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NIST
provides
the measurement services, standards, and data needed
to ensure the quality of U.S. autos from bumper to
bumper. For example, it takes about 350 different NIST-provided
Standard Reference Materials to make a car. The SRM
could be a bottle of powdered steel, a tank of gases
found in auto emissions, or an artifact
for measuring paint thickness. NIST certifies the chemical
composition, dimensions, or other characteristics of
its SRMs. Manufacturers use these known values to calibrate
their instruments.
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NIST
SRMs support the production of metals, glass, paint, bearings,
lights, fuels, gears, wiring, air conditioning, and many
other products used in autos.
(photo
by Barry Gardner)
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NIST
helped create standard procedures that let different companies
easily exchange product data. The standards help automakers
cut costs and speed product development.
(photo
by H. Mark Helfer)
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NIST
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners include
automakers and suppliers such as Cadillac Motor, Ames Rubber,
Milliken, and Globe Metallurgical.
(photo
courtesy Cadillac Motor Company)
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