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NIST Names Pravina Raghavan New Director of Manufacturing Extension Partnership

December 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Pravina Raghavan as the new director of

Operating Envelope Specification supports automated driving safety measurement, key to testing and public acceptance of automated vehicles

NIST Proposes Operating Envelope Specification Concept to Support Automated Driving Safety

December 6, 2021

NIST released its Special Publication 1900-301, Automated Driving System Safety Measurement Part I: Operating Envelope Specification. It presents a novel

Teach the New SI

In November 2018, the world’s measurement experts voted and unanimously approved a revision of the International System of Units (SI) that...

NIST Handbooks

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices Current Edition: 2025...

Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations

Maintaining manufacturing process performance is becoming more challenging as 1) existing equipment becomes older and worn; 2) process complexity increases with

Product Digital Information Visualization and Exploration

The Product Digital Information Visualization and Exploration (ProDIVE) project will deliver standards, methods, and tools to improve interoperability of (i)

Model-based Manufacturing Capability Definition

Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) requires information about the capability (or provided value) of a manufacturing system to enable systems-focused decision making

NIST Handbook 133 - Current Edition

NIST Handbook 133 Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods. Current Edition - 2026 as adopted by the 109th National Conference on Weights...

Infrastructure for Agile Manufacturing Data Standards

Manufacturing systems need to transform towards a new service-oriented architecture to benefit from new smart manufacturing technologies such as IIoT, AI, and

Advanced Manufacturing Data Infrastructure and Analytics Program

The Advanced Manufacturing Data Infrastructure and Analytics (AMDIA) program will lay the groundwork for advanced data infrastructure to improve the

NIST Handbook 130 - Current Edition

NIST Handbook 130 Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality. Current Version - 2026 as adopted by the...

Integrated Lentiviral Vector Copy Number Measurements: Invitation to Participate in an Interlaboratory Testing Program Evaluating Genomic DNA Test Materials

NIST invites participants to an Interlaboratory Testing Program to evaluate the suitability and utility of the genomic DNA test materials to serve as reference

Microplastic and Nanoplastic Metrology

The focus of the Micro and Nanoplastic (MNP) Metrology Project is to assist stakeholders measurements of plastic particles (< 10 micrometers) through

Workshops on Cybersecurity Labeling of Consumer Products

Cybersecurity Labeling for Consumer IoT and Software: Executive Order Update and Discussion - December 9, 2021 Improving the Nation’s...

Baldrige 2022 Examiner Application Now Open

November 29, 2021

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program® (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award® Board of Examiners for the 2022 award

NIST Helps OMG Update a Simulations Standard, Improving System Engineering

November 29, 2021

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