In mid-2022, DMSC began the migration from using their Google Drive to using Microsoft SharePoint as the repository for sharing DMSC files and folders. This transition is now nearly complete, with current Working Group (WG) proceedings (and more) being available to all via DMSC SharePoint. Participation has been highly-active by way of the scheduled WG meetings and there has been…
A substantial effort to upgrade the existing ANSI standard QIF 3.0, was formally commenced by DMSC back in October 2022. Regular 1-hour Working Group (WG) meetings have been held on an every-other-week cadence. Daniel Campbell (Capvidia) is the Working Group Chair, and Tom Kramer (TKC) is the Project Manager. The QIF Community has shown high interest in the WG meetings,…
As the Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) Working Group puts the finishing touches on a new, proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard document, preparations are being made to follow the required procedures for submitting the proposed standard to ANSI. DMSC is re-forming the Standards Committee to meet this objective. The next step in the process is a final review and approval…
Working Group Nears Final Review for New ANSI Standard The Model-Based Characteristics Working Group (MBC WG), which has been actively developing a new Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) metrology standard since 2019, is nearing the proverbial finish line. The yet-to-be-submitted new ANSI standard is centered around the identification and usage of product characteristics (PC) that can be augmented with criticality…
The new year has already been a good one for the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium's (DMSC) membership efforts. This month, we welcome Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) into the family. The organization’s mission is to “solve national security challenges through simultaneous excellence”. Their work encompasses all the Department of Energy’s missions: national security, science, energy, and environmental management. The organization…
Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) recently held elections for two Director positions, with four very well qualified candidates presented for consideration. Each DMSC member company was allowed one vote for each of the two open positions for the 2023 – 2025 term. Voting concluded on January 5, 2023, with incumbents Rosemary Astheimer and Daniel Campbell being the successful candidates. Nearly…
A key objective of the QIF 4.0 Working Group is to add/upgrade functionality in the existing QIF 3.0 capability set. The planned QIF enhancements were a result of a Next QIF Phase 1 study to identify the needs of the QIF community, with the goal of accelerating QIF adoption. With QIF 4.0 providing the overall framework, some of the upgrade…
Working Group Kick Off Meeting A key strategy for the QIF 4.0 Working Group is to integrate expert content from other related DMSC Working Groups (WG). Some of these other DMSC Working Groups are inactive (soon to be revived) and some are new. The first new Working Group will be the “Functional Testing” WG. After developing a WG Charter, the…
The newly formed QIF 4.0 Working Group (WG) has been active, having held four meetings so far in 2022. The WG has been meeting (1-hour) every week to get things started, and will be changing cadence to every two weeks as we move into December and beyond. Daniel Campbell (Capvidia) is the WG Chair, and Dr. Tom Kramer is the…
After many months of effort, the DMSC Model-Based Characteristics Working Group (MBC WG) can see completion of their to-be-proposed ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard on the horizon. The yet-to-be-submitted new standard is centered about the identification and usage of product characteristics (PC) that can be augmented with criticality designations, product requirement associations, and quality plan requirements. This new MBC…
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