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Design, Manufacturing, and Inspection Data for a Three-Component Assembly

February 12, 2019
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg, Michael E. Sharp, Toby M. Maw, Mostafizur M. Rahman, Swati Jadhav, James J. Whicker, Allison Barnard Feeney, Moneer M. Helu
To better understand and address the challenges faced in linking all stages of a manufacturing and design process, an investigative fabrication process was designed and enacted as part of a collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and

A Standards and Technology Roadmap for Scalable Distributed Manufacturing Systems

June 19, 2018
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Moneer Helu, Timothy A. Sprock
The increasing decentralization of manufacturing has contributed to the growing interest in scalable distributed manufacturing systems (DMSs). The emerging body of work from smart manufacturing, Industrie 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and

Contextualizing Manufacturing Data for Lifecycle Decision Making

March 12, 2018
Author(s)
William Z. Bernstein, Thomas D. Hedberg, Moneer M. Helu, Allison Barnard Feeney
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems manage the flow of data about the product and the processes that are used throughout the product's lifecycle so that the right information is delivered at the right time to the right systems. Manufacturing in the

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-assessment personnel, researchers, and interested end-users are the intended audience of this

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 developers, technical-assessment personnel, and interested end-users are the intended audience

Even Small Factories Can Get Smarter

October 1, 2017
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg, Moneer M. Helu
Smart manufacturing uses data to deliver value the way automation, mechanical machinery, and labor did in the past. Yet engineers often worry that transitioning to smarter factories involves navigating a deluge of unfamiliar and possibly expensive

A Classification Scheme for Smart Manufacturing Systems Performance Metrics

February 28, 2017
Author(s)
Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Senthilkumaran Kumaraguru, Sanjay jain, Qais Hatim, Stefanie Robinson, Moneer M. Helu, Sudarsan Rachuri, Soundar Kumara, Christopher Saldana, David Dornfeld
This paper proposes a classification framework for performance metrics for smart manufacturing systems. The discussion focuses on agility, asset utilization, and sustainability, and we discuss classification themes for each of these areas that lead to the

Towards a generalized energy prediction model for machine tools

November 9, 2016
Author(s)
Raunak Bhinge, Jinkyoo Park, Kincho H. Law, David Dornfeld, Moneer Helu, Sudarsan Rachuri
Energy prediction of machine tools can deliver many advantages to a manufacturing enterprise, ranging from energy-efficient process planning to machine tool monitoring. Physics-based energy prediction models have been proposed in the past to understand the

Enabling Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Decision-Making Support

August 21, 2016
Author(s)
Moneer M. Helu, Don E. Libes, Joshua Lubell, Kevin W. Lyons, Katherine C. Morris
Smart manufacturing combines advanced manufacturing capabilities and digital technologies throughout the product lifecycle. These technologies can provide decision-making support to manufacturers through improved monitoring, analysis, modeling, and
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