Action Engineering is excited to sponsor the MBE + QIF Summit, April 16-19, 2024 in Chicago, IL. The MBE Summit & QIF Summit combines the Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and Quality Information Framework (QIF) summits into one-cohesive event. This conference provides an exciting opportunity to benchmark successes and failures to gain the valuable insights needed to accelerate your […]
What’s next for QIF? It’s QIF 4.0
QIF 4.0 is in development. What is QIF? At first glance, QIF, or Quality Information Framework, seems to be a lofty idea that your boss makes you follow throughout your production cycle. However, QIF is rather simple to understand. It is a unified XML framework that guides computer-aided quality measurement systems, which in turn enables […]
Quality Information Framework: ANSI QIF 2.0 Revealed
Incompatibilities in manufacturing quality digital information are costly and affect everyone involved. Fortunately, a significant breakthrough for digital manufacturing was realized in the new Quality Information Framework (QIF) standard, approved by ANSI in October 2014. The QIF is a unified XML framework standard for computer-aided quality measurement systems, enabling the capture, use, and re-use of metrology-related […]
Jennifer Herron Presents at QIF Tech Series Coffee Chat
Jennifer Herron, Founder & CEO of Action Engineering presented at the June QIF Tech Series Coffee Chat presented by DMSC. Learn How to Use the Bill of Characteristics (BoC) as Your Digital Twin Catalyst Highlights Use QIF (Quality Information Framework) to establish digital traceability even through a revision Creo MBD in action Digital Bill of […]
Model-Based Definition (MBD) and QIF
Model-Based Definition (MBD) at its core is machine readable annotations, data that’s associated to 3D geometry which is valuable both in manufacturing and in removing ambiguity from the communication of product definition. CNC programming and Manufacturing have been using 3D CAD Geometry for 30 plus years. QIF or Quality Information Framework is meant to address […]
Jennifer Herron Presents at Metromeet 2021
Jennifer Herron, founder & CEO of Action Engineering, will present “QIF as an ISO standard for the automated Industry” at Metromeet 2021. Jennifer Herron, DMSC BOD Member, presents QIF 3.0 approved as an ISO standard in 2020, bringing a standard for interoperability of 3D metrology data to the world. On November 9th, 2018, the ISO […]
Jennifer Herron Co-Presents ‘Using QIF to Trace Engineering Changes’ at GPDIS 2020
Jennifer Herron, Founder & CEO of Action Engineering, will represent the DMSC board of directors and co-present with Curtis Brown, DMSC President, at GPDIS 2020. November 12, 2020 ᛫ 2:00 pm ET Using QIF to Trace Engineering Changes One of the largest business benefits from digital 3D CAD data exchange in the supply chain is managing engineering […]
Trust Digital with the QIF
Presentation Trust Digital with the QIF by Curtis Brown of DMSC The QIF ANSI standard is an information model for the manufacturing quality enterprise. The Quality Information Framework is an ANSI Standard that is being harvested as an ISO standard via the ISO / TC 184/SC 4. The QIF is an information model for the […]