NEMA to Coordinate Activities of IEC Committee on Nanotechnology

October 2, 2006 // Published as a news service by IHS

The U.S. National Committee (USNC) to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) appointed the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to coordinate the activities of a new committee formed to develop nanotechnology standards for electrical and electronic products and systems.

As the technical advisory group (TAG) administrator of IEC technical committee (TC) 113 - Nanotechnology Standardization for Electrical and Electronic Products and Systems, NEMA will facilitate the development of U.S. proposals for nanotechnology standards that fall within the scope of the IEC.

Standards developed by the commission span all electrotechnologies and include electronics, multimedia technologies, telecommunications and energy production. NEMA will also partner with U.S.-based organizations to develop positions on foreign proposals for nanotechnology work items.

Standardization efforts of TC 113 will focus on terminology and symbols, design and development, measurement and performance, reliability, electromagnetic compatibility and safety and environment.

To prevent duplication of effort, TC 113 will work with other relevant national, regional and international standards bodies. In particular, the group will work to coordinate its activities with those of ISO/TC 229 - Nanotechnologies, a committee formed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2005 to develop international standards for the emerging field. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) serves as the U.S. TAG administrator to ISO/TC 229.

Those interested in participating in the U.S. TAG to IEC/TC 113 can contact Kenneth Gettman, NEMA's director of international standards at 703-841-3254, or ken_gettman@nema.org.

Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).