An Analysis of the Calibration and Measurement Capabilities from the National Metrology Institutes under the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement; How Do the Laboratories Compare? Is This What Users Want?

摘要

This paper summarises the benchmarking of the Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs) as declared in the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) key comparisons database (KCDB), of a number of National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) including EUROMET countries and the USA, using validated data. This project was realised at the International Office, National Physical Laboratory for the UK Government Department of Trade and Industry. The benchmarking and the results are described in full, in the NPL report 'International Benchmarking and Analysis of UK Calibration & Measurement Capability -April 2002'.