About the Smart Manufacturing Center
The Smart Manufacturing Center at El Camino College was established in June of 2024 to assist in the implementation of a Department of Energy (DOE) grant that funds no-cost programs intended to assist small and medium-sized businesses to adopt Smart Manufacturing processes and technologies.
Our mission is to provide Smart Manufacturing education, training, and consulting services that increases productivity, efficiency, and agility, as well as enhanced quality and sustainability.
“Our collective vision is to provide services to SMMs that will create production efficiencies, help establish environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes and increase the competitiveness of California’s manufacturing sector.”
Jose Anaya, Dean of Community Advancement & Business Training Center,
El Camino College
Mission and Vision
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide Smart Manufacturing education, training, and consulting services that increase productivity, efficiency, and agility, as well as enhanced quality and sustainability.
Vision
To help manufactures become intelligent factories that optimize processes, enhance productivity, and improve quality through smart manufacturing technologies.
About the Grant
El Camino College has received a three-year grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to incentivize California’s small and medium sized manufacturers (SMMs) to adopt Smart Manufacturing processes and technologies.
The DOE grant program, administered in California by the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation