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Volatile Data Stream (VDS) for the Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed using MTConnect
Published
Author(s)
Moneer M. Helu, Thomas D. Hedberg, Allison Barnard Feeney, Mark E. Luce
Abstract
Data is collected from the Manufacturing Lab using the MTConnect standard. That data is aggregated and published internally and externally of NIST via web services. Three channels of data dissemination are available or becoming available from the SMS Test Bed: (1) a volatile data stream using an MTConnect agent, (2) a query-able data repository using the NIST Material Data Curation System (MDCS), and (3) pre-compiled data packages that include a collection of CAx Lab data and associated Manufacturing Lab data.
Citation
Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed: Volatile Data Stream (VDS)
Helu, M.
, Hedberg, T.
, Barnard, A.
and Luce, M.
(2016),
Volatile Data Stream (VDS) for the Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed using MTConnect, Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed: Volatile Data Stream (VDS), [online], https://doi.org/10.18434/T4FK54, https://smstestbed.nist.gov/vds/current
(Accessed October 9, 2025)