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Advanced Manufacturing Series (NIST AMS)

The Manufacturing Cost Guide: A Primer Beta Version 0.1

July 9, 2019

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

This primer provides an overview in using the Manufacturing Cost Guide. It walks through the software tool and provides documentation on how the estimates are

Proceedings of the 10th Model-Based Enterprise Summit (MBE 2019)

July 2, 2019

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Mark G. Carlisle

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted the tenth installment of the Model-Based Enterprise Summit (MBE 2019) on April 2-4, 2019 in

Proposed Expansion of Quality Information Framework (QIF) Standard Schema with Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Information Model

May 16, 2019

Author(s)

Hui-Min Huang, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr.

Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) contains a method and the associated information requirements for quality management and risk analysis. FMEA

Proceedings of the 9th Model-Based Enterprise Summit (MBE 2018)

May 1, 2019

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg, Mark G. Carlisle

The ninth installment of the Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) Summit was hosted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on April 2-5, 2018. The

Summary Report on the Industry Forum for Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations

April 24, 2019

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Michael P. Brundage, Yannick Tamm, Tommi Makila, Joan Pellegrino

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted the Industry Forum: Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostic, and Prognostic for Manufacturing

2018 NIST/OAGi Workshop: Enabling Composable Service-Oriented Manufacturing Systems

April 22, 2019

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Michael P. Brundage, Yan Lu, Evan K. Wallace, Albert W. Jones

This report summarizes the results from the 2018 NIST/OAGi Workshop: Enabling Composable Service-Oriented Manufacturing Systems, which was held at the National

Securing the Digital Threat for Smart Manufacturing: A Reference model for blockchain-based product data traceability

February 7, 2019

Author(s)

Sylvere Krima, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney

Manufacturing is moving to a digital paradigm where data is produced and consumed faster than ever. Managing this quantity of data is critical to daily

Annual Manufacturing Review: 2018

January 28, 2019

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

This annual report characterizes US innovation and industrial competitiveness in manufacturing. It includes tracking domestic manufacturing activity and its

Network Charter: Manufacturing USA Program (Revised)

September 18, 2018

Author(s)

Michael F. Molnar

The Effects of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process Parameters on Material Hardness and Density for Nickel Alloy 625

August 21, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher U. Brown, Gregor Jacob, Antonio M. Possolo, Carlos R. Beauchamp, Max A. Peltz, Mark R. Stoudt, M A. Donmez

The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between mechanical and material properties (including density) of manufactured nickel super alloy

Manufacturing USA Annual Report, FY 2017

August 10, 2018

Author(s)

Michael F. Molnar

As required by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, this report describes the major accomplishments of Manufacturing USA in FY17

Model-Based Approach Towards Integrating Manufacturing Design and Analysis

July 10, 2018

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Yung-Tsun T. Lee

As internet technologies and cloud-based services evolve, a new market structure is emerging across various industries, and particularly in the data-driven

STEP File Analyzer and Viewer User Guide (Update 5)

June 28, 2018

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman

This guide describes how to use the STEP File Analyzer and Viewer, a software tool that analyzes and generates a spreadsheet or a set of CSV (comma-separated

2017 NIST/OAGi Workshop: Enabling Composable Service-Oriented Manufacturing Systems

June 25, 2018

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Yan Lu, Nenad Ivezic

This report summarizes the results from the 2017 NIST/OAGi Workshop: Enabling Composable Service-Oriented Manufacturing Systems, which was held at the National

Guide to Industrial Wireless Systems Deployments

May 21, 2018

Author(s)

Richard Candell, Mohamed T. Hany, Kang B. Lee, Yongkang Liu, Jeanne T. Quimby, Catherine A. Remley

This document is intended to be a practical guide used by engineers and managers facilitating them to go through the process of defining the objectives of their

Literature Review of Metal Additive Manufacturing Defects

May 17, 2018

Author(s)

Felix H. Kim, Shawn P. Moylan

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a revolutionary manufacturing technique, which is expected to reshape the future manufacturing industries. While various

The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing

April 25, 2018

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

The manufacturing atmosphere is continually changing with new technologies and standards being swiftly developed. Firms create competitive advantages using

The Influence of Spreading Metal Powders with Different Particle Size Distributions on the Powder Bed Density in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion Processes

March 28, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob, Christopher U. Brown, Alkan Donmez

In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes the powder size characteristics, like particle shape, particle size (PS), and particle size distribution (PSD), and

Prediction of Solidification Phases in Cr-Ni Stainless Steel Alloys Manufactured by Laser Based Powder Bed Fusion Process

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob

The knowledge of material phases in chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) stainless steel alloys is sometimes important during parts and structures fabrication processed

Synchrotron Methods for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Industrial Recommendations on Interagency (DoC-DoD-DoE) Partnerships to Address Measurement Challenges Hindering the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem

February 12, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles, Richard A. Vaia, Ronald Pindak

The round-table participants concluded that facilities at NSLS-II provide immediate opportunities to address some of the critical processing and measurement

Software Requirements Specification to Distribute Manufacturing Data

December 18, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg, Moneer M. Helu, Marcus W. Newrock

The purpose of this document is to describe the requirements specifications for applications and a data repository to distribute manufacturing data. Prospective

Design and Configuration of the Smart Manufacturing Systems Test Bed

December 18, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg, Moneer M. Helu

The purpose of this document is to describe the design and configuration of the NIST Smart Manufacturing Systems Test Bed. Prospective developers, technical

Annual Manufacturing Review: 2017

November 29, 2017

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

The purpose of this report is to characterize US innovation and industrial competitiveness in manufacturing. It includes tracking domestic manufacturing

Summary Report on a Workshop on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations

November 13, 2017

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Donnie Alonzo, Steve D. Weinman

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, hosted a "Workshop on Advanced

Investment Analysis Methods: A practitioner's guide to understanding the basic principles for investment decisions in manufacturing

October 17, 2017

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

This guide was assembled for those manufacturers that may not have the resources to maintain staff dedicated to evaluating potential investments. It is an

Proceedings of the 2017 Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) Summit

October 12, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg, Mark G. Carlisle

On April 3-6, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted the Model- Based Enterprise (MBE) Summit to identify challenges, research

Guide to the NIST PMI CAD Models and CAD System PMI Modeling Capability Verification Testing Results

October 5, 2017

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman, James J. Filliben

This guide contains supplemental information for the NIST MBE PMI Validation and Conformance Testing Project. It is assumed that the reader has some familiarity

STEP File Analyzer User's Guide (Version 4)

August 17, 2017

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman

This guide describes how to use the STEP File Analyzer, a software tool that analyzes and generates a spreadsheet or a set of CSV (comma-separated value) files

NIST/OAGi Workshop: Drilling down on Smart Manufacturing Enabling Composable Apps

April 19, 2017

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Hyunbo Cho, Yan Lu, Jim Davis, Thorsten Wuest, Farhad Ameri, William Z. Bernstein

This report summarizes the results from the OAGi/NIST workshop Drilling down on Smart Manufacturing -- Enabling Composable Apps, which was held at the National

Summary of the Symposium on Data Analytics for Advanced Manufacturing

April 13, 2017

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Ronay Ak, Yung-Tsun Lee, Rumi Ghosh, Sudarsan Rachuri

The Symposium on Data Analytics for Advanced Manufacturing was held in conjunction with the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Big Data in Washington D.C. on