Emerging Quality Information Framework (QIF) Standard

January 14, 2012 | Category: Characteristic Accountability, Technical Data Package

The Quality Information Framework (QIF) is an integrated and holistic set of information models in XML Schema, which, if widely adopted, will enable the effective and efficient exchange of metrology data throughout the entire manufacturing quality measurement process.  This emerging standard will go far with respect to data interoperability and is supported by organizations such as DoD, NIST, DMSC, and a variety of top-tier OEMs.  Read more here.

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NIST Conducts TDP Standards Development Summit

January 4, 2012 | Category: Computer-Aided Design, Model-Based Enterprise

RSI recently attended the NIST TDP Standards Development Summit held in December 2011 in Washington.  The focus was on Technical Data Package composition in a model-based enterprise (MBE).

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DISCUS Connect Released

December 19, 2011 | Category: Characteristic Accountability, FAI PPAP AS9102, Model-Based Enterprise, Quality, Supply Chain Management, Technical Data Package

Managing Automation Magazine has a nice article on the new DISCUS Connect software.  This software allows the sharing of technical data package (TDP) contents with suppliers and customers, provides a workflow for routing FAI approvals, and a dashboard of key performance metrics across the internal shops and external supply chain.

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PTC Extends Windchill Capabilities

December 14, 2011 | Category: Model-Based Enterprise, Product Data Management

PTC announced significant enhancements to their Windchill product line.  Click here for more information.

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Siemens to Acquire Vistagy

December 7, 2011 | Category: Computer-Aided Design, Model-Based Enterprise

Siemens is bolstering their offerings in the CAD 3D space by acquiring Vistagy.

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Turning Pain into Productivity with Master Data Management

November 30, 2011 | Category: Product Data Management

The Aberdeen Group has published an interesting paper on Turning Pain into Productivity with Master Data Management.  Click here to get a synopsis.

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Renaissance Services Presents with Raytheon at Defense Manufacturing Conference

November 29, 2011 | Category: Supply Chain Management, Technical Data Package

Bob Morris from Renaissance Services presented a joint paper with Rod Tegeler from Raytheon Missile Systems on the topic “The Intelligent Technical Data Package: Essential to Success in the Extended Enterprise for TOW Missile”.   This paper was selected for presentation at the 2011 Defense Manufacturing Conference held in Anaheim, California on Nov 29 to Dec 1.

 

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IAQG Announces New President

November 25, 2011 | Category: Industry Groups

The IAQG organization published its second newsletter of 2011. Read more as Xavier Sahut d’lzarn, VP of Quality at Safran takes the top position.

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DISCUS Presentation at Boeing/Northrop GPDIS Conference

November 18, 2011 | Category: FAI PPAP AS9102, Supply Chain Management

The DISCUS Software Company is making a presentation on The Intelligent Tech Data Package and the Aerospace Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) at the 2011 Global Production Data Interchange Summit (GPDIS) sponsored by Boeing and Northrop Grumman in Chandler, Arizona. Click here to read more.

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Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP) Newsletter

October 12, 2011 | Category: Information Security

For those interested in data security in our global environment, the TSCP group has started publishing a very helpful newsletter.  Check it out and consider joining this collaborative group.

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