This tool calculates metrics for investment analysis documented in NIST Advanced manufacturing Series 200-5. It calculates net present value, internal rate of return, and payback period along with executing sensitivity analysis using Monte Carlo techniques. The tool helps to identify the most economical projects/investments. For instance, it could be used to identify the most economical heating and cooling system or it might be used to rank a set of potential investments.

SRM 635a Portland Cement (Blended with Slag) - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is intended primarily for use in validation of chemical and instrumental methods of analysis of cements and materials of similar matrix for elemental contents. It can be used to validate value assignment of in-house reference materials. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 690 Iron Ore (Canada) is for use in checking chemical methods of analysis and in calibration with instrumental methods of analysis. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 691 Iron Oxide, Reduced is intended primarily for use in evaluating chemical methods and in calibrations associated with optical emission and x-ray spectrometric methods of analysis. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 692 iron Ore (Labrador) is intended primarily for use in checking chemical methods of analysis and in calibration with instrumental methods of analysis. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 693 Iron Ore (Nimba) - Standard Reference Material 693 Iron Ore (Nimba) is material in the form of powder (<0.1 mm) for use in checking chemical methods of analysis and in calibration with instrumental methods of analysis. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is in the form of chips sized between 0.50 and 1.18 mm sieve openings (35 and 16 mesh). It is intended for use primarily in chemical methods of analysis. Similar material for use in spectrometric methods of analysis is available as SRM 1297. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

The STEP File Analyzer and Viewer is a software tool that generates a spreadsheet or a set of CSV (comma-separated value) files from a STEP (ISO 10303 Standard for Exchange of Product model data) Part 21 file. STEP files are used to represent product and manufacturing information (PMI) and for data exchange and interoperability between Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Manufacturing (CAM), Analysis (CAE), and Inspection (CMM) software related to the smart manufacturing digital thread. STEP is also used for the long-term archiving and retrieval of product data.

This folder contains image data sets from 14 separate serial sectioning sessions. The entire data folder consists of 1379 8 bit tif images and is 47.3 GB in size. Serial sectioning was performed using FEI Helios 660 NanoLab focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB SEM) and Auto Slice and View G3 software. The sample was a heavy metal stained and resin embedded Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) that were exposed to 60 nm Au nanoparticles. Detailed descriptions of the worm preparation and resin block processing are described in Johnson, M.E. et al. (ACS Nano, 2016).

NIST is developing metrics and test methods to benchmark the performance of robotic systems when performing manufacturing tasks. The ability to perform simple insertions is critical for robotic systems in manufacturing. A simple peg-in-hole test was designed to measure a robotic system's capability for performing these simple insertions. The dataset captures the performance metrics of a robotic system outfitted with a robotic hand and a robotic gripper to study the effect of next-generation robotic hand technology versus conventional parallel gripper technologies.