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Manufacturing

Interoperability in manufacturing

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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 from a STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data) file. The spreadsheets simplify

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 Institute of Standards and Technology campus in Gaithersburg, MD, on April 18-19, 2016. The

Towards a Digital Thread and Data Package for Metals Additive Manufacturing

March 6, 2017
Author(s)
Paul Witherell, Yan Lu, Shaw C. Feng, Duckbong Kim
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been envisioned by many as the next industrial revolution. Potential benefits of AM include the production of low-volume, customized, complicated parts/products, supply chain efficiencies, shortened time-to-market, and

A Summary Report on the Model-Based Enterprise Capability Index and Guidebook Workshop

August 22, 2016
Author(s)
Joan Pellegrino, Yannick Tamm, Allison Barnard Feeney, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a "Model-Based Enterprise Summit" from April 12-14, 2016 with the intention of identifying challenges, research, implementation issues, and lessons learned in manufacturing and quality

Towards a Lifecycle Information Framework and Technology in Manufacturing

July 14, 2016
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg, Allison Barnard Feeney, Moneer M. Helu, Jaime A. Camelio
Industry has been chasing the dream of integrating and linking data across the product lifecycle and enterprises for decades. However, industry has been challenged by the fact that the context in which data is used varies based on the function in the

Implementing the ISO 15746 Standard for Chemical Process Optimization

July 3, 2016
Author(s)
Guodong Shao, Peter O. Denno, Albert T. Jones, Yan Lu
Integrating advanced process control solutions with optimization (APC-O) solutions, within any factory, enables more efficient production processes. Currently, vendors who provide the software applications that implement control solutions are isolated and

Promoting Model-Based Definition to Establish a Common Information Model

June 28, 2016
Author(s)
Shawn P. Ruemler, Kyle E. Zimmerman, Nathan W. Hartman, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney
The manufacturing industry is evolving and starting to use 3D models as the central knowledge artifact for product data and product definition, or what is known as Model-based Definition (MBD). The Model-based Enterprise (MBE) uses MBD as a way to

Towards Annotations and Product Definitions for Additive Manufacturing

May 20, 2016
Author(s)
Paul W. Witherell, Gaurav Ameta, Jennifer Herron
As AM is viewed more and more as a production-capable technology, the costs of complexity have become increasingly apparent in the form of information requirements. With design flexibilities come the need to capture and communicate complex shapes. In

Analysis and Optimization based on Reusable Knowledge Base of Process Performance Models

April 29, 2016
Author(s)
Alexander Brodsky, Guodong Shao, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Daniel Menasce?, Ronay Ak
In this paper, we propose an architectural design and software framework for fast development of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics solutions for dynamic production processes. The proposed architecture and framework will

Testing the Digital Thread in Support of Model-Based Manufacturing and Inspection

March 8, 2016
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg, Joshua Lubell, Lyle Fischer, Larry Maggiano, Allison Barnard Feeney
A number of manufacturing companies have reported anecdotal evidence describing the benefits of Model-Based Enterprise (MBE). Based on this evidence, the entire industry has embraced a vision to deploy MBE. In our view, the best chance of realizing this

Datum Planes Based on a Constrained L1 Norm

December 1, 2015
Author(s)
Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan
This paper has two major goals. First, we present an algorithm for establishing planar datums suitable for a default in tolerancing standards. The algorithm is based on a constrained minimization search based on the L_1 (L1) norm after forming a convex

A Constrained L2 Based Algorithm for Standardized Planar Datum Establishment

November 18, 2015
Author(s)
Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan
For years (decades, in fact) a definition for datum planes has been sought by ASME and ISO standards writers that combines the contacting nature of traditional surface plate mating with a means of balancing rocking conditions when there is a centrally

Analysis and Optimization in Smart Manufacturing based on a Reusable Knowledge Base for Process Performance Models

November 1, 2015
Author(s)
Alexander Brodsky, Guodong Shao, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Daniel Menasce?, Ronay Ak
In this paper, we propose an architectural design and software framework for fast development of descriptive, predictive, diagnostic, and prescriptive analytics solutions for dynamic production processes. The proposed architecture and framework are based

A "Smart Component" Data Model in PLM

October 28, 2015
Author(s)
Yunpeng Li, Utpal Roy, Seungjun Shin, Yung-Tsun Lee
Today's physical products are becoming smarter not only because of their increasingly complex functionalities, but also for their superior capabilities of adaptation to dynamic working environment based on embedded software and real-time information

DESIGN RULES WITH MODULARITY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

September 11, 2015
Author(s)
Haeseong J. Jee, Yan Lu, Paul Witherell
Design rules in additive manufacturing (AM) can help ensure manufacturability, which can be viewed as compatibility between designs and the fabrication processes that produce those designs. Additionally, such rules frequently provide direct guidelines or
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