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The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of
Develop and deploy advances in measurement science that enable key dimensions of cybersecurity for smart manufacturing systems, services, and components.
In simple terms, smart manufacturing systems have the ability to transform data gathered from a variety of manufacturing processes into actionable knowledge for
“Digital disruption is a change in industry triggered by advances in information and communications technology. During the next few years, the technologies
AM data is essential for establishing part traceability, understanding AM processes and making decisions during the product development lifecycle. The curation
The maturation of additive manufacturing (AM) into an industrialization (wide-scale production) technology requires an expanded notion of integration of both AM
FEMA Responders often face daunting challenges during search and rescue tasks in dangerous environments. As such, the concept of including robots as a part of
Due to complexity and the changing nature of industry activity, there is a limited understanding of the supply chain for manufacturing and, subsequently, a
The Digital Thread for Manufacturing project will deliver methods, protocols, and tools for developing, conformance testing, increasing user-awareness, and
The Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing Systems project will deliver methods and protocols that extend and complete the digital thread for information
Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have lagged in the adoption of robotic systems within their manufacturing operations despite the potential quality and
The I++ (Inspection plus-plus) group is a loose consortium of European automobile manufacturers: Daimler, Audi, BMW, Opel, Volkswagen, Porsche, and Volvo. I++
To provide the necessary information for electronic material manufacturers to predict how and when failures will occur and enable lifetime analysis appropriate
Fundamental understanding of electron-solid interactions is key to interpreting electron microscopy images for quantitative metrology. Scanning electron
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of advanced machine learning models has been widely adopted in the technology world today. These machine learning
The Extended Digital Thread (EDT) project will deliver standards, methods, protocols and tools to enable interoperability of significantly more product and
NIST is engaged in a joint effort between the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) and the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) aimed at revolutionizing 3D
Critical parts for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must be formally qualified prior to use. Currently, extensive empirical testing consisting of
As the U.S. National Metrology Institute (NMI), our objective is to standardize and improve hardness and coating thickness measurement both in the U.S. and
Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI), or Artificial Intelligence applied to industry applications, is defined by its requirement to fulfill an explicit need
The Industrial Wireless Testbed for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a collaborative research effort with Intel Laboratories, dedicated to exploring the
Manufacturing systems need to transform towards a new service-oriented architecture to benefit from new smart manufacturing technologies such as IIoT, AI, and