International Standards Organization (ISO)
http://www.iso.ch/
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries, one from each country.
ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
ISO's work results in international agreements which are published as International Standards.
NIST
http://www.nist.gov/
The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) web page provides links to NIST and Department of Commerce activities. It also provides access to reference materials, data, calibration standards and other services available. Provides links to other organizations providing scientific, technology and standards information.
Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
http://www.gidep.org/
GIDEP is a cooperative activity between government and industry participants seeking to reduce or eliminate expenditures of resources by making maximum use of existing information.
The program provides a media to exchange technical information essential during research, design, development, production and operational phases of the life cycle of systems, facilities and equipment.
Defense Standardization Program
http://dsp.dla.mil/
Home page for information on specifications and standards reform, including decisions on the cancellation of specifications and standards, waivers for specifications and other actions being promulgated in the standards community.
Quality Magazine Online
http://www.qualitymag.com/
Quality Online, a service of Quality Magazine, serving engineers and managers responsible for test, inspection, measurement, evaluation, and documentation in manufacturing companies.
ASTM
http://www.astm.org/
ASTM has developed by consensus and published over 10,000 standards used by the government and industry. This an important site for non-government standards (NGS), standardized test methods and industry practices (standards).
ASQ (American Society for Quality) develops, coordinates and publishes accepted quality standards, practices and related quality information. This site also provides a chat/forum communication for its members and customers.
ASME
http://www.asme.org/
ASME (the American Society for Mechanical Engineers) develops and promulgates technical publications, codes and standards for mechanical, nuclear and pressure vessels. Provides an extensive site for mechanical engineering information to members and customers.
ANSI
http://www.ansi.org/
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) site is designed to provided the ANSI's members and customers convenient access to information related the ANSI Federation and related national and international standards and standards activities. ANSI offers links to many of the member's web sites, as well as, to key federal and international organizations.
Global Engineering Documents
http://global.ihs.com/
Global Engineering Documents, an IHS Group Company, is the premier distributor of collections of standards, specifications, and technical publications. Global maintains one of the most extensive collections of documents from more than 400 standards-developing organizations (SDOs) worldwide, including ASTM, ANSI, ASME, BSI, DIN, IEEE, ISO, and JIS. Global's exclusive and primary distribution contracts include AIA, AGMA, API, ASHRAE, Delphi, EIA, ETSI, GM, John Deere, NCITS, TIA, and UL. This enables Global to offer one-stop shopping, excellent service, and highly competitive prices. More than 60,000 customers in 120 countries rely on Global Engineering Documents to fulfill their technical information needs.
Document Center
http://www.microprecision.com/links_qa.php
Document Center Inc. specializes in paper copy delivery of specifications and standards. This is technical information is used in trade, engineering, manufacturing, and other aspects of commerce. The documents specifically describe a product, test, or material, allowing for uniform compliance from a variety of sources. Document Center Inc. carries specifications and standards developed by U.S. and Non-U.S. sources. They can be government documents, like regulations for example, or industry documents, like ANSI standards.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
WEB page for the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC distributes valuable information on unsafe consumer products and product recalls.
MIT Materials Technology Laboratories
http://www-mtl.mit.edu/
The WEB page for information on semiconductor work conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The various links are setup to resemble subways of information. Click on the icon for Semiconductor Subway and follow the subway to stop for the type of information for which you are searching.
Electronic Industry Association
http://www.eia.org/
WEB page for the Electronics Industry Association provides information for those involved in EIA activities, including the Government and JEDEC committee.
IEEE
http://www.ieee.org/
WEB page for the the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers provides information and standards of interest to electrical and electronic engineering and manufacturing disciplines.
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
http://www.aiaa.org/
Home page for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) provides information on their activities and standards which they are developing for DoD/Government.
Best Manufacturing Practices
http://www.bmpcoe.org/
The Office of Naval Research, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the US Department of Commerce provide access via the BMPNet to Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) with the objective of sharing best industrial and government practices in the areas of design, test, production, facilities, logistics and management. BMPNet provides access to software that can be used to access the Program Manager's Workstation (PMWS). Recommended site.
Aerospace Industries Association
http://www.aia-aerospace.org/
AIA (The Aerospace Industries Association) is a trade association representing manufacturers of commercial and military aircraft and related components manufacturers. AIA has established an Early Warning Project Group under it's National Aerospace Standards Committee to identify non-government standard equivalents to military specifications scheduled for cancellation.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
http://www.a2la2.net/
The fundamental goals of A2LA are to:
- Achieve customer satisfaction through meeting the needs of both laboratories and their users for competent testing
- Improve the quality of laboratories and the test data they produce
- Increase acceptance of accredited laboratory test data to facilitate trade