Quality assurance

News and Updates

As Good as it Gets: NIST Develops Its Fourth Generation Wire Micrometer that Rivals Best in the World

March 11, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a dramatically improved laser-based instrument that measures the

Researcher Brandon Lane making adjustments inside the large 3D printer

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

December 29, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded nearly $4 million in grants to help accelerate

A novel, low-cost method detects nanoscale contaminants during manufacture of semiconductor devices

October 19, 2020

As computer chips and other electronic devices continue to shrink in size, they become ever more sensitive to contamination. However, detecting the nanoscale

Projects and Programs

NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance

The Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) at NIST is developing an integrated measurement services program for Forensic and Cannabis (hemp and marijuana)

AM Machine and Process Qualification

Machines and processes used to produce critical components for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must first be formally qualified. While

Metrology for Real-Time Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing

Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly variable due to inadequate dimensional tolerances, surface roughness, and defects, thereby limiting its

Data Driven Decision Support for Additive Manufacturing

“Digital disruption is a change in industry triggered by advances in information and communications technology. During the next few years, the technologies

Publications

Recurrence Network Analysis of Design-quality Interactions in Additive Manufacturing

April 12, 2021

Author(s)

Yan Lu, Ruimin Chen, Hui Yang

Powder bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) provides a greater level of flexibility in the design-driven build of metal products. However, the more

Enriching Standards-Based Digital Thread by Fusing As-Designed and As-Inspected Data Using Ontologies

August 13, 2020

Author(s)

Soonjo Kwon, William Z. Bernstein, Laetitia V. Monnier, Raphael Barbau

Realizing the digital thread is essential for linking and orchestrating data across the product lifecycle in smart manufacturing. Linking heterogeneous

Economics of Manufacturing Machinery Maintenance: A Survey and Analysis of U.S. Costs and Benefits

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Brian Weiss

This report examines U.S. costs of machinery maintenance along with losses due to inadequate maintenance strategies in discrete manufacturing (NAICS 321-339

Defining Near-term to Long-term Research Opportunities to Advance Metrics, Models, and Methods for Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing

February 21, 2020

Author(s)

Arvind Shankar Raman, Karl Haapala, Kamyar Raoufi, Barbara S. Linke, William Z. Bernstein, Katherine C. Morris

Over the past century, research has focused on continuously improving the performance of manufacturing processes and systems - often measured in terms of cost

Software

QIF PMI Report Software

January 30, 2020

The QIF PMI Report (QPR) software generates a spreadsheet from a QIF file containing Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI). "The Quality Information