DMSC Announces Next Version of QIF Will Be 4.0 A long-awaited answer for the QIF (Quality Information Framework) Community has been revealed: the next version of QIF will be 4.0. Phase 1 Recently, the DMSC initiated a Phase 1 project to propose potential enhancements to the current version; QIF 3.0. Dr. Tom Kramer was contracted by the DMSC to evaluate…
DMSC participated at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, September 12-18, 2022. IMTS is the largest and longest-running industrial trade show in the Western Hemisphere, and is held every two years. The event sponsor, AMT, reported total registration at over 86,000 attendees. DMSC involvement included an exhibitor booth and a meeting room set up to accommodate members and…
At the recent in-person DMSC General Membership meeting at IMTS, Executive Director Mark Thomas summarized the goals, accomplishments, and status of the DMSC for 2022. In 2021, DMSC expanded its newsletter frequency to a monthly cadence to help members and all interested parties keep up with QIF activities. Distribution started out at about 1,400 individuals and in 2022 is now…
The DMSC is pleased to announce that the September General Membership meeting will be held in-person at IMTS on Tuesday, September 13 @ 4pm CT in Room E353C, East Building at McCormick Place. Since some members will not be able to participant in-person, the meeting will also be live-streamed as a GoToMeeting. Questions/comments can be directed to the facilitator via…
Originally announced in April, 2022, a DMSC Exploratory Task Group will investigate the feasibility of a formalized QIF training program. The inaugural meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, 8 September 2022 @ 11am ET. With QIF-centric educational opportunities being sparse, the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium sees new training options as key to future widespread adoption of the Quality Information Framework/QIF…
Curious about how to catalyze the digital thread with feedback loops made possible by MBD plus QIF to establish an interoperable and automatable Bill of Characteristics (BoC)? At our June 28, 2022 QIF Tech Series Coffee Chat (1), Action Engineering CEO Jennifer Herron demonstrated how the Quality Information Framework Version (QIF) 3.0 defines the BoC as a list of all…
Attention Solution Providers: We have a low-cost marketing opportunity for those of you attending/exhibiting at IMTS 2022! DMSC seeks Sponsors to support the DMSC General Membership Meeting & Mixer at IMTS. This event will be held on Tuesday, September 13th @ 4–6pm. Your support will help offset the DMSC cost to offer an open bar and hors d'oeuvres to our…
DMSC will have a booth (Booth #135000) at IMTS for the entire duration of the show, September 12 – 17, 2022 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Our booth will be manned by Mark Thomas, DMSC Executive Director as well as an informal rotation of DMSC Members and Directors. While some DMSC member companies may also have a booth at the…
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