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The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the national metrology institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, with scientific and technical service tasks.It is a higher federal authority and a public-law institution directly under federal government control, without legal capacity, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical science laboratory programs that include nanoscale science and technology , engineering , information ...
The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is a Brazilian federal autarky, linked to MDIC, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. [1] [2] In Brazil, certification bodies must be accredited by INMETRO.
A national metrology institute's (NMI) role in a country's measurement system is to conduct scientific metrology, realise base units, and maintain primary national standards. [2] An NMI provides traceability to international standards for a country, anchoring its national calibration hierarchy. [2]
ETSI – European Telecommunications Standards Institute; EURAMET – European Association of National Metrology Institutes; IRMM – Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (European Union) EASC – Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification; RoyalCert International Registrars
MIKES was founded in 1991, and until 2015 it included two separate operational activities: MIKES Metrology and FINAS (Finnish Accreditation Service). In the beginning of 2015, the metrology activities of MIKES merged with VTT to form VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Currently, MIKES is a research area at VTT assigned to act as the National Metrology Institute of Finland.
In January 2015, the Centre for Metrology (MIKES) was merged with VTT, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland became a limited liability company. The company’s field of activity was defined as applied research in technology, taking research results to practical use, and operating as a national metrology institute.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory of the United Kingdom. It sets and maintains physical standards for British industry. Founded in 1900, the NPL is one of the oldest metrology institutes in the world.