An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

By Panel on Manufacturing Engineering, National Research Counci

Publisher: National Academies Press

Number Of Pages: 32   •

Publication Date: 2008-10-27   •

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0309127319   •

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780309127318   •

 
:Product Description

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. Overall, this book finds that the four individual divisions are

 performing to the best of their ability, given available resources. In many areas in all four divisions, the

 capabilities and the work being performed are among the best in the field. However, reduced funding and

 other factors such as difficulty in hiring permanent staff are limiting (and are likely to increasingly limit) the

 degree to which MEL programs can achieve their objectives and are threatening the future impact of these

.programs

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