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Manufacturing Engineering at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Dale Hall Director

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Manufacturing Information Flow

Automotive Industry Example

Automotive Industry Example Continued Lack of interoperability... 2 months spent identifying sources/nature of data translation errors Engineering services firm barred from bidding on manufacturer’s projects during that time Tooling had to be scrapped and reworked New vehicle production delayed

Medical Information Flow

NIST Workshop on Standards for Biomedical Materials and Devices A Few of the Key Issues Identified by Workshop Participants Develop a Standard Interface to Properties of Materials Databases Develop Standardized Identifiers (tags) for Measurements Provide Technical Assistance for the Development of Audiometric Data Structures Develop Data Interchange Standards among Biomedical Instruments and Implant Devices Develop Round-Robin Testing Protocols for Assuring Accuracy and Precision of Measurements Develop Standards for the Security and integrity of patient data

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