MBE Summit by NIST and QIF Summit by DMSC Events Revitalized Back by popular demand, the MBE Summit from NIST and QIF Summit by DMSC are returning! NIST and DMSC will be presenting a joint event at the MxD facility in Chicago, IL. The MBE Summit will be April 16 - 17, 2024, and the QIF Summit will be April…
In June 2020, the DMSC began the development of a new metrology standard to provide a common approach for tagging and uniquely identifying product characteristics that are of interest for the product realization process in a Model-Based environment. The goal was to create an ANSI/ISO standard that would be applicable for both human-readable communication and machine-readable applications that can enable…
DMSC BoD members are elected by the DMSC membership. Only one vote is allowed per member company for each opening in the DMSC BoD, meaning each DMSC member company has two votes. The six candidates for the two BoD openings: 2024 - 2026 DMSC Board of Director Candidates Ray Admire - Ray has worked for Lockheed Martin and its predecessor companies…
The DMSC's QIF Training/Certification Working Group (WG) continues to progress in the development of a technical curriculum and research of a suitable Learning Management System (LMS) that can offer professional level presentation to participants in the training program. To that end, two sub-working groups (sub-WG) have been formed to support the primary WG; the role of each is defined below.…
At a recent DMSC Board (BoD) meeting, QIF 4.0 Development Manager, Tom Kramer, provided a status report on the ongoing QIF 4.0 upgrade project. Back in October 2022, a DMSC Working Group (WG) was formed for the purpose of identifying and prioritizing a list of upgrades to the existing QIF 3.0 standard (aka ISO 23952:2020). The October 2022 WG meeting…
DMSC BoD members are elected from the DMSC membership. At the end of this calendar year, two BoD members will be rotating off, and two will be elected for a three-year, 2024-2026 term. By DMSC Policy, the DMSC has the following constraints on the DMSC BoD: The BoD shall maintain a minimum of: Two Directors from within the Hardware/Software (H/S)…
With the passing of DMSC (Digital Metrology Standards Consortium) co-founder Bailey Squier in July 2023, the DMSC Board of Directors contemplated ways to ensure his accomplishments and legacy are not forgotten. As a symbol for our gratitude and admiration for the life and legacy of Bailey H. Squier, the DMSC Board of Directors established the Bailey H. Squier DMSC Metrology…
Just a short time ago on June 26th, 2023 we published an article about Bailey Squier making a surprise visit to the DMSC Standards Committee meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas. Now, we must report that sadly, Bailey passed away, June 27, 2023. Bailey is acknowledged as being the key architect of the formation of DMSC, in 2005. His influence goes…
Over the last few months, DMSC has been hinting that a new initiative is coming soon – a Training/Certification program. This new program will focus on developing a formalized QIF and DMSC training program. Expected challenges include technical curriculum development, program Marketing, logistics of student registering/testing, and more – meaning there are plenty of opportunities for input from those who…
Near record temperatures in Texas did not deter the DMSC Standards Committee (SC) from meeting in Ft. Worth (TX) to determine the suitability of a Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) Working Group (WG) proposal to ANSI. Nearly twenty companies attended the in-person meeting, held at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTARI), June 20 – 22, 2023. The inaugural MBC WG was…
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