An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

By Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, Laboratory Assessments Board

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science, measurement services, and critical technical contributions to standards. The MEL is organized in five divisions: Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) assessed the first four divisions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309161614
• ISBN13: 9780309161619
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 40 Pages