STEP Sampler - Internet Resources

• ISO TC184/SC4 home page which includes descriptions of the Committee's STEP, PLIB, and MANDATE projects.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - USA.
  NIST maintains:
  • SOLIS (STEP On-Line Information Server) is the primary source of "official" SC4 / STEP working documents.
  • Maillists - There are several email lists to aid standards development and communication. Send email to majordomo@nist.gov, with "help" in the body of the message for further instructions, including available maillists.

Australia

• AusSTEP
  Includes links to notes for the ISO SC4 meeting in Sydney (March, 1995).
• STEP ftp site at James Cook U.

Europe

• ESPRIT NoEs Information Service

  Germany

  • MW TU Clausthal
    Server for ISO 13584 (P-LIB - parts libraries) and pointers to maillists.
  • Karlsruhe U.
    Server for the WG4/P2 "STEP Resource Integration" project.

  Japan

  • Japan STEP Promotion Center in Tokyo.
  • Ikeda Lab at U. Chiba - Japan.
    Includes work by JWG9 (Electrical Applications) and links to a variety of related topics.

  Slovenia

  • U. Ljubljana

  USA

  • Grumman Data Systems
    Includes AP203 info.
  • National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols (NIIIP) Consortium
    Primarily interested in using STEP APs in their information infrastructure to support collaboration in virtual enterprises.
  • National Product Data Exchange Resource Center (NPDERC)
    Includes overview of PDE (product data exchange), and lists of recent news articles, press releases, books, and product announcements (some articles are available online). Also has extensive list of links to other PDE and STEP-related Internet sites. NPDERC is managed by the U.S. Product Data Association (US PRO).
  • PDES, Inc.
    PDES, Inc. is focused on 1) developing application protocols in the mechanical and electrical/electronics domains (APs 203, 207, 210, and others), and 2) deploying the STEP standard in member companies via pilot projects.

  Related Resources

  • STEP Software Providers
  • Manufacturing Systems Integration Division at NIST.
  • Electronic Commerce Resource Centers (ECRCs)
  • CAD Framework Initiative (CFI)
  • Air Force CALS Program Office (AFCPO)
  • ARPA Knowledge Sharing Effort (KSE)
  • CERC
  • Object Management Group (OMG)
  • Virtual Libraries: Computing, Engineering.

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