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3 Manufacturing Metrology Division
Pages 17-20

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... either by improving currently known processes or by developing completely new approaches, it makes measurements that could not be done before; and (2) it enhances current capabilities by means of automation to improve accuracy, reduce costs, broaden operational ranges, reduce uncertainty, and reduce turnaround time.
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From page 18...
... If successful, the results of this effort will place NIST ahead of other NMIs on measuring and calibrating extremely low forces. The work by the MMD in science-based manufacturing is important in obtaining fundamental knowledge of manufacturing and metrology processes that, from a mechanistic perspective, will enable advances in processes and their control that are critical to moving current and next-generation manufacturing capabilities in the United States forward.
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From page 19...
... The division has significant impact on the nation and the world through its broad spectrum of standards work, from defining new standards, to supporting current standards, to providing new fundamental definitions for next-generation standards. For example, MMD personnel are actively involved in the development of new standards (e.g., fiveaxis coordinated motion standards and Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers [IEEE]
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From page 20...
...  Much of the MMD metrology infrastructure is aging and will need to be updated or repaired in the near future. Funds will be necessary to update these systems, develop models of next-generation metrology systems that are more reliable and lower in cost, and then develop these next-generation systems.
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