STEP Production Cell Technical Development Plan
Abstract
The Standard for The Exchange of Product model data (STEP) is an emerging international standard addressing the problems of data exchange for a variety of manufacturing enterprises. NIST has established the National PDES testbed specifically to address the development and testing of STEP, and to serve US industry in their use of the standard. The STEP Production Cell is a machining system based on STEP data exchange. This system uses STEP data as the primary source for controlling part manufacturing. The STEP Production Cell demonstrates how STEP is used in a typical, small batch manufacturing system. The system serves to validate STEP technology in a manufacturing scenario. The plan for developing the STEP Production Cell over the next four years is described in this document.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA260947
Entities
People
- James E. Fowler
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology