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)

NIST PS1 Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid)

The "first-of-its-kind" in an entirely new class of reference material, NIST PS1 Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid) is now available! The PS

Additive Manufacturing Part Qualification

Critical parts for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must be formally qualified prior to use. Currently, extensive empirical testing consisting of

AM Machine and Process Control Methods for Additive Manufacturing

Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly dependent on the process control, but there is a lack of adequate AM control methods and standards. In

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 2, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas, Brian A. 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