Enabling the Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing

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The project research focused on standards and implementation needs to exchange information between each phases of the lifecycle -- particularly between engineering, manufacturing, and quality functions. The project has enabled an extended digital thread for smart manufacturing by addressing some research projects that are described to the left.  Research results for those projects and others are shown below.</p> <p>Research on the Digital Thread continues in this <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="45a26ccf-3738-4eef-9f63-1b7fac2ea888" href="/programs-projects/digital-thread-manufacturing" title="Digital Thread for Manufacturing">project</a> started in 2021.</p> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul> <li>All <a href="https://www.nist.gov/nist-pub-series/advanced-manufacturing-series-nist-ams">NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series</a> reports</li> <li>All NIST reports tagged with: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248866&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Manufacturing</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248891&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Interoperability in manufacturing</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=2748451&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Product data</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248906&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Manufacturing systems design & analysis</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248886&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Factory operations planning and control</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=2748446&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Process improvement</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248926&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Supply chain</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=2748491&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Systems engineering</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=2748496&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Systems integration</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/search?k&t&a&s=All&ta%5B0%5D=248931&n&d%5Bmin%5D=&d%5Bmax%5D=">Sustainable manufacturing</a></li> <li>MBE Summit: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2020/03/model-based-enterprise-summit-2020">2020</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/04/model-based-enterprise-summit-2019">2019</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2018/04/model-based-enterprise-summit-2018">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/proceedings-2017-model-based-enterprise-mbe-summit">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/mbe-2016-presentations">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/mbe-2014-presentations">2014</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/mbe2013presentations">2013</a>, <a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/model-based-enterprise-summit-report">2012</a>, <a 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href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/recent-advances-sharing-standardized-step-composite-structure-design-and-manufacturing">Recent Advances in Sharing Standardized STEP Composite Structure Design and Manufacturing Information</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ap242.org/">STEP AP242 - Managed model based 3D engineering</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cax-if.org/cax/cax_user_group_org.php">CAx Interoperability Forum (CAx-IF)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cax-if.org/cae/cae_user_group_org.php">CAE Interoperability Forum (CAE-IF)</a></li> </ul> <h3>Quality Information Framework (QIF)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/qif-pmi-report-software">QIF PMI Report Software</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/validation-downstream-computer-aided-manufacturing-and-coordinate-metrology-processes">Validation for Downstream Computer Aided Manufacturing and Coordinate Metrology Processes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/developing-activity-model-selecting-dimensional-metrology-systems-inspection-planning">Developing an Activity Model for Selecting Dimensional Metrology Systems in Inspection Planning</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/end-end-quality-information-framework-qif-technology-survey">End-to-End Quality Information Framework (QIF) Technology Survey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/end-end-demonstration-quality-information-framework-qif-standard-international">End-to-end Demonstration of the Quality Information Framework (QIF) Standard at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014</a></li> <li><a href="https://qifstandards.org/">Quality Information Framework</a></li> </ul> <h3>Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/smart-manufacturing-systems-sms-test-bed">Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed</a>, <a href="https://github.com/usnistgov/smstestbed">GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://smstestbed.nist.gov/tdp/">Technical Data Packages</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/design-and-configuration-smart-manufacturing-systems-test-bed">Design and Configuration of the Smart Manufacturing Systems Testbed</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/even-small-factories-can-get-smarter">Even Small Factories Can Get Smarter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/new-nist-test-bed-makes-digital-thread-accessible">New NIST Test Bed Makes the 'Digital Thread' Accessible</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/volatile-data-stream-vds-smart-manufacturing-systems-sms-test-bed-using-mtconnect">Volatile Data Stream (VDS) for the Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed using MTConnect</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/enabling-smart-manufacturing-research-and-development-using-product-lifecycle-test-0">Enabling Smart Manufacturing Research and Development using a Product Lifecycle Test Bed</a></li> </ul> <h3>PMI (Product and Manufacturing Information), MBE (Model-based Engineering), CAD (Computer-aided Design), CAM (Computer-aided Manufacturing)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/mbe-pmi-validation-and-conformance-testing">MBE PMI Validation and Conformance Testing Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/enabling-digital-thread-smart-manufacturing/design">Design to Manufacturing and Inspection (D2MI)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/enabling-digital-thread-smart-manufacturing/validation">Validation for Downstream CAM and Coordinate Metrology Processes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/enabling-digital-thread-smart-manufacturing/tolerancing">Tolerancing Standards and Associated Modeling Challenges</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/el/systems-integration-division-73400/enabling-digital-thread-smart-manufacturing/testing-digital">Testing the Digital Thread</a></li> </ul> <h3>Digital Trust</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/ctl/smart-connected-manufacturing-systems-group/trustworthiness-and-traceability-supply-chain-data" title="Trustworthiness and Traceability in Supply Chain Data">Trustworthiness and Traceability in Supply Chain Data</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/publications/digital-manufacturing-certificate-toolkit-adding-trust-and-traceability-product-data">Digital Manufacturing Certificate Toolkit: Adding Trust and Traceability to Product Data</a></li> <li><a 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