U.S. A-TEAM looks first at the plant floor in collaboration with NIST.(Big Three Auto)

Manufacturing Business Technology, March, 2005

The Big Three American automakers--DaimlerChrysler, GM, and Ford--and the U.S. Department of Commerce are looking to collaborate on standards for automation devices as a means to reduce R&D and other costs. The U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR); Commerce's Technology Administration's Office of Technology Policy; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will contribute to a new partnership--the United States Alliance for Technology and Engineering for Automotive Manufacturing (the U.S.

A-TEAM)--which will focus on production technology and technical information exchange. The first three areas of focus are digital/virtual tools, plant-floor controllers, and ergonomics. Says the Commerce Department's John Sargent, an...

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