1. We are in the Standards Business 1. Create Standard 2. Prove Standard 3. Create Libraries 4. Create Commercial Translators 5. Deploy on Pilot Programs 7. Deploy on Production Programs 7. Deploy on Production Programs 6. Create Implementor’s Forum 8. Maintain & Sustain Translators 8. Maintain & Sustain Translators Funded by research programs Managed by volunteers We are here Its time for here! To be piloted by supply chains To be managed by Industry consortium Various Industries Consultants & Vendors

2. Process Interoperability Value Proposition Present the value proposition Use cases (NIST to moderate) – Boeing – John Deere – Scania – Airbus How we resolve the problem – STEP-NC Translators to enable interoperability What are your concerns and capabilities – Technical feasibility – Time commitment – ROI Discussion IMTS on Thursday September 13 th 1:30PM to 3:30PM

3. Action – send invitation letters User letters/invitations – Boeing (Sid) – John Deere (Sid) – Airbus (Martin -> Alain) – GM (Sid) – Scania (Micke) – Volvo (Micke) – Army (Martin) – NIST (Martin) – Sandvik (Bengt) – Iscar (Doron) – P&W (Bob Erikson) – GE (Martin) Vendor letters/invitation – Siemens (Sid) – Fanuc (Sid) – Dassault (Sid) – Mastecam (Martin) – GibbsCAM (Doron) – Pro/Engineer (Fred) – CGTech (Leon) First draft of invitation list for July 6 th telecon Second draft for July 20 th telecon Send letter with list of invitees on August 3rd

4. Value proposition for CAM users Enhanced coordination with outsourcing partners. Increased productivity and cost avoidance due to elimination of operator error and repetitive activity Increased portability and data reuse Enhanced data flow and increased data quality Built in best practices Significantly shortened product life cycle Unambiguous process content (models are clearly defined as opposed to proprietary content) Standard basis for part fabrication and manufacturing resources Reduction of manufacturing flow time for: – Design – Inspection – Planning – NC Programming Process planning now includes feedback data flow: bi-directional Reduction or elimination of post processing

5. Project Sketch STEP-NC CAM one CAM two CNC three Simulation Four Scope Hole drilling Pocket milling Surfacing Structure Project Workingstep Setup Process Depth of cut Overcut Feed & Speed Resources Cutting tool parameters

6. Timeline for commercialization Long term desired outcome – CAM systems read and write STEP-NC Short term desired outcome – Hold meeting at IMTS (September 13 th ) – Hold first technical meeting at NIST on December 5? Which vendors – CAM? NX, Catia, Pro/E, Mastercam – CNC? Fanuc, Siemens, Fidia – Cutting Tool? Sandvik, Iscar, Kennametal, Ingersoll – Machine Tool? DMG, Mazak, Hermle Which Users – Boeing, Airbus, John Deere, Ford, GM, GE, P&W?

7. Strawman Plan Team meets every 3 months – Read test parts – Verify data Project goal – read STEP-NC file and create internal database with sufficient detail for immediate post processing – Cycle 1 – Drilling (6 months) – Cycle 2 – Pocket Milling (6 months) – Cycle 3 – Freeform Surfacing (6 months) Users – We will prepare the test cases for each cycle Vendors – Write software to read the test cases