Institutions Topics
- ACEA
- The European Automobile Manufacturers Association or Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles from which the abbreviation is made.
- American National Standards Institute
- A private, non-profit organisation that produces industrial standards.
- American Petroleum Institute
- National trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry.
- American Society For Testing Material
- An open forum for the development of high-quality, market relevant international standards used around the globe.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today′s ASME promotes the art, science & practice of mechanical & multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe.
- American Welding Society
- The mission of the American Welding Society is to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.
- ANSI
- Abbreviation of American National Standards Institute.
- ASME
- Abbreviation of American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- ASTM
- Abbreviation of American Society For Testing Material.
- AWS
- Abbreviation of American Welding Society.
- CAA
- Abbreviation of Civil Aviation Authority.
- California Air Resources Board
- A state regulatory agency charged with regulating the air quality in California.
- Civil Aviation Authority
- The UK′s independent specialist aviation regulator. Its activities include economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection.
- Deutsches Institut für Normung
- German national organisation for standards.
- DIN
- Abbreviation of Deutsches Institut für Normung.
- European Automobile Manufacturers Association
- The Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles and more often referred to by the abbreviation ACEA.
- IEE
- The IEE is an innovative international organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals.
- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- The IEE is an innovative international organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals, with specifically tailored products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of today′s technology industry.
- International Organization for Standardization
- An international body that produces world wide industrial standards.
- ISO
- Abbreviation of International Organization for Standardization.
- Japanese Industrial Standards
- Body that produces standards, often abbreviated as JIS.
- Japanese Standards Association
- Body that produces standards.
- JSA
- Abbreviation of Japanese Standards Association.
- NACA
- Abbreviation of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
- NASA
- Abbreviation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
- Formed on March 3, 1915, with a charter to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASA was formed from the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.
- National Institute for Standards and Technology
- An agency within the US department of commerce that promotes economic growth through the application of technology, measurement and standards.
- National Physical Laboratory
- National measurement standards laboratory for the UK.
- NIST
- Abbreviation of National Institute for Standards and Technology.
- NPL
- Abbreviation of National Physical Laboratory.
- W3C
- Abbreviation for the World Wide Web Consortium.
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Organisation that produces standards for the world wide web.
