An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories Fiscal Year 1999 (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 3 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
Chapter 3 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
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Chapter 3 Manufacturing Erlgineering Laboratory
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Tutos, Dassault Systemes of America Submitted for the panel by its Chair, Walt W Braithwaite, this assessment of the fiscal year ~ 999 activities of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is based on site visits by individual pane!
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discrete-parts manufacturers in mechanical and dimensional metrology and in advanced manufacturing technology by conducting research and development, providing services, and participating in standard activities. The laboratory is organized into five divisions: Precision Engineering, Automated Production Technology, Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Systems Integration, and Fabrication Technology.
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Much of the work pursued by the MEL has been benchmarked as being among the Best in the World. The length measurements and mechanical metrology products and services of MEL have been shown in many cases to exceed industry's current needs as well as provide capabilities to enable future development.
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Lastly, the high-profile nature of the Charters of Freedom project gives MEL national exposure as a unique technical resource and provides a highly visible example of its work. Laboratory Resources Funding sources2 for the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (in millions of dollars)
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The program reviews should include timelines, resource allocation plans, and financial analysis. The program review information can then be used to prioritize program importance.
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In addition, the division has engaged in a strategic planning process in an effort to increase its interaction with a broader spectrum of industry, in both the development of new projects and the dissemination of results. Two excellent reports were published as a result of this effort: Technical Directions of the NIST Precision Engineering Division: 1997-20013 and Benchmarking the Length Measurement Capabilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.4 In the past year, the staff sponsored workshops and national conferences, produced 5 ~ publications, and participated in numerous standards committees as a part of that strategy.
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Automated Production Technology Division Division Mission According to division documentation, the mission of the Automated Production Technology Division is to satisfy the measurements and standards needs of the U.S. discreteparts manufacturers in mechanical metrology and advanced manufacturing technology by conducting research and development in realizing and disseminating S} mechanical units; developing methods, models, sensors, and data to improve machines, processes, and metrology; providing services in mechanical metrology, machine metrology, process metrology, and sensor integration; and taking the lead in the development of national and international standards.
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Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work The nine programs of the Automated Production Technology Division are well balanced between mechanical and advanced manufacturing metrology. The mechanical metrology provides NIST Traceable Reference Materials (NTRM)
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NIST-STRS, 5.0 5.2 excluding Competence Competence 0.4 0.4 ATP 0.6 0.2 OA/NFG/CRADA 0.7 0.5 Other Reimbursable 1.2 1. 1 Total 7.8 7.4 As of January 1999, staffing for the Automated Production Technology Division included 44 full-time permanent positions, of which 40 were for technical professionals.
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However, the large percentage ofthe division's STRS resources dedicated to this project leave the rest ofthe division vulnerable to serious disruption if changes occur in its outside funding. Hexapod parallel-activated machine tools hold the promise of increased speed, accuracy, stiffness, and multiaxis versatility compared with current machine tool platforms.
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The work continues to be at the cutting edge. As part of the Open Modular Architecture Controller Group, the Enhanced Machine Controller project is focused on validating application programming interfaces (APIs)
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The project and the effort have very promising potential but may duplicate previous telepresence efforts in network management and remotely piloted vehicle control. Significant technical progress has been made on this Proiect~ and the Quality of the technical work is superior.
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The Enhanced Machine Controller project should increase ties with Manufacturing Extension Partnership to distribute benefits of this project to small companies. It should also continue to disseminate its results through conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
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Manufacturing Systems Integration Division Division Mission According to division documentation, the mission of the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division is to promote economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards for information-based manufacturing. This mission statement has evolved from last year's and complements the MEL and NIST missions.
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All of the research groups in the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division undertake efforts on software and systems interoperabilit-Y. Examples include data integration efforts for manufacturing system simulation, enhancement of collaboration tools, identification and promotion of standards for software, and development of an open architecture for assembly design.
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are presented below: Fiscal Year 1998 Fiscal Year 1999 (estimated) NIST-STRS, 7.5 8.4 excluding Competence Competence 0.4 0.4 ATP 1.1 0.9 OA/NFG/CRADA 4.2 1.6 Other Reimbursable 0.0 0.1 Total 1 3.1 1 1 .3 As of January 1999, staffing for the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division included 42 full-time permanent positions, of which 34 were for technical professionals.
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was very impressed with the overall progress toward program goals and in program prioritization that has been made in the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) over the past year.
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