Standards Vision

CAM-I Standards Development

CAM-I's vision is to identify urgently needed industrial automation standards, then work to promote, foster, and encourage the development of these standards or to develop them through CAM-I for the advancement of industry as a whole.

Without standards, all communication and commerce would be impossible. Recognizing the vital importance of standards, CAM-I has long been dedicated to the development of urgently needed industry standards.

Standards and specifications for design and manufacturing at corporate, national, and international levels are crucial to national and world economy. CAM-I has for many years taken an active role in the establishment of industry standards, and is an accredited standards-making organization under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Through member company representatives and staff participation, CAM-I is active in various international standards efforts of ISO, the International Organization for Standardization.

The CAM-I Standards Committee is an original "By-Law" committee, established with the creation of the CAM-I organization in 1972. During all the intervening years, the Standards Committee has been active in its efforts to identify and support the development of needed industry standards. CAM-I later became accredited under ANSI in the late 1980s, and has worked persistently to identify and/or produce those standards requested and urgently required by industry.