How can a true digital thread be achieved across design, manufacturing, inspection, and lifecycle support? PDES, Inc.’s Persistent ID (PID) Project is addressing this issue by advancing STEP AP242 as the authoritative carrier of Persistent IDs in enabling seamless traceability across engineering domains. A robust digital thread requires that every feature, tolerance, datum, and operational element […]

As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding on July 4, 2026, we reflect on the principles that have guided the United States for two and a half centuries. The United States celebrates its birth not on the date peace was secured through the Treaty of Paris, but on the signing of the […]

As part of the EN/NAS9300 series of standards, the LOTAR Basic and Common Parts Working Group are developing a new recommended practices document concerning metadata requirements for a LOTAR archival package, which will be published as Part 021 of the EN/NAS 9300 series of standards. The LOTAR standards are developed from the Open Archival Information […]