Shaping the Standards Which Affect You
The MTA’s Technology Team actively looks to shape standards which affect our members’ technology as well providing access to standards. We do this through our close relationship with the UK’s national standards body, the British Standards Institute (BSI). For further information on the MTA’s Standards work please contact the MTA’s Technology & Skills Manager, Sami Ortiz on [email protected].
BSI
BSI is appointed by the UK Government as the UK National Standards Body (NSB) and represents UK interests at the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the European Standards Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI).
Formed in 1901, BSI was the world’s first National Standards Body. Its role is to help improve the quality and safety of products, services and systems by enabling the creation of standards and encouraging their use. It publishes more than 2,700 standards annually, underpinned by a collaborative approach, engaging with industry experts, government bodies, trade associations, businesses of all sizes and consumers to develop standards that reflect good business practice.
Further information about BSI and the work they do can be found here: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/
Technical Expert Engagement and BSI Committee Coverage
The MTA Technology Team looks to directly engage and recruit member technical experts to sit on and provide input to a variety of BSI committees. The BSI committees selected for each MTA member technical expert is where we assess the significant positive impact they can have through their experience and expertise. A list of the committees covered, along with a list of MTA Member Technical Experts covering that committee is provided below:
BSI Committee
MTA Member Technical Expert
AMT/4 Industrial Data and Manufacturing Interfaces
LOOKING FOR EXPERTS
AMT/8 Additive Manufacturing
Dr. Ben Dutton, MInstP, MInstNDT, MASTM – The MTC
Ian Brooks – AMRC
Dr. Shan Lou PhD MSc(Eng) CEng IMechE MIMA FHEA – Uni. of Huddersfield
Dr. Steven Hall – The MTC
Andrew Triantaphyllou CEng MIMechE – The MTC
Keith Murray – Sandvik
AMT/10 Robotics
Dr. Sarah Fletcher PhD FHEA MCIEHF MWES – Cranfield University
IST/33 Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection
LOOKING FOR EXPERTS
MTE/1 Machine Tools
Prof. Chris Holmes – Holroyd Machine Tools
John Ould – Renishaw
Dr. Andrew Longstaff – Uni. of Huddersfield
Phil Rudd CEng MIMechE – Mazak
Jonathan Wright – Colchester Machine Tools
MTE/1/1 Machine Tools Safety
Jonathan Heaton – Fives Group
Jonathan Wright – Colchester Machine Tools
Phillip Martin – MTA Industry Expert
Mark Pedley – MTA Industry Expert
MTE/1/2 Machine Tools Accuracy
John Ould – Renishaw
Dr. Andrew Longstaff – University of Huddersfield
Dr. Simon Fletcher – University of Huddersfield
Phil Rudd CEng MIMechE – Mazak
Phillip Martin – MTA Industry Expert
MCE/3 Safeguarding of Machinery
LOOKING FOR EXPERTS
HS/1 Occupational Health and Safety Management
LOOKING FOR EXPERTS
QS/1 Quality Management and Quality Assurance Procedures
LOOKING FOR EXPERTS
PH/9 Ergonomics of the Physical Environment
Dr. Sarah Fletcher PhD FHEA MCIEHF MWES – Cranfield University
Sitting on a BSI committee provides a company with an opportunity to influence the technical guidance (i.e. design, testing, use etc) for their products, both nationally and internationally. Having this influence allows the company to have greater knowledge of the technical and commercial environment in which they operate and therefore have a greater chance of success.
If you wish to participate in standards development and see how you can get involved with BSI committees through the MTA, then please contact the MTA’s Technology & Skills Manager, Sami Ortiz, [email protected].
Standards Access
All full members of the MTA are able to access up to 100 British Standards. These are standards which are pertinent to the manufacturing technology industry and are chosen by our members. They can be accessed by logging into the BSOL system (https://bsol.bsigroup.com).
There is a one-off registration required to get access to the MTA’s standard collection. The registration process and details can be obtained by contacting the MTA’s Technology & Skills Manager, Sami Ortiz on [email protected].
The MTA’s standard collection is refreshed each year and is updated weekly, providing you the opportunity to add the latest standards. To request a specific standard on the system or if you have any issues accessing it then please get in contact.
The MTA also produce a quarterly booklet showing the latest updates to a number of pertinent standards for the manufacturing technology industry. This booklet can be found either through the MTA’s member area or can be sent to you via email – please request an email copy from the Technology & Skills Manager, Sami Ortiz [email protected]