ANSI stands for the American National Standards Institute. It is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. ANSI coordinates and accredits the standards development process, ensuring that standards are developed in an open and transparent manner with input from stakeholders across industry, government, and academia.
These standards cover a wide range of fields, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications, information technology, and more. Compliance with ANSI standards often ensures interoperability, safety, and quality in products and systems manufactured and used in the United States and globally.
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