Materials data is a critical resource for manufacturing organizations seeking to enhance products, processes and, ultimately, profitability.
This data may come from a wide range of sources - e.g., materials testing, quality assurance, or measurement of product performance.
One project that has looked at this issue in-depth is the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC),[1] a collaboration of leading aerospace, defense, and energy enterprises - organizations such as NASA, Boeing, Rolls-Royce plc, Honeywell, and GE Aviation.
Problems continue with the challenge of controlling and using approved information effectively throughout an organization, often within complex processes.
Materials property analysis is a wasted investment if the results generated are not deployed effectively to the engineers who need to use them.