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Introduction to NMi Van Swinden Laboratory: Pioneering Metrology in the Netherlands

The NMi Van Swinden Laboratory, established in Delft, is a leader in metrology, ensuring the traceability of measurements through the development and maintenance of national standards and reference materials. With a rich history dating back to the introduction of the metric system in the Netherlands in 1873, NMi has evolved into an independent entity under TNO. Our experts provide calibration services, consultancy, and training, contributing to measurement uncertainty assessments and ensuring compliance with quality assurance systems.

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Introduction to NMi Van Swinden Laboratory: Pioneering Metrology in the Netherlands

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  1. NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium Introduction to the partners in INCOLAB Oswin Kerkhof NMi Van Swinden Laboratory okerkhof@nmi.nl

  2. NMi VSL Metrology “The Science of Measurement”

  3. History of Metrology in The Netherlands • 1820; Metric System in The Netherlands • 1873; Centralized Legal Metrology Organization • 1875; Meter Convention signed in Paris • 1960; Introduction of SI units • 1967; NMi realisation of range of physical standards • 1978; NMi laboratories established in Delft

  4. NMi background • Total 290 staff • Formerly a department of Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) • 1989; new corporate structure (MEA holds 100% shares), NMi independent position • 2001; all shares transferred from MEA towards TNO • NMi is embedded as separate independent entity in the TNO organisation • TNO is an independent organisation with 5000 staff • TNO is a knowledge based organisation providing research, development and application of new technologies

  5. Organisation of NMi NMi Holding NMi VSL Primary Standards and Reference Materials Applied Metrology NMi Certin Testing and Certification NMi Verispect Enforcement

  6. Organisation NMi VSL General director Council of Experts Council for Accreditation RvA) Support Scientific director Business office Knowledge Transfer Electricity, Time&Freq. Temperature Radiation, Optics, Length, Acoustics Flow Chemistry, Mass, Pressure, Volume, Viscosity

  7. NMi VSL financing • Market = calibration activities and advice • Government= maintenance and development national measurement standards, research and inter-comparisons • Funds = Dutch and EU co-operation projects

  8. NMi VSL role & scope of activities • Core activity: services to provide and to ensure traceability of measurement • Developing & maintaining National Measurement Standards and Reference Materials • Dissemination of traceability • Calibration of measurement equipment • Measurement system evaluation (uncertainty assessment) • Consultancy and training (measurement and quality procedures)

  9. Training • The function of (applied) metrology and metrology infrastructure • Measurement procedures • Measurement uncertainty assessment • Quality Assurance Systems • Accreditation procedures

  10. International experience • NMi is involved in many business to business projects and programmes funded by the Dutch Government, the European Commission, World Bank etc. • Recent co-operation with other countries concerns Metrology, Testing, Standardisation and Quality System development.

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