National Metrology Institute of Malaysia, SIRIM (NMIM-SIRIM)

Second yang merupakan Unit SI bagi masa mempunyai sejarah yang panjang bermula dari tamadun purba. Fenomena alam seperti putaran bumi digunakan untuk mengukur masa. Manusia pada masa itu sudah membahagikan hari kepada 24 jam, setiap jam kepada 60 minit dan setiap minit kepada 60 second. Pada abad ke 17, penggunaan jam yang berasaskan ayunan pendulum mula diperkenalkan. Ini memberikan pengukuran masa yang lebih konsisten. Namun definisi pertama second hanya muncul pada sekitar abad ke 19. Definisi 1 second pada ketika itu adalah bersamaan dengan 1 per 86400 daripada 1 hari. Pengukuran ini juga adalah berdasarkan kepada putaran bumi. Walaubagaimanapun, putaran bumi tidaklah begitu konsisten. Pada tahun 1950an, jam berasaskan atomik telah dibangunkan. Akhirnya, pada tahun 1967, 1 second telah ditakrifkan sebagai getaran yang dihasilkan oleh atom cesium sebanyak 9,192,631,770 kali dan definisi tersebut kekal relevan hingga ke hari ini. #SIRIM #NMIM #HKHM2024 #UnitSistemAntarabangsa #SIunits #7BaseUnits

Parameter panjang merupakan salah satu pengukuran yang tertua di dunia. Ribuan tahun dahulu, pelbagai kaedah di gunakan untuk mengukur panjang termasuklah menggunakan bahagian tubuh manusia seperti jengkal, hasta dan depa. Sekitar abad ke 18, Revolusi Perindustrian di Eropah telah mencetuskan keperluan pengukuran panjang yang seragam. Pada ketika itu, satu meter dikira sebagai 1/10 juta jarak dari garisan Meridian Kutub Utara ke Khatulistiwa. Seterusnya pada abad ke 19, satu prototaip meter menggunakan ‘platinum alloy’ dan iridium telah dicipta untuk keperluan penyelarasan rujukan panjang di peringkat global. Pada tahun 1983, dengan perkembangan teknologi laser, meter didefinisikan sebagai jarak yang dilalui oleh cahaya dalam keadaan vakum pada tempoh 1 per kelajuan cahaya. Malaysia melalui Institut Metrologi Kebangsaan Malaysia (NMIM) pada tahun 1996 telah merealisasikan unit meter Malaysia dengan mendapatkan laser helium neon yang distabilkan oleh iodin sebagai standard panjang kebangsaan. Dengan adanya standard tersebut, Malaysia mula menyertai aktiviti perbandingan antarabangsa bermula pada tahun 1996, 2004, 2005, 2010 dan yang terbaru pada tahun 2024 untuk memastikan pengukuran dimensi, panjang dan jarak di Malaysia setara dengan negara di seluruh dunia. Sehingga kini, NMIM menggalas tanggungjawab yang besar dalam menjaga dan menyelenggara standard panjang kebangsaan tersebut. #SIRIM #NMIM #HKHM2024 #UnitSistemAntarabangsa #SIunits #7BaseUnits

Kilogram adalah unit asas jisim dalam sistem metrik antarabangsa yang digunakan secara meluas di dalam bidang sains, kejuruteraan dan perdagangan di seluruh dunia. Pada tahun 1889 sehingga 2019, kilogram didefinisikan sebagai prototaip kilogram antarabangsa. Ianya adalah sebuah silinder yang diperbuat daripada platinum iridium. Kini definisi baru bagi unit kilogram adalah berdasarkan nilai suatu pemalar asas iaitu pemalar Plank. #SIRIM #NMIM #HKHM2024 #UnitSistemAntarabangsa #SIunits #7BaseUnits

The 2-days ASEAN Regional Workshop on Pattern Approval and Verification of Automatic Weighing Instruments (AWIs) for Conformity Assessment had successfully wrapped up yesterday, 22 August 2024. Sixty (60) delegates gathered for the workshop were representatives from ASEAN member economies: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Philippines, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Timor-Leste including Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand international metrology experts, consultants of RT4D and Ernst & Young Australia as well as ASEAN Secretariat. Mr. Sam Hussey-Smith, First Secretary of Australian High Commissioner graced the workshop by delivering the Opening Remarks on the first day. The workshop focused on demonstrating best practices for WIM instrument approval and verification in accordance with the OIML R 134-1 recommendation, and it sought to foster alignment and harmonization among ASEAN Member States (AMS). Keynote addresses by Deborah Walker and Chris Koniditsiotis from the International Society for Weigh-In-Motion (ISWIM) addressed the global issues in WIM technology while Mr. Hans Van Loo delivered a detailed technical presentation on WIM systems. The second day of the workshop which featured practical verification testing took place at NMIM, with additional insights from Mr. Andrew of Mettler Toledo. During the panel discussion, the experts line-up of Ms. Suhaidah Amizam, Mr. Mochamad Ibnu Athoillah, Mr. Ahdrian Camilo C. Gernale, and Mr. Bui Trung Dung, elaborated on developing ASEAN guidelines for WIM verification. The workshop was finally concluded by the closing remarks from Dr. Faridah Hussain , NMIM Chief Metrologist; highlighting the importance of collaborative efforts and standardized practices for advancing regional metrological standards. #legalmetrology #PatternApproval #automaticweighinginstrument

Title: Job Attachment on Laboratory Maintenance, Safety & Housekeeping. Date: 20-22 August 2024 Venue: NMIM Participants: National Institute of Standard & Industry Technology (NISIT), Papua New Guinea Trainers: Mr. Norhisam bin Ismail, Mr. Radzi bin Awang, Ts. Hisam bin Sumiry and Chm. Dr. Fauzi Ahmad

ASEAN Regional Workshop on Pattern Approval and Verification of Automatic Weighing Instruments (AWIs) for Conformity Assessment will be hosted by the Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) Facility, with support from Ernst & Young (EY) in Holiday Inn Kota Warisan on 21 August 2024 and National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM), Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi on 22 August 2024. The workshop, with aim to build capacity in pattern approval and verification of WIM instruments across the ASEAN region is targeted to bring together all metrological authorities from ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as international metrology experts. The workshop will focus on demonstrating best practices for pattern approval and verification of WIM instruments in line with relevant international guidelines. The insights gained from the workshop are expected to support future efforts to align and harmonize practices across ASEAN Member States (AMS). Anticipating a total of 41 delegates, representatives from the enforcement departments of ASEAN member states, Timor-Leste, and Australia, along with trainers from Switzerland, consultants from Ernst & Young Australia, RT4D consultants, and the ASEAN Secretariat from Indonesia are expected to gather during the workshop

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The chemical industry is a cornerstone of innovation and development, playing a crucial role in everything from advanced manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and environmental sustainability. National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM), SIRIM Berhad successfully organized NMIM-SIRIM Chemical Industry Dialogue 2024 on 15 August 2024 in NMIM Auditorium. The dialogue focused on the importance and the need of reference materials that are crucial for chemical industry application, as it underpins various aspects of scientific, industrial, and regulatory activities. The objective of the dialogue is for NMIM and the stakeholders as well as the industry players to share views and expectations among themselves in enabling NMIM-SIRIM to strengthen the existing and planning the future capabilities to fill any current gaps in the chemical industry. NMIM Chief Metrologist, Dr. Faridah Hussain delivered the remarks welcoming the speakers and all 42 participants from 24 accreditation laboratories and chemical industry players. NMIM invited Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) to complete the speakers and panelists line-up together with NMIM for the dialogue session and delivered the following presentations: •MIDA-by Ms Fazliyana Mohd Ali Senior Assistant Director of Chemical and Advanced Material Division on ‘Investment Opportunities in the Chemical Industry’. •DSM-by Mr Ainol Azizol Rosli, Senior Assistant Director, Accreditation Division on ‘Accreditation and its benefits for References Material Providers’. •NMIM-by Mrs Haslina Abdul Kadir, Deputy Director, Chemical Group on ‘Ensuring The Quality of Chemical Measurement’. A dialogue session was also held after the presentations, moderated by Dr. Mohd Fazlin Rezali, Senior Metrologist. To include the session, the speakers and all participants were taken on a tour to NMIM chemical calibration and measurement facilities including ICP, XRF, Gas and pH laboratories; to promote Malaysia’s Reference Materials (MyReM) in performing the best measurement and calibration practices at the highest standard. #SIRIM #NMIM #MIDA #DSM #MyReM #chemicalindustry

The Length and Dimensional Laboratory of NMIM is responsible for maintaining and disseminating the national standard for length measurement, represented by the unit Metre (m). NMIM offers calibration, training, and PT/MA for various dimensional measuring instruments, including roughness and flatness measurements. The growing manufacturing industry relies heavily on machines and instruments. To ensure reliable and accurate results, it is essential to maintain and calibrate the machines and equipment. This is particularly important in the manufacturing industry, especially for roughness and flatness measurements, which require calibrated standards as reference. For roughness and depth measurements, the contact method uses a stylus profilometer. In contrast, NMIM is the sole service provider for flatness measurement by using the interferometry method (non-contact) to measure the flatness of optical flats and optical parallels. Our capabilities: •Calibration of roughness specimen, range up to 131 µm •Calibration of step height standard, range up to 131 µm •Calibration of optical flat, diameter range up to 100 mm •Calibration of optical parallel, diameter range up to 100 mm Importantly, you can obtain national traceability here at NMIM. For more information, please email us at [email protected].

NMIM-SIRIM terus mengorak langkah bekerjasama dalam membantu National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology, Papua New Guinea (NISIT PNG) membangunkan perpindahan kepakaran dan teknologi industri emas di sana. Ianya melihat ke arah perspektif kerangka yang lebih besar untuk mewujudkan rangkaian industri perlombonga, ‘minting’ dan pajak gadai bagi menyokong pendapatan negara. Delegasi NISIT PNG juga telah diberi peluang untuk bertemu dan berbincang dengan Syarikat Minting Sentral Mint (TSM) yang telah mendapat pensijilan SIRIM QAS International Gold Hallmarking dan melihat aktiviti proses industri ‘minting’ dijalankan. Sempat mereka sambar 3 keping 1 gram kepingan emas Edisi Harimau Malaya Keluaran TSM ini yang tertera logo SIRIM Gasing & NMIM. Ada SIRIM baru BELI!