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PUBLICATIONS

Technical Directions of the NIST Precision Engineering Division: 1997-2001

Published

Author(s)

Dennis A. Swyt, Howard H. Harary, Michael T. Postek, Richard M. Silver, Theodore V. Vorburger

Abstract

This report, based on U.S. industry roadmaps and related National Institute of Standards and Technology studies, is a product of the process of strategic planning for the NIST Precision Engineering Division (PED) and presents the major technological trends in U.S. industry related to the PED mission for the period 1997-2001 and the resulting technical directions of the research, measurement services, and standards committee activities of PED for that period.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6218
Report Number
6218
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Keywords

dimensional metrology, industry roadmaps, measurements, standards, strategic planning, traceability
Manufacturing and Metrology

Citation

Swyt, D. , Harary, H. , Postek, M. , Silver, R. and Vorburger, T. (1998), Technical Directions of the NIST Precision Engineering Division: 1997-2001, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created January 1, 1998, Updated February 19, 2017
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