NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PUBLICATIONS

The National PDES Testbed - An Overview

Published

Author(s)

Cita M. Furlani

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),formerly the National Bureau o f Standards, has recently established the National PDES Testbed to support industry and government projects in developing and testing the Product Data Exchange Specification (PDES), the next generation o f data interchange standards for automated manufacturing, PDES is an ambitious project with the goal of developing a standardized format for representing and exchanging information about almost any manufactured product.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the UPCAEDM 1989 Conference
Pub Type
Conferences

Download Paper

Local Download

Keywords

PDES, product data exchange specification

Citation

Furlani, C. (1989), The National PDES Testbed - An Overview, Proceedings of the UPCAEDM 1989 Conference, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821803 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].

Created January 1, 1989, Updated February 17, 2017
Was this page helpful?