Standards Committees

DMIS National Standards Committee

CAM-I's first standard was initiated by the CAM-I Quality Assurance Program which conceived and developed DMIS, the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard. DMIS is a standard for the bi-directional communication of inspection data between computer systems and inspection equipment. The latest version of the standard is DMIS Version 4.0 which was approved by ANSI on April 17, 2001. (Its official designation is ANSI/CAM-I 104.0-2001, Part 1).. DMIS 4.0 has also been submitted to the appropriate ISO standards committee, which has initiated the international standards process. DMIS has literally created a new industry, and new "DMIS products" and implementations frequently appear on the market.

The DMIS National Standards Committee (DNSC) is responsible for the maintenance and support of the DMIS standard. It is through the dedicated and committed efforts of the DNSC that continued development and enhancements are made to the standard. The DNSC is a volunteer group of industry professionals whose companies contribute their time and expertise to support the standard. It is also the DNSC that produces and delivers each new version of the DMIS standard.

DMIS DMIS Part 2 Subcommittee

DMIS Part 2 is the emerging object-oriented standard for communications between advanced inspection equipment and metrology software tools. Sponsored by CAM-I and supported by industry leaders, DMIS Part 2 builds upon the widely accepted DMIS standard, providing a framework for extending the capabilities of inspection equipment and for integrating it within the factory. This emerging standard brings true plug-and-play capabilities to CMMs and other inspection devices - including vision and laser systems - to enable inspection users to realize a greater return on investment for current and future inspection equipment. Implementing the entire DMIS 3.0+ standard, DMIS Part 2 adds plug-and-play support, networking capabilities, and factory integration, then packages them in a powerful object-oriented standard interface, and delivers a dynamic integrating platform that will enable manufacturers to cut costs and achieve their ever increasing quality requirements through inspection technology.

[CAM-I owns the copyright on the DMIS Part 2 documents. DMIS Object Technology and DOT are trademarks of Object Workshops, Inc.]

Standard Operator Interface Committee

The CAM-I Standard Operator Interface (SOI) for Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) is also an American National Standard. It was also developed by the Quality Assurance Program, and its purpose is to allow a skilled operator to activate any vendor's CMM and to initiate and carry out a part inspection using a previously developed inspection program. The idea is to allow operators to run inspection part programs on any CMM, just as a licensed driver can drive any standard make of automobile.

The DMIS National Standards Committee is also responsible for the maintenance and support of the SOI Standard.

For more information on Standards, please contact: Bailey Squier (bsquier@cam-i.com)

Program Director:
Bailey Squier
CAM-I Standards
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Arlington, Texas 76011
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bsquier@cam-i.com