, MI 48121.

"We owe our depth of reference materials and resources to our member and industry experts who collectively monitor manufacturing trends to provide the most up-to-date information. I encourage members to use this catalog as a reliable and user-friendly resource for SME's online store and leverage SME membership when purchasing these in-demand products," Tomlinson added.