NORMAN, OK -- March 28, 2012 -- Dave Arthur, CEO of SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT) a world leader in high quality, Single-Wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW™) carbon nanotubes (CNT) and printable CNT inks, will participate in a panel discussion on recent advances and challenges in nanomanufacturing at the SME 2012 NanoManufacturing Conference.

The panel will be held on Thursday, March 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Arthur will talk about moving from the R&D phase to commercialization and volume production of CNT powders, dispersions and printable inks. He will put particular emphasis on recent advancements in product performance and on opportunities for dramatic cost reductions, and the new applications that will be developed as a result.

Among the other panel members are nanomanufacturing experts from established companies and academic researchers.

To arrange an interview with Dave Arthur please call Andrew Lavin at 516-944-4486.   E-mail andrewlavin@alavin.com.

About SME

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its many programs, events, magazines, publications and online training division, Tooling U, SME connects manufacturing practitioners to each other, to the latest technologies and to the most up-to-date manufacturing processes. SME has members around the world and is supported by a network of chapters and technical communities. A 501(c) 3 organization, SME is a leader in manufacturing workforce development issues, working with industry, academic and government partners to support the current and future skilled workforce.

About SWeNT

SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) is a privately-held specialty chemical company that manufactures high quality Single-Wall and Specialty Multi-Wall carbon nanotubes and printable inks for a range of products and applications including energy-efficient lighting, affordable photovoltaics, improved energy storage, printed electronics, and various composite applications. SWeNT was created in 2001 to spin off nanotube research developed at the University of Oklahoma.  For more information, please visit www.swentnano.com.

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