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Roadmap to Strengthen the U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chain via Digital Thread Technology

October 15, 2024
Author(s)
Eric Holterman, Dennis Brandl, Benjamin Standfield, James Wilson, Nima Yazdanpanah, Jim Fritz, Michael Corsello, Barbara Boyan, John Hagwood, Charles Ditchendorf, William Sobel, Lorin Sodell, Lisa Fronczek
This work presents and catalyzes support for a technology roadmap to improve the resilience and capacity of the US manufacturing supply chain through Digital Thread technology. Risks to supply chain resilience and capacity are mapped against envisioned

Forecasting demand data for critical materials

October 9, 2024
Author(s)
Kyle Foster, Nehika Mathur
Gallium, Indium and Cobalt are critical materials that vital to ramping up the adoption of clean energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics (PVs), electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines (WTs). Like other critical materials, they too are prone to

Machine Tool Thermal Error Measurement and Prediction via Wireless Microscope

October 1, 2024
Author(s)
Zongze Li, Gregory Vogl, Edward Kinzel, Botond Santa, Robert Landers
A novel method is proposed to measure the thermal errors of a three-axis machine tool by taking images of unique custom-designed fiducials attached to a worktable using a wireless microscope mounted to the spindle. Multiple fiducials are applied for the

Robust feature design for early detection of ball screw degradation

October 1, 2024
Author(s)
Xu Han, Marcella Miller, Gregory Vogl, Guanyu Chen, Xiaodong Jia
The ball screw is a critical device for precision linear motion control that has widespread applications in industrial robots, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, and high-precision leveling systems, among others. Because high-precision positioning

Summary Report: CHIPS R&D Program Standards Summit

September 27, 2024
Author(s)
Mary Bedner, Chris Greer
The mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) under the Department of Commerce's CHIPS for America Program is to accelerate the development and commercial deployment of

Manufacturing Digital Twin Standards

September 24, 2024
Author(s)
Guodong Shao
As a foundation of digital transformation, digital twins are critical for achieving smart manufacturing. Recent technology advancements, such as smart sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI)

Current State and Emerging Trends in Advanced Manufacturing: Part 2 - Smart Systems and Future Challenges

September 3, 2024
Author(s)
Kamyar Raoufi, Karl Haapala, John Sutherland, Fu Zhao, Andres Clarens, Jeremy Rickli, Zhaoyan Fan, Haihong Huang, Yue Wang, WoJae Lee, Nehika Mathur, Matthew Triebe, Sai Srinivas Desabathina
Advanced manufacturing is challenging engineering perceptions of how to innovate and compete. The need for manufacturers to rapidly respond to changing requirements and demands; obtain, store, and interpret large volumes of data and information; and

Towards Sustainable Electronics: Exploring IC Reuse for Circular Economy Transformation

August 22, 2024
Author(s)
Nowell Stoddard, Lisa Paterson, Mark Schaffer, Tom Etheridge, Nehika Mathur, KC Morris, Lise Laurin, Amos Ncube
This perspective paper addresses the importance of responsible end of life (EOL) management of integrated circuits (ICs or chips), with a particular focus on the possibility of IC reuse as an avenue to address the high impacts of chip manufacturing and the

Quantifying High Density Polyethylene Flows in the United States using Material Flow Analysis

August 20, 2024
Author(s)
Abheek Chatterjee, Nehika Mathur, Daniel Figola, Matthew Triebe, Buddhika Hapuwatte, Ashley Hartwell, Katherine Morris
A Circular Economy (CE) aims to reduce natural resource consumption, waste generation, and related detrimental environmental, social, and economic impacts by retaining valuable materials in the economy as long as possible. This research focuses on the

Effects of the Human Presence among Robots in the ARIAC 2023 Industria Automation Competition

July 30, 2024
Author(s)
Leandro Buss Becker, Anthony Downs, Craig I. Schlenoff, Justin Albrecht, Zeid Kootbally, Angelo Ferrando, Rafael Cardoso, Michael Fisher
The ''Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition'' (ARIAC) is an international robotic competition carried out in a simulated factory floor. ARIAC's competitors must perform assembly and kitting tasks by means of controlling four AGVs, one floor

Investigating the use of network analysis metrics to benchmark Industrial Symbiosis development

July 5, 2024
Author(s)
Abheek Chatterjee, Oren Minsk, Buddhika Hapuwatte, Matthew Triebe, Daniel Kietzer, Sushma Kittali-Weidner, Katherine Morris, Nehika Mathur
Circular economy (CE) aims to reduce natural resource consumption, waste generation, and related detrimental environmental, social, and economic impacts by keeping valuable materials circulating in the economy. Industrial Symbiosis (IS) contributes to CE

Integrated metrology for advanced manufacturing

June 1, 2024
Author(s)
andreas archenti, Wei Gao, Alkan Donmez, Enrico Savio, Naruhiro Irino
The transition from conventional standalone metrology to integrated metrology has been accelerating in advanced manufacturing over the past decade. This keynote paper defines the concept of integrated metrology, which extends beyond parts inspection and

An Interlaboratory Study for Assessing Repeatability and Reproducibility of the Data Generated by Rotating Drum Powder Rheometers Part 1: Granudrum

May 3, 2024
Author(s)
Vipin Tondare, Justin Whiting, Adam L. Pintar, Shawn P. Moylan, Aurelien Neveu, Filip Francqui
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) organized an interlaboratory study to assess the repeatability and reproducibility of the data generated by two commercially available rotating drum powder rheometers namely, Granudrum and