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Precision Engineering is a discipline encompassing the design, development, and measurement of high-accuracy components. By extension, the field also includes the design of systems in which high dimensional accuracy is a central concern, as well as the design of machine tools and measuring machines to accomplish the necessary manufacture and measurement. |
Precision Engineering is a discipline encompassing the design, development, and measurement of high-accuracy components. By extension, the field also includes the design of systems in which high dimensional accuracy is a central concern, as well as the design of machine tools and measuring machines to accomplish the necessary manufacture and measurement. |
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There has long been a "community" of precision engineers within the United States but a formal structure and common focus for the activities was lacking. This was not the case in Japan, as evidenced by the large and active Japanese Society of Precision Engineers. In November 1985, a joint US-Japanese meeting on precision engineering included a special session to discuss the possibility of forming an American Society. The enthusiasm of the participants and the overwhelming response to a subsequent questionnaire provided momentum. By November 1986, the American Society for Precision Engineering was incorporated and held its first Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The theme of the well-attended meeting, "Thresholds in Precision Engineering," was reflected in 28 papers covering a broad spectrum of applications. At this meeting, a Board of Directors was elected with members drawn from industry, private laboratories, government and academia. |
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ASPE members represent a variety of technical areas—from engineering (mechanical, electrical, optical, and industrial) to materials science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science—and are employed in industry, academia, and national labs. |
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ASPE emphasizes the foundations necessary to achieve precision in any application and seeks to bring together practitioners from all of the related fields. The Annual Meeting, held each fall, presents topics spanning the field of precision engineering. |
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== Upcoming Meetings == |
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[http://www.aspe.net/meetings/2009_Annual/2009_Annual.html 2009 Annual Meeting] in Monterey, CA |
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== Related Organizations == |
== Related Organizations == |
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[http://www.euspen.eu euspen] - European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology |
[http://www.euspen.eu euspen] - European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology |
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[http://www.jspe.or.jp/english/] - Japan Society for Precision Engineering |
[http://www.jspe.or.jp/english/] - Japan Society for Precision Engineering |
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Revision as of 20:13, 30 December 2008
Overview
The Mission of the American Society for Precision Engineering is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of Precision Engineering, to promote its dissemination through education and training, and its use by science and industry.
Precision Engineering is a discipline encompassing the design, development, and measurement of high-accuracy components. By extension, the field also includes the design of systems in which high dimensional accuracy is a central concern, as well as the design of machine tools and measuring machines to accomplish the necessary manufacture and measurement.
There has long been a "community" of precision engineers within the United States but a formal structure and common focus for the activities was lacking. This was not the case in Japan, as evidenced by the large and active Japanese Society of Precision Engineers. In November 1985, a joint US-Japanese meeting on precision engineering included a special session to discuss the possibility of forming an American Society. The enthusiasm of the participants and the overwhelming response to a subsequent questionnaire provided momentum. By November 1986, the American Society for Precision Engineering was incorporated and held its first Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The theme of the well-attended meeting, "Thresholds in Precision Engineering," was reflected in 28 papers covering a broad spectrum of applications. At this meeting, a Board of Directors was elected with members drawn from industry, private laboratories, government and academia.
ASPE emphasizes the foundations necessary to achieve precision in any application and seeks to bring together practitioners from all of the related fields. The Annual Meeting, held each fall, presents topics spanning the field of precision engineering.
Upcoming Meetings
2009 Annual Meeting in Monterey, CA
Related Organizations
euspen - European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology
[1] - Japan Society for Precision Engineering