A new DMSC booth location at IMTS 2024 brought extra high QIF visibility to event attendees. In close proximity to the Quality Assurance section of the exhibition hall and located kitty-corner to the OGP exhibit, the new DMSC booth location also featured being on the main aisle in the Lakeside building, further enhancing visitor awareness. Reportedly, the 2024 International Manufacturing…
The after-hours DMSC Meeting/Mixer event at IMTS brought together a gaggle of members and non-members as a networking opportunity and abbreviated business meeting. The networking aspect of the event gave participants an opportunity to renew old friendships, while the meeting portion updated everyone on the latest DMSC activities. Curtis Brown, DMSC President, welcomed all to the gathering and gave everyone…
DMSC membership continues to grow as we welcome our newest member, Newport News Shipbuilding. Founded in 1886, NNS is the sole builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the United States and is only one of the only two U.S. shipyards capable of building nuclear-powered submarines. The firm has embraced Model-Based Design and considers QIF to a be a key element…
Those attending next month's International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago are invited to an in-person meeting and mixer on Tuesday, September 10 at 5:30 PM CST in conference room E271b of the Lakeside Building. Attendees will hear from Curtis Brown, DMSC President, in his “State of the DMSC” briefing as well as updates on current projects (MBC 1.0 and QIF…
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) has awarded the first of two Bailey H. Squier DMSC, Inc. Metrology Memorial Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. As UNCC is the only university in the Western hemisphere with a program dedicated to dimensional metrology, it has been a long-standing member of the DMSC and regularly contributed to its efforts to…
The DMSC invites all to visit us at booth 135001 at the upcoming International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, September 9 – 14, 2024. An IMTS conference room has also been reserved for an in-person meeting on Tuesday, September 10 with appetizers and refreshments. Curtis Brown, DMSC President, will give a “State of the DMSC” briefing and a status of…
Soon, it will be easier to find a QIF Solution Provider that can help you navigate your MBE/QIF journey. The DMSC Board of Directors has approved the development of a QIF Marketplace as a resource directory on the DMSC website. This new page is under development and expected to be completed within the next 90 days. It will identify our…
This past April, the MBE Summit returned with the addition of the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium's (DMSC) QIF Summit. Held at MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, the dual event brought together experts from academia, government, and industry. The MBE Summit provided a platform for participants to discuss challenges, implementation issues, and lessons learned related to design, manufacturing,…
A discussion at a past DMSC General Membership Meeting was enriched by the expertise of our DMSC board member, Sam Gambrell, on the topic of 2D QIF. The discussion indicated some confusion in the QIF community regarding the ability of QIF to support 2D drawings. [caption id="attachment_4807" align="alignleft" width="199"] Sam Gambrell, Director, DMSC Board of Directors[/caption] Since this is an…
One of the goals of the recent MBE/QIF Summit was to encourage dialogue among proponents of two standards – the STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data) community and the QIF (Quality Information Framework) community. Individually, both standards are well-known in the industrial manufacturing universe, and each comes from different starting concepts on the design vs quality approach…
The Digital Metrology Standards Organization's member companies and organizations represent innovative, progressive, and advanced organizations, each on the cutting edge of research and technology in digital metrology.