STEP ISO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Module 7 Estimated Viewing Time: 40 minutes

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STEP ISO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREModule
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STEP MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
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• The National Institute of Standards Technology
• Developed Under Contract by
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Topics for This Module

• Standards Development Organizations
• TC 184 Industrial Automation Systems
• TC184/SC4 Industrial Data Standards
• SC4 Organization
• NISTs Role in STEP Development
• IGES/PDES Organization (IPO)
• US Technical Advisory Group

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Standards Development Organizations
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Standards Development Organizations(US
Perspective)
STEP
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TC 184Industrial Automation Systemsand
Integration
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TC 184 - Industrial Automation Systems and
Integration
TC 184
Countries Shown are Chairs of the committees
FRANCE
WG-3 Environmental
Strategic Planning
FRANCE
FRANCE
WG-4 Safety
USA
SC-2 Robotics
SC-4 Industrial Data
SC-5 Arch. Comm
SC-1 Physical Devices
SWEDEN
USA
USA
GERMANY
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ISO TC184/SC4

• SC4 is an acronym for Subcommittee 4
• Focus Industrial Data Standards
• Established in 1983
• Three areas of work
• 1) Digital Product Data Representation
• ISO 10303 - Industrial Automation Systems and
  Integration - Product Data Representation and
  Exchange. (Unofficially STEP)
• 2) Parts Library Representation
• ISO 13584 - Industrial Automation Systems and
  Integration - Standard for the representation of
  standard parts (Unofficially PLIB)
• 3) Manufacturing Management Data
• (Unofficially MANDATE)

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Organization of SC4s Work(as of 6/27/96)

SC4 Project Scope 3 areas of work with 116
active projects

• Active projects by areas of work
• 1) Digital Product Data Representation
• 104 Standards Development Projects
• 2) Parts Library Representation
• 9 Standards Development Projects
• 3) Manufacturing Management Data
• 3 Standards Development Projects

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SC4 Membership
PARTICIPATING MEMBERS
OBSERVING MEMBERS
18 Countries
10 Countries
Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China France
Germany Hungary Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Ro
mania Russia Sweden Switzerland United
Kingdom United States
Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Finland Hong
Kong Korea, Republic of Portugal Singapore Spain Y
ugoslavia
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SC4 Organization
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SC4 Organization
SC-4
USA
Quality Committee USA
WG-8
JWG-9
WG-2
WG-3
WG-10
WG-11
Industrial Mfg.
Product
Electrical and
Architecture
Parts Library Germany
EXPRESS France
Mgmt. Data
Electronics
Modeling
France
Germany
USA
UK
(As of 6/27/96)
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Roles of the Working Groups
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Roles of the Working Groups
Planning and Architecture (WG10)
Planning
Requirements Development (WG's 2, 3, 8, and
JWG9)
Requirements and Validation
Integration and QA
Implemen-- tation
Conform- ance
Methods, Integration, Quality, and Tools (WG's
4,5,6,7)
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WG2 Parts Libraries

• Develop an international standard for
• the exchange of product data library
  information

Applications Driving Requirements

• Automotive
• Electronics
• AEC

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WG3 Product Modeling

• Develop requirements and models
• that define the information content
• of STEP application or
• product data subject areas

• Fifteen Technical Teams
• Each addressing different application or subject
  domains
• T1-Shape Representiaton T2- Presentation
• T4- Materials T6- Draughting
• T7- Mechanical Product Definition T8- Product
  Structure Life Cycle
• T9- Finite Element Analysis T11- Manufacturing
  Technology
• T12- Architecture, Eng Construction T13-
  Kinematics
• T14- Product Documentation T16- Software
  Products
• T17-Product Functionality T18-Sheet Metal
• T19-Automotive

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WG4 Qualification Integration

• Integrate STEP Integrated Resources Parts,
• provide development guidelines, design and
• usages of STEP Integrated Resources for APs,
• enforce quality of all STEP Parts

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WG5 STEP Development Methods

• Establish methods used in the
• technical development of STEP

One Project
EXPRESS
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WG6 Conformance Testing Procedures

• Establish procedures and criteria
• for testing STEP processors for
• conformance to standard

Four Projects
Conformance Testing Methodology and
Framework General Concepts Requirements
on Testing Laboratories and Clients Structure
and Development of Abstract Test Suites
Abstract Test Methods
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WG7 Implementation Specifications
Develop specifications necessary for the
implementation of ISO 10303

• Three Projects
• Develop specification for exchange of data via a
  physical file
• Develop Data Access Interface Specification
• Provide information resources on STEP
  implementations, implementors and tools

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WG8 Industrial Manufacturing Management Data

• Identify and specify data used
• within manufacturing enterprises
• exclusive of product definition data

Three Projects Focus on the Data that Reside
within a manufacturing enterprises resource
database Is exchanged between manufacturing and
surrounding management activities Is used to
control and monitors the flow of material within
a manufacturing enterprise
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JWG9 Electrical / Electronic Applications

• Development of resources and Application
• Protocols for electrical/electronic products.
• Coordination of these activities with existing
• standards such as EDIF, IGES, SET, VHDL, IPC and
  VNS

Joint effort between ISO TC184/SC4 and IEC/TC3
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WG10 Architecture
Establish technical direction for SC4 and resolve
related technical issues.

• Responsibilities
• Define and maintain a consistent set of
  architectures for the standards of SC4.
• Develop SC4 Standard Architecture and Framework
  for methods.
• Provide technical leadership across the standards
  under SC4.
• Identify and implement necessary changes and
  enhancements to the architecture.

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NISTs Role in STEP Development

• NIST is the SC4 Secretariat
• Sponsors US industry SC4 Chair
• Provides the STEP On-line Information Services
  (SOLIS), a service which makes all STEP and SC4
  information/documentation available
  electronically
• Provides administrative support to US TAG, the
  formal US representative to SC4
• Supports and coordinates industrial input and
  activity across multiple industrial sectors

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IGES/PDES Organization (IPO)

• US focal point for Product Data Standards and
  Technologies ANSI-accredited consensus standard
  organization
• Membership domestic, participation international.
• The US technical development body to STEP
• Established in 1979, conducts quarterly meetings
  and maintains IGES
• Projects are organized similarly to SC4
• Principal management provided by NIST
  administrative support provided by USPRO

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US Technical Advisory Group

• US Body responsible (to ANSI) for establishing US
  Position on SC4 Ballots
• US TAG Chair serves as US Head of Delegation to
  SC4 Meetings
• Voluntary body small, official membership (20
  organizations) has membership requirements
• Solicits organizes US ballot comments ballot
  coordinator responsible for organizing comments

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