(DMSC: Rochester, NY) -- PDES is pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC). Both organizations seek to improve the ways tools work together to improve standards development, analysis, and define applications of industry standards.

PDES and DMSC seek to improve the quality and manufacturability of product information through standardization by promoting the Quality Information Framework (QIF), and STEP/QIF Integration, as part of the ISO/TC 184/SC 4 portfolio. The two organizations plan to support joint projects to reach that goal.

“This new MoU will enhance the interoperability of standards by leveraging the expertise within both organizations through collaborative projects,” says Michael R. Jahadi, president of the PDES board. “By supporting the integration of STEP/QIF, we can reduce cycle time and operational cost while improving the quality of data required for the downstream consumption of the model-based enterprise (MBE). As a result, both organizations could achieve their business goals and objectives.”

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