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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Robot Workcell Degradation
Technology Exploration With the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
National Network Consortium
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of research consortium.
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AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department
of Commerce, in support of efforts to
verify and validate robot workcell
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health monitoring methods for use in
the manufacturing industry, is
establishing the Robot Workcell
Degradation Technology Exploration
with the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership National Network
Consortium (‘‘Consortium’’). In addition
to supporting verification and validation
of robot workcell health monitoring
methods, the consortium intends to
provide NIST with the opportunity to
transfer technology to the U.S.
manufacturing sector through the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP) National NetworkTM.
DATES: The Consortium’s activities will
commence on July 23rd, 2021
(‘‘Commencement Date’’). NIST will
accept letters of interest from MEP
Center teams to participate in this
Consortium from prospective
participants until December 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Completed letters of interest
or requests for additional information
about the Consortium can be directed
via electronic mail to RobotCRADA@
nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J’aime Maynard, CRADA Administrator,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Technology Partnerships
Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive,
Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899, by electronic mail to
Jaime.maynard@nist.gov, or by
telephone at (301) 975–8408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consortium efforts are expected to yield
practical lessons learned and guidance
on the deployment and usage of the
NIST-developed test methodology and
companion sensor along with producing
quantitative data from the test method
and the host robot workcells. This will
enhance NIST’s research verifying and
validating methods to assess robot
workcell health degradation in addition
to accelerating technology transfer into
the manufacturing industry.
NIST’s Engineering Laboratory has
developed a test method—Identification
and Isolation of Robot Workcell
Degradation—that has the potential to
efficiently assess the change in accuracy
within a robot workcell, including those
used in manufacturing operations. The
test method is paired with the NISTdeveloped Position Verification Sensor
(PVS—patent pending) to yield pass/fail
output when the test method is
executed with the PVS in a robot
workcell. The test method and PVS are
designed such that the change in
accuracy of the key insertion can be
measured to desired tolerances. This
capability addresses the challenge that it
can be costly to determine if the health
of a robot workcell has degraded before
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quality and/or productivity are
impacted. The test method and sensor
require verification and validation from
industrial partners. The Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP) National
NetworkTM, a public-private partnership
with Centers in every U.S. state and
Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small
and medium-sized manufacturers, is
uniquely positioned to enable this
activity.
Each pilot study will be performed at
a MEP Center-selected manufacturing
facility. Proof of concept studies, prior
to individual pilot studies, may be
conducted at an MEP Center or at a
chosen technology integrator/builder
facility.
This CRADA Consortium involves the
use of U.S. Government IP. NIST
Invention entitled ‘‘POSITION
VERIFICATION SENSOR WITH
DISCRETE OUTPUT’’, US Patent
Application 16/572,847, filed on
September 17, 2019, will be the IP that
is used in this collaboration.
This Consortium has specific
objectives including:
(1) Pilot the test method and PVS in
manufacturing facilities through guided
deployments by state-based MEP Center
teams to obtain practical feedback,
including quantitative performance
data, lessons learned, and deployment
guidance, regarding the viability of the
test method and sensor in robot
workcells;
(2) During each pilot study, obtain
information regarding the
manufacturing operations, test method,
and sensor performance including (a)
data from the test method and sensor
during its usage in a robot workcell
health testing, (b) component-level data
from the robot(s) that are interacting
with the sensor, (c) process-level data
captured from the overall workcell(s)
that include the test method/sensor, (d)
operational configuration information of
the robot workcell including use case
variants (e.g., robot picks up boxes
weighing 5 kg and 10 kg as opposed to
picking up boxes of the same weight),
(e) maintenance logs and activities that
document faults and failures of the
workcell along with specific
maintenance that is performed, and (f)
feedback from manufacturing personnel
(e.g., operators, maintenance personnel,
plant managers, etc.);
(3) Enable MEP Center teams to
explore the development of a service of
the NIST test method and/or the
commercialization of the new sensor
technology to ultimately promote
transfer to the manufacturing industry;
and
(4) Enable MEP Center teams to
promote a capability for manufacturers/
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robot workcell end-users to detect
degradation of process accuracy prior to
it impacting product quality or
operational productivity.
There are numerous potential benefits
to the participating MEP Center teams
including:
a. Acquisition of a research license of
NIST’s PVS technology to practice the
invention to explore its commercial
feasibility
b. Feedback on the deployment,
integration, usage, and maintenance (as
necessary) of the sensor within relevant
operational environments to determine
if/where/how to make the technology
more viable for commercialization
c. Identification of the use cases and
scenarios that the sensor and test
method can be reasonably deployed
d. Acquire advanced knowledge of
potential degradations to process
accuracy prior to degradations
negatively impacting product quality or
operational productivity
e. If the sensor became commercially
available, this could lead to the
development of services using the
sensor to improve the operations and
efficiency of small and medium
manufacturers.
Participation Process
Eligibility will be determined by NIST
based on the information provided by
prospective participants in response to
this notice on a first-come, first-serve
basis. In accordance with the
Consortium objectives, collaborators
must be MEP Centers. Collaborator
project teams must be entirely
composed of MEP Centers or, if a project
team includes non-MEP Center team
members, the project team must be led
by an MEP Center Collaborator. All
participants will be required to sign the
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement (CRADA) for this
Consortium, and each participant will
be bound to the same terms and
conditions in consideration of
participation in the Consortium.
Participants will not be required to
contribute any funds or pay any fee.
NIST will evaluate the submitted
responses from prospective participants
to determine eligibility to participate in
this Consortium. Prospective
participants should provide a Letter of
Interest with the following information
to NIST’s Consortium Manager:
(1) A description of the MEP Center
team’s technical experience in
integrating robot workcells and/or
sensor technology into manufacturing
facilities.
(2) A description of the manufacturing
use cases and deployments of robotic
workcells that the MEP Center team
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would target for NIST test method and
PVS deployment.
(3) A description of services, if any,
that the MEP Center team has provided
in the domains of robotic
manufacturing, predictive maintenance,
or sensors.
(4) List of interested MEP Center’s
anticipated team members.
Letter of interest must not include
business proprietary information. NIST
will not treat any information provided
in response to this Notice as proprietary
information. NIST will notify each
organization of its eligibility. NIST does
not guarantee participation in the
Consortium to any organization
submitting a Letter of interest.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robot Workcell Degradation Technology Exploration With the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Network Consortium
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of research consortium.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department of Commerce, in support of
efforts to verify and validate robot workcell health monitoring methods
for use in the manufacturing industry, is establishing the Robot
Workcell Degradation Technology Exploration with the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership National Network Consortium (``Consortium''). In
addition to supporting verification and validation of robot workcell
health monitoring methods, the consortium intends to provide NIST with
the opportunity to transfer technology to the U.S. manufacturing sector
through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National
NetworkTM.
DATES: The Consortium's activities will commence on July 23rd, 2021
(``Commencement Date''). NIST will accept letters of interest from MEP
Center teams to participate in this Consortium from prospective
participants until December 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Completed letters of interest or requests for additional
information about the Consortium can be directed via electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J'aime Maynard, CRADA Administrator,
National Institute of Standards and Technology's Technology
Partnerships Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, by electronic mail to
[email protected], or by telephone at (301) 975-8408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consortium efforts are expected to yield
practical lessons learned and guidance on the deployment and usage of
the NIST-developed test methodology and companion sensor along with
producing quantitative data from the test method and the host robot
workcells. This will enhance NIST's research verifying and validating
methods to assess robot workcell health degradation in addition to
accelerating technology transfer into the manufacturing industry.
NIST's Engineering Laboratory has developed a test method--
Identification and Isolation of Robot Workcell Degradation--that has
the potential to efficiently assess the change in accuracy within a
robot workcell, including those used in manufacturing operations. The
test method is paired with the NIST-developed Position Verification
Sensor (PVS--patent pending) to yield pass/fail output when the test
method is executed with the PVS in a robot workcell. The test method
and PVS are designed such that the change in accuracy of the key
insertion can be measured to desired tolerances. This capability
addresses the challenge that it can be costly to determine if the
health of a robot workcell has degraded before quality and/or
productivity are impacted. The test method and sensor require
verification and validation from industrial partners. The Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP) National NetworkTM, a public-
private partnership with Centers in every U.S. state and Puerto Rico
dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers, is uniquely
positioned to enable this activity.
Each pilot study will be performed at a MEP Center-selected
manufacturing facility. Proof of concept studies, prior to individual
pilot studies, may be conducted at an MEP Center or at a chosen
technology integrator/builder facility.
This CRADA Consortium involves the use of U.S. Government IP. NIST
Invention entitled ``POSITION VERIFICATION SENSOR WITH DISCRETE
OUTPUT'', US Patent Application 16/572,847, filed on September 17,
2019, will be the IP that is used in this collaboration.
This Consortium has specific objectives including:
(1) Pilot the test method and PVS in manufacturing facilities
through guided deployments by state-based MEP Center teams to obtain
practical feedback, including quantitative performance data, lessons
learned, and deployment guidance, regarding the viability of the test
method and sensor in robot workcells;
(2) During each pilot study, obtain information regarding the
manufacturing operations, test method, and sensor performance including
(a) data from the test method and sensor during its usage in a robot
workcell health testing, (b) component-level data from the robot(s)
that are interacting with the sensor, (c) process-level data captured
from the overall workcell(s) that include the test method/sensor, (d)
operational configuration information of the robot workcell including
use case variants (e.g., robot picks up boxes weighing 5 kg and 10 kg
as opposed to picking up boxes of the same weight), (e) maintenance
logs and activities that document faults and failures of the workcell
along with specific maintenance that is performed, and (f) feedback
from manufacturing personnel (e.g., operators, maintenance personnel,
plant managers, etc.);
(3) Enable MEP Center teams to explore the development of a service
of the NIST test method and/or the commercialization of the new sensor
technology to ultimately promote transfer to the manufacturing
industry; and
(4) Enable MEP Center teams to promote a capability for
manufacturers/
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robot workcell end-users to detect degradation of process accuracy
prior to it impacting product quality or operational productivity.
There are numerous potential benefits to the participating MEP
Center teams including:
a. Acquisition of a research license of NIST's PVS technology to
practice the invention to explore its commercial feasibility
b. Feedback on the deployment, integration, usage, and maintenance
(as necessary) of the sensor within relevant operational environments
to determine if/where/how to make the technology more viable for
commercialization
c. Identification of the use cases and scenarios that the sensor
and test method can be reasonably deployed
d. Acquire advanced knowledge of potential degradations to process
accuracy prior to degradations negatively impacting product quality or
operational productivity
e. If the sensor became commercially available, this could lead to
the development of services using the sensor to improve the operations
and efficiency of small and medium manufacturers.
Participation Process
Eligibility will be determined by NIST based on the information
provided by prospective participants in response to this notice on a
first-come, first-serve basis. In accordance with the Consortium
objectives, collaborators must be MEP Centers. Collaborator project
teams must be entirely composed of MEP Centers or, if a project team
includes non-MEP Center team members, the project team must be led by
an MEP Center Collaborator. All participants will be required to sign
the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for this
Consortium, and each participant will be bound to the same terms and
conditions in consideration of participation in the Consortium.
Participants will not be required to contribute any funds or pay any
fee. NIST will evaluate the submitted responses from prospective
participants to determine eligibility to participate in this
Consortium. Prospective participants should provide a Letter of
Interest with the following information to NIST's Consortium Manager:
(1) A description of the MEP Center team's technical experience in
integrating robot workcells and/or sensor technology into manufacturing
facilities.
(2) A description of the manufacturing use cases and deployments of
robotic workcells that the MEP Center team would target for NIST test
method and PVS deployment.
(3) A description of services, if any, that the MEP Center team has
provided in the domains of robotic manufacturing, predictive
maintenance, or sensors.
(4) List of interested MEP Center's anticipated team members.
Letter of interest must not include business proprietary
information. NIST will not treat any information provided in response
to this Notice as proprietary information. NIST will notify each
organization of its eligibility. NIST does not guarantee participation
in the Consortium to any organization submitting a Letter of interest.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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