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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Office of Weights and Measures

Projects/Programs

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Coriolis Mass Flow Meters as Field Test Standards

Ongoing
Customers and businesses alike rely on metering systems to monitor and deliver their liquid-based commercial products (including a range of gas and fuels) consistently over time and across a range of locations. Weights and measures officials use several well-acknowledged field test standards to
Info Hours presented by the NIST Office of Weights and Measures

Info Hours Presented by NIST OWM

Ongoing
Below are the 2024 Info Hour topics together with a recording of each Info Hour session. Manual Weight Entries An informal discussion on NIST Handbook 44 Scales Code paragraphs S.1.12. Manual Weight Entries and UR.3.9. Use of Manual Weight Entries including the history of these paragraphs and how to
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National Metrology Systems: A Framework for Global Trade

Completed
The OIML D1 "National metrology systems - Developing the institutional and legislative framework" is just that legislative framework designed to promote sound legal metrology infrastructure and build a modern (and thriving) economy. OWM’s Ralph Richter played a key role in developing the current
group photo taken at NCWM 2023 Annual Meeting; Craig VanBuren, Don Onwiler, and Mahesh Albuquerque of NCWM, Laurie Locascio and Katrice Lippa of NIST, Gene Robertson of NCWM, David Sefcik

NIST OWM – NCWM: An Enduring Partnership for Over 100 Years

Ongoing
The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was first held as the “First Annual Meeting of Sealers of Weights and Measures of the United States” in 1905 and as part of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), which was the predecessor non-regulatory agency to the National Institute of
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Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP): A Successful 2024 Series

Completed
Within each region, metrologists from the state laboratories, together with representatives from the various metrology industries, gather each year to network, share experiences, and receive training in a variety of metrology topics. These meetings are unique in that they not only bring together the
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Uniform Unit Pricing: Tools for Consumers to Fight Shrinkflation

Ongoing
What is Shrinkflation? Many consumers across the U.S. are increasingly aware of the decreasing quantity for many of the products that they regularly purchase and consume. This concept is know as product downsizing or “s hrinkflation”, a term used to describe how a consumer product is sold at the