Download or read book An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-11-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.