An assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory : fiscal year 2010 / Panel on Manufacturing Engineering, Laboratory Assessments Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Manufacturing Engineering.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)--Evaluation.

Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (U.S.).

Production engineering--Research--Standards--United States--Evaluation.

Production engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science, measurement services, and critical technical contributions to standards. The MEL is organized in five divisions: Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) assessed the first four divisions.

Contents:

""Front matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process""; ""2 Intelligent Systems Division""; ""3 Manufacturing Metrology Division""; ""4 Manufacturing Systems Integration Division""; ""5 Precision Engineering Division""; ""6 Overall Conclusions""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-16331-5

1-282-91716-1

9786612917165

0-309-16162-2

OCLC:

830028929