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Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 22:00 (National Institute of Standards and Technology: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology is hosting a meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland on April 23 from 1 to 5 p.m.. The meeting will debate the organization of a semiformal consortium of the various consortia worldwide that are each working to enable standards-based interoperability (“plug–and–play”) in metrology systems. The impetus for this planned meeting grew out of a concern expressed by metrologists at the IMIS meeting in 2006, that a common vision worldwide for metrology interoperability is needed. The success of the strategic automotive standards industry group (SASIG) consortium is another impetus for calling this meeting. SASIG has had an important role in the successful implementation of ISO STEP AP214 (automotive design processes). Will the SASIG effort be a good model to achieve the common vision sought? If yes, the meeting will seek to define what form this new consortium will take: What are the goals of the new group? What will be the required work? Who will lead it? How will the work get done? What kind of memorandum of understanding will the groups define? What kind and level of funding, if any, will be required? Where will such funding come from? Where, when and how often will meetings be held? If the consortium is judged not to be a good model, the meeting will seek alternatives to achieve the common vision. Would a simple memorandum of understanding between the groups suffice? Would a planned yearly meeting suffice, alternating perhaps between Europe (at Control) and the United States (at IMTS)? There is another meeting planned for the following two days, April 24–25, also to be held at NIST. At this meeting, metrologists will discuss the utility of a new interface standard defining high-level inspection process planning (HIPP) information. HIPP information is intended to allow inspection process planning software to unambiguously define an inspection process plan without human input. This process is already well underway in proprietary systems, so the idea is to define a non-proprietary (i.e., standard) version of this kind of information. Both meetings are open to any interested parties. Metrologists and manufacturing quality managers from user and vendor companies interested in enabling standards-based interoperability are particularly urged to attend. For more information, visit http://www.mel.nist.gov/div826/msid/sima/interopweek/consortia.htm. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.Metrology Interoperability Meetings Announced
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