Help monitor and shape the future of automation standards: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) encourages interested experts to get involved in the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO Technical Committee (TC) 184, Automation systems and integration, as well as the U.S. TAGs for TC 184 subcommittees (SCs) SC 4, Industrial data, and SC 5, Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications.
ANSI is the U.S. member body to ISO, and the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA) administers the ANSI-accredited U.S. TAGs to ISO TC 184, SC 4, and SC 5, carrying U.S. positions forward.
Standards developed by experts in ISO TC 184, SC 5, and SC 4 make it easier to design, build, operate, and support industrial processes, as well as work across the supply chain. Members of the U.S. TAGs to these committees help develop international standards covering data quality, interoperability, and automation—all which serve as a framework that can enhance both domestic and international trade.
If you would like to participate in the development of ISO standards, join a U.S. TAG and access more information: https://eccma.org/ustagmembership/. Read more about the scope of each committee’s work below.
Get Involved and Join These Upcoming Industry Events!
ISO experts from around the world will come together May 18-23 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to discuss and develop standards in the areas of smart manufacturing, product modeling, digital manufacturing, product properties and classes, item identification guides, visualization of product data, digital twins, supply chain data quality, and more.
Experts at organizations not yet members of these committees but considering joining may request guest participation. Potential U.S. TAG members may request to participate but not vote. Contact at [email protected] if you are interested in attending the event, and learn more here: https://eccma.org/2025tc184sc4/
Industry Day on May 21 is part of the SC 4 bi-annual plenary week of events.
During the plenary week, experts from current SC 4 member organizations (small, medium, and Fortune 500 businesses; government agencies; universities), based in countries all over the world, come together to discuss and develop open, internationally-agreed-upon, consensus-based ISO industrial data standards to the benefit of each member and the entire international community. During the Stakeholders’ Workshop, participants will discuss two key items:
To learn more about the event, hosted by Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, please contact ECCMA, the event organizer, at [email protected].
Current U.S. TAG members can attend this meeting; interested stakeholders who are not yet members are encouraged to become a U.S. TAG member to be eligible. Contact [email protected] for the agenda, physical meeting room location, and Zoom details.
More about ISO TC 184 and Its Subcommittees
ISO Technical Committee 184, Automation systems and integration
Scope: Standardization in the field of automation systems and their integration for design, sourcing, manufacturing, production and delivery, support, maintenance, and disposal of products and their associated services. Areas of standardization include information systems, automation and control systems and integration technologies.
SC 4, Industrial data
Scope: Standardization of the content, meaning, structure, representation, and quality management of the information required to define an engineered product and its characteristics at any required level of detail at any part of its lifecycle from conception through disposal, together with the interfaces required to deliver and collect the information necessary to support any business or technical process or service related to that engineered product during its lifecycle.
SC 5, Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation application
Scope: Standardization enabling the integration and interoperability of systems, applications, and services for the manufacturing, engineering, and distribution domains of the enterprise and the supply chain. Applying multiple technologies to achieve integration and interoperability for these domains, these areas of standardization include:
