en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) announced that its Model-Based Characteristics v1.0 standard (MBC 1.0, officially designated as DMSC MBC v1.0 – 2026) has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a U.S. national standard. This marks a significant advancement in the fields of model-based engineering and digital manufacturing.
The standard establishes a consistent and interoperable method for directly identifying, defining, and exchanging product characteristics within digital engineering models. It replaces traditional manual interpretation of engineering drawings with machine-readable definitions, aiming to achieve higher levels of automation, improve data quality, and enhance digital continuity throughout the product lifecycle.
ANSI approval confirms that the standard has undergone a rigorous, consensus-based review process involving stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and technology providers. This certification enables organizations to adopt the standard with greater confidence as part of their digital transformation strategies and supports broader implementation of model-based enterprise practices.
DMSC Chairman Curtis Brown stated: "The approval of the Model-Based Characteristics standard as a U.S. national standard is a significant milestone for the manufacturing industry. As organizations transition to digital model-based enterprises (MBE), standardized digital product characteristics provide a critical connection point for the digital thread to extend directly to the product definition itself." He further noted that by establishing a common machine-readable language for characteristics, the MBC standard enables greater automation, better interoperability, and more trustworthy digital product information across the entire supply chain.
The standard complements the DMSC Quality Information Framework, providing a structured mechanism for defining and exchanging product characteristics across engineering, manufacturing, inspection, and quality systems. It is expected to benefit sectors such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, and industrial equipment, where precise product definition and verification are critical.
DMSC stated that software developers, metrology providers, and system integrators will be able to leverage this new standard to create interoperable solutions, reduce implementation costs, and eliminate ambiguity in digital product definitions, thereby supporting the construction of a more efficient and resilient digital manufacturing ecosystem.
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