MES
Manufacturing Execution System
MIG
Metal Inert Gas
MIM
Metal Injection Molding
MPP
Maximum Power Point
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRP
Material Requirements Planning
MSRP
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
NDT
Non-Destructive Testing
NPSH
Net Positive Suction Head
OBD
On-Board Diagnostics
OEE
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
OHSAS
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
PCD
Polycrystalline Diamond
PCM
Phase Change Material
PCNC
Personal CNC
PEEK
Polyetheretherketone
PET
Polyethylene Terephthalate
PFMEA
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
PID
Proportional Integral Derivative
PLA
Polylactic Acid
PM
Preventive Maintenance
PMMA
Polymethyl Methacrylate
POM
Polyoxymethylene
PPAP
Production Part Approval Process
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPS
Polyphenylene Sulfide
PTFE
Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene
PV
Pressure Volume
QA/QC
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
RAM
Reliability, Ability and Maintainability
RFI
Request for Information
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RFQ
Request for Quote
RMF
Risk Management Framework
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute
RTD
Resistance Temperature Detector
RUL
Refractory Under Load
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
SAM
Strategic Asset Management
SEM
Scanning Electron Microscopy
SI
International System of Units
SMAW
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
SPC
Statistical Process Control
SPR
Self-Piercing Rivet
SRM
Supplier Relationship Management
SS
Stainless Steel
STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math
STP
Standard Temperature and Pressure
TBM
Tunnel Boring Machine
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership
TDC
Top Dead Center
TFE
Tetrafluoroethylene
TIG
Tungsten Inert Gas
TOR
Test of Reasoning
UHMWPE
Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
UHV
Ultra-High Vacuum
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
USCAR
United States Council for Automotive Research
UTM
Universal Testing Machine
VAV
Variable Air Volume
VCI
Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor
VDI
Verband Deutscher Ingenieure (Association of German Engineers)
VFD
Variable Frequency Drive
VMC
Vertical Machining Center
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
VPE
Vapor Phase Epitaxy
VSM
Value Stream Mapping
WCM
World Class Manufacturing
WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WFH
Work From Home
WIP
Work in Progress
WMS
Warehouse Management System
XRD
X-Ray Diffraction
YAG
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
YMP
Young Managers Program
ZPE
Zero Point Energy
ZrO2
Zirconium Dioxide