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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Office of Weights and Measures

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Map of RMAP regions

Celebrating A Successful 2024 Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP)

Ongoing
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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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
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National Metrology Systems: A Framework for Global Trade

Ongoing
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
Weights and Measures Info Hours

OWM's Weights and Measures Info Hours

Ongoing
Listed below are the upcoming topics for 2024, each with a direct link to the session description and login information. Please "Save the Date" and add meeting links to your calendars: MANUAL WEIGHT ENTRIES (June 05, 2024 at 2:00 - 3:00 pm EDT). OWM will be conducting an informal discussion on
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Uniform Unit Pricing: Tools for Consumers to Fight Shrinkflation

Ongoing
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 same price, but whose net