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CHINA SEE EDITORIAL AND PAGES 22-25 쮿 Editorial STEPHEN PATORAY BIML DIRECTOR OIML Pilot Training Center events in P.R. China I t was a great honor for me to participate in both the first and the second OIML Pilot Training Center (OPTC) Sessions in China this summer. The OPTC is the realization and continuation of a vision that was first suggested by the CEEMS Advisory Group, chaired by Mr. Pu Changcheng. As this Training Center has now become a reality, it is a very significant step towards enabling the OIML and the Advisory Group to fulfill several of the major objectives contained in the Resolution on CEEMS which was passed at the 50th CIML meeting in Arcachon in 2015. Legal metrology is nearly as old as civilization but the equipment and the technology involved are constantly changing. One item that is always discussed at all Regional Legal Metrology Organization (RLMO) meetings and also with nearly all OIML Members is training. It is not only CEEMS but all OIML Members that need to maintain a well-trained staff, which is why this type of Training Center is so important. The topic of the first OPTC session was training on NAWIs (see report on page 22). The importance of this topic can easily be seen by the large number of participants from all over the globe who participated in these events. The topic of the second OPTC session was Legal Metrology Management System (see report on page 24), which primarily focused on the content of OIML D 1 Considerations for a Law on Metrology. While this OIML Document is only one of over thirty International Documents published by the OIML, it does provide several fundamental examples of the value of metrology: 쐍 Metrology facilitates fair trade 쐍 Metrology drives innovation 쐍 Metrology supports regulation 쐍 Metrology advances the protection of citizens 쐍 Metrology helps meet societal goals All of these examples and many more are tied to a national quality infrastructure (QI) which refers to all aspects of metrology – standardization, testing, and quality management including certification and accreditation. This involves both public and private institutions and the regulatory framework within which they operate. With the opening of this OIML Pilot Training Center in China, it is my hope that this will be a model for other OIML Member States who will now follow in the footsteps of the OIML Advisory Group, the AQSIQ and NIM to set up similar Pilot Training Centers in other parts of the world. 쮿 technique VEHICLE WEIGHING High speed WIM system for highway vehicle weighing MORTEZA POOYAN Towzin Electric Company (TEC), Tehran, Iran Abstract Dynamic weighing devices are designed to measure the weight of a vehicle while it is moving over a scale at different speeds. So unlike static scales, there is no need to stop the vehicle for accurate weighing; this makes the weighing process more efficient. One such dynamic weighing system is Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) vehicle scales, which estimate vehicle axle loads without affecting the flow of traffic. WIM technologies allow trucks to be weighed in the traffic flow, without any disruption to operations. WIM scales are used in two categories: high speed and slow speed weighing systems. Slow speed WIM scales are used in law enforcement to screen trucks entering a weigh station; legally loaded vehicles are allowed back onto the road while over-weight trucks are directed to the static scales. WIM scales are also used in virtual weighing stations to monitor traffic, identifying those vehicles with weight violations and sending their image and weight information wirelessly to an officer located downstream of the scale site. Still other in-motion vehicle scales are used to weigh bulk commodities where real-time information on the flow of material is required. 1 Introduction Good roads are important for the socio-economic development of any country and funds to construct and maintain roads to good standards are very limited. Therefore, preservation of this investment is critical. It is estimated that more than 30 % of heavy vehicles that use the Iranian road network are overloaded. Overloading relative to legal load limits is known to be fairly widespread and is responsible for the significant increase in pavement (road) deterioration. Overloading has resulted in a very serious and costly maintenance problem (see Figure 1). Trucks exceeding the legal weight limits increase the risk of traffic accidents and damage to the infrastructure (pavements and bridges). They also result in unfair competition between transport modes and companies. It is therefore important to ensure truck compliance with weight regulations. New WIM technologies are being developed for more efficient overload screening and enforcement. Much progress has been made recently to improve and implement WIM systems, which can contribute to the safer and more efficient operation of trucks [12]. Pavements are engineered structures placed on natural soils and designed to withstand traffic loading and climate changes with minimal deterioration and in the most economical way [1]. The majority of modern pavement structures may be classified as flexible or rigid pavement structures: 쐍 a flexible pavement consists of a surface layer constructed of flexible ingredients (typically asphalt/concrete) over a granular base and sub-base layers placed on the existing, natural soil; and 쐍 a rigid pavement is a pavement structure that deflects very little under loading because of the high stiffness of the cement/concrete used in the construction of the surface layer. Rigid pavements can be further categorized depending on the types of joints used and the use of steel reinforcement [2]. Each of these pavement types has specific failure mechanisms and each failure mechanism is caused by specific factors. Examples of such failure mechanisms include fatigue damage and roughness of rigid and flexible pavements, and rutting of flexible pavements. These failure mechanisms are caused by heavy vehicle loads, climate change, material properties, and inadequate layer thicknesses [1]. Among these factors, heavy vehicle loads are the major cause of damage. The size and configuration of vehicle loads together with the environment have a significant effect on induced tensile stresses within flexible pavements [3]. Heavy vehicle loads subject the pavement to high stress, which causes damage. However, not all trucks have the same damaging effects; the damage to the road depends on the speed of the vehicle, wheel loads, number and location of axles, load distributions, type of suspension, number of wheels, tire types, inflation pressure and other factors [2]. A correct estimation of truck-induced damage is important for regulators since the fees and penalties applied to truck operators for using the roads are related to the damage caused to the roads. Regulators need to attribute costs to vehicle operators in accordance with OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 5 technique truck-induced damage. Correct evaluation of truck damage also helps highway engineers to optimize road design and maintenance activities [4]. In recent years, several studies have estimated truck damage by computing the responses (stresses, strains and deflections) of road surfaces under heavy vehicle loads using mechanical approaches [5]. One of the concepts introduced for measuring road damage from axle loads is ESAL, which is the acronym for Equivalent Single Axle Load. ESAL is a concept developed from data collected at the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) Road Test to establish a damage relationship for comparing the effects of axles carrying different loads. The reference axle load is an 18 000 lb. (8 164 kg) single axle with dual tires. ESALs is a cumulative traffic load summary statistic. The statistic represents a mixed stream of traffic of different axle loads and axle configurations predicted over the design or analysis period and then converted into an equivalent number of 18 000 lb. single axle loads summed over that period. ESAL is an illustration of the effects of overloading on road surface damage. According to Tomas Winnerholt of the Swedish Road Administration, it was clarified that the fourth power rule has been used: (1) where i = number of axles or axle groups Wi = axle (group) weight for axle (group) i (ton) ki = effect reduction factor for axle (group) i k = 1 for single axle k = (10/18)4 = 0.0952 for tandem axle k = (10/24)4 = 0.0302 for tri-axle Therefore, by using WIM systems, the load of each axle, the vehicle gross weight, and also the ESAL for each vehicle are measured very accurately. 2 High speed WIM system designed for highway vehicle weighing A range of high speed weighing in motion scales utilizing load cells and piezoelectric technologies is available; these scales meet or exceed ASTM E1318-02 performance requirements and can be used with a variety of peripherals such as over-height detectors, offscale sensors, image capture cameras for number plate recognition, and other peripherals. High speed WIM means that sensors installed in one or more traffic lanes measure axle and vehicle loads while these vehicles are traveling at their normal speed in the highway traffic flow. HS-WIM allows the weighing of almost all trucks traveling along a road section, and enables either individual measurements or statistics to be recorded [9]. The system presented in this article is composed of two platforms that provide an accurate dynamic weight estimation (the per-axle weight and gross weight of vehicles while they are travelling at highway speed), and speed calculation. It detects axle-spacing so that vehicles can be identified by class. Each platform is mounted in a prefabricated concrete foundation which is installed in a vault flush with the road surface. Each platform is equipped with four load cells and the system is completely waterproof and functions in all weather and operating conditions, including all cables and drain access. Because of its specific design, there is no need to modify road surfaces; it aligns with road inclinations (see Figure 2). Some other key features of this system are: 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 long term stability (IP68 rating load cells); speed range 5 to 200 km/h (3 to 124 mph); working temperature range –30 °C to +80 °C; using very stable load cells with 23 kHz natural frequencies makes it possible to weigh in very low or high speed situations; Figure 1: Effect of vehicle overloading on our roads 6 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 technique 3 Data analysis and weight estimation methods The very high sampling rate (2.5 mega samples per second) of this system provides more than enough data even for 240 km/h vehicle speed. Data for each platform at every single second is: 2.5 × 106 × 24 bit = 6 Mbit/s (mega bit data per second). For four platforms simultaneously: 4 × 6 = 24 Mbit/sec Figure 3 shows sample data from a two-axle vehicle travelling at 195 km/h after removing high frequency noise from the main signal. Figure 3: Sample data from a two-axle vehicle Figure 2: The WIM technology is composed of two platforms 쐍 requires little maintenance; servicing is fast and easy. Its structure is designed in a uniform block that can be serviced from the roadside with hand tools; 쐍 using two platforms for each lane makes it possible to weigh with less than 3 % error for gross vehicle weight (and speed); 쐍 combining this system with a stereo vision camera provides greater accuracy for speed estimation; 쐍 image capturing with LPR (License Plate Reader) and USDOT number readers using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology; 쐍 in-motion vehicle dimensioning; 쐍 designed to comply with ASTM E1318 requirements [11]. One sample data from TEC-WIM system for a fiveaxle heavy vehicle (1-2-2) is shown in Figure 4. For an accurate weighing estimation in the WIM system, the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) approach is used. Hilbert-Huang transform is widely used in signal analysis. However, due to its inadequacy in estimating both the maximum and the minimum values of the signals at both ends of the range, traditional HHT is likely to produce boundary errors in the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) process [6, 7]. Figure 4: Sample data from the TEC-WIM system for a five-axle heavy vehicle OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 7 technique To overcome this deficiency, an enhanced empirical mode decomposition algorithm was proposed for processing complex signals. A technique was developed to obtain the extreme points of raw data from the WIM system by introducing the linear extrapolation into the EMD. HHT is useful to analyze nonstationary signals, and EMD is the core of HHT, which directly affects the final analysis; however, there are some problems (such as end effect, envelope fitting) that need to be solved in EMD. The main idea of empirical mode decomposition is an iterative sifting process that decomposes a given signal into a set of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), which are simple oscillatory functions with varying amplitude and frequency and hence have the following properties: (a) Throughout the whole length of a single IMF, the number of extrema and the number of zero crossings must either be equal or differ at most by one (although these numbers could differ significantly from the original data set). (b) At any data location, the mean value of the envelope defined by the local maxima and the envelope defined by the local minima are zero. Given these two properties of an IMF, the sifting process for extracting an IMF from a given signal (t) is described as follows: (1) Identify all the local extrema (the combination of both maxima and minima) and connect all these local maxima (xmax) and minima (xmin) with a cubic spline as the upper (lower) envelope. (2) The mean of the two envelopes is subtracted from the data to obtain their difference: (2) 8 Then we use B-spline curve fitting for polynomial estimation (see Figure 5). Figure 5: B-spline curve fitting for polynomial estimation 4 Cubic spline curve fitting on data When a vehicle travels on a WIM system, the force its tires exert on the ground is equal to the static axle weight (which is regarded as the real axle weight in practice). When the vehicle moves, the tire force exerted on the ground contains dynamic forces in addition to the static axle weight. The dynamic forces form the interference to the real axle weight. The road surface roughness, the load of the vehicle and its mass distribution, and the properties of the suspensions and tires contribute to the dynamic forces [10]. The maximum magnitude of the dynamic forces can reach 30 % of the real axle weight. The lowest frequency of the dynamic forces can reach 1.5 Hz. The magnitudes and frequencies of the dynamic forces vary with the vehicle speed, road surface roughness, vehicle suspension, and tire pressure. Assuming that the dynamic force signals are sinusoidal, the force exerted on the weighing platform can be described as: Taking h(t) as the new input data, repeat steps 1 and 2 iteratively until the envelopes are symmetric with respect to zero mean under certain criteria. The final h(t) is designated as c(t), and the first IMF satisfies the criteria of an intrinsic mode function. The residue r(t) = x(t) − c(t) is then treated as the new data subject of the sifting process as described above, yielding the second IMF from r(t): the procedure continues until either the recovered IMF or the residual data are small enough, which means the integrals of their absolute values or the residual data have no turning points. Once all of the wavelike IMFs are subtracted from the data, the final residual component represents the overall trend of the data. At the end of this process, the signal (t) can be expressed as follows: t is the sampling time, w is the static axle weight, n is the number of dynamic forces, and Ai, fi, and φi are the amplitude, frequency and initial phase of the i-th dynamic force. (3) where Const is a constant (axle weight/signal voltage, in kg/mV) proportionality coefficient for the WIM system. OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 (4) where The estimation of the static axle weight can be calculated from: Weight = Residue × Const technique 5 TEC-WIM software output The WIM software automates the entire weighing process. It is capable of identifying: 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 쐍 vehicle class; gross vehicle weight; each axle weight; ESAL; axle distances; vehicle speed; date and time of pass; and it also provides detailed data to produce a full array of reports for record keeping and data analysis. Measured weights can be compared to legal limits for enforcement purposes, as well as generating tickets on site. 6 Discussion and conclusion The results have shown that the dynamic impact load of wheels can be used to estimate the static weight of vehicles very accurately. In this system there is no need to stop vehicles and disrupt the flow of traffic. Adaptive signal processing is used to eliminate high frequency noises and environment noises. Then accurate weight values are extracted from the raw data. This system showed that the average error for gross vehicle weight 쮿 was less than 3 % tested on most sites. 7 References [1] Hudson, W.R., Monismith, C.L., Dougan, C.E., and Visser, W. (2003), Use Performance Management System Data for Monitoring Performance: Example with Superpave, Transportation Research Record 1853, TRB, Washington D.C. [2] Gillespie, T.D., Karamihas, S.M, Cebon, D., Sayers, M.W., Nasim, M.A., Hansen, W., and N. Ehsan (1993), Effects of Heavy Vehicle Characteristics on Pavement Response and Performance, National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 353, Transportation Research Board,National Research Council, Washington, DC, 150 [3] Yu, H.T., Khazanovich, L., Darter, M.L., and Ardani, A. (1998), Analysis of concrete pavemenet Responses to Tempertaure and Wheel Load Measured From Instrunmented Slabs. 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[8] http://www.irdinc.com/projects.html/? country=&alpha=&its_solutions_id=&per_page=3 [9] Federal Highway Administration, “States’ Successful Practices Weigh-in-Motion Handbook” [10] R. Bushman, A.J. Pratt, “Weigh In Motion Technology - Economics and Performance” [11] www.irdinc.com [12] www.itsinternational.com OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 9 technique SPHERICAL TANKS Evaluation of the uncertainties of the geometrical parameters and capacity of spherical tanks OLEKSANDR SAMOYLENKO and VOLODYMYR ZAETS Institute of Geometrical, Mechanical and Vibraacoustical Measurements, Kiev, Ukraine 1 Introduction 10 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 2 Evaluation of a spherical tank’s geometrical parameters not using the covariance matrix of the point coordinates at the tank wall surface technique OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 11 technique 3 Measurement model for the spherical tank total and interval capacities 12 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 technique OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 13 technique 4 Evaluation of the uncertainty of the spherical tank total and interval capacities 14 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 technique 5 Evaluation of the liquid volume in the spherical tank and its uncertainty OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 15 technique References 6 Summary 16 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 evolutions MEASURING Measurement(s) in question MARIE-ANGE COTTERET Chair, Métrodiff Association Introduction I was introduced to metrology by Dr. Pierre Giacomo who was Director of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) from 1978 to 1988, and by my colleagues in a number of scientific, legal and industrial metrology laboratories. I defended my doctoral thesis “Metrology and education” in 20031. I was originally a professional trainer and project leader in education and social work for over 20 years, and have interacted with groups of trainees, people in difficulty, young people and adults who organize and define their knowledge and skills. Together we have carried out an in-depth examination of questions of meaning, common sense, measurement and values that are of benefit to collective intelligence and benevolence. With a group of metrologists, we founded the Métrodiff2 Association in 2000, whose aim is to disseminate metrological culture to as many people as possible. Metrologists and scientists are often asked questions about metrology and its historical, social, philosophical and spiritual meanings; beyond that, we also put such questions to members of society, in which individuals and groups organize themselves to deal with the growing disorientation of value systems and develop new solutions to solve new problems that are arising in the present and which will arise in the future. The birth of universal metrology The equitable sharing of measurement concepts and values remains central to all civilized societies. Over long periods, documented historical evidence shows a recurring fact: excess generates measurement and curiously enough, this returns to the front of the stage when it comes to social unity and the redistribution of resources. 1 2 http://mac.quartier-rural.org/these/these2.html (2003) http://www.metrodiff.org/ Measurements are part of our daily activities and have become so familiar that we forget to think about them, even though they structure decision-making in our societies. For thousands of years, metrology has earned its stripes of operational language with a universal vocation for science, technology and many elementary acts performed in our societies. The word “metrology” was first coined in 1780. It is the science of measurement and its applications. The term now encompasses scientific, industrial and legal metrologies in their entirety, and has gradually replaced “Weights, Measures and Currencies”, inherited from our Ancestors. The decimal metric and decimal division measurement systems in France were born at the time of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens. The decree of the Convention of the 18th of Germinal year 33 (7 April 1795) stated that metric law had to be implemented in France. From that point on everyone, from the most powerful to the most humble, would use the same measurement system and would have be able to manage their own affairs and avoid metrological traps and fraud. The Enlightenment project is universal. The claim of universalism, in the case of metrology, is not that this activity would naturally be imposed like universal gravitation on all humans, but that this timeless activity, ideally based on shared common values and references, would be intended for use by all humans beyond their political, cultural and religious affiliations. The choice to share a common metric, later adopted by the world community in 1875, does not abandon identity, but rather opens a door to others for the benefit of all. The Sanskrit root of the word measure is said to be ma–a – hence maya, illusion and magic. The first part mé in Indo-European is the word stem med – hence doctor, medical, meditate, etc. The same stem is seen in met, mens, ment, mod – cure, govern, think, reflect, weigh, judge, meditate, imagine, invent, evaluate, estimate, balance, etc. All of these action verbs are meaningful and relevant in the field of measurement. Metrological pact, trust pact, recognition pact The longevity of the Pharaonic civilization in Egypt has been based from the outset in the concept of “maât”, which expresses at the same time measure, trust, order 3 http://www.metrodiff.org/cmsms/index.php/histoire/ 18_germinal_an_3.html OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 17 evolutions and fairness. To make “maât” intelligible and effective for everyone, the concept was deified and grew into a powerful symbolic organization that lasted for more than three millennia. The Great Goddess Maât, a pretty young lady depicted wearing an ostrich feather, energizes and personifies measure, fairness, order, solidarity, benevolence and overall prosperity. Each and all referred to her. During psychostasia or the weighing of the soul ceremony, Maât officiated with Thoth, the Grand Surveyor. Weighing one’s actions during life and being held accountable for these actions during the transition from life to death seems to be a universal funeral ritual. Balance is the symbol of divine justice and of human justice The metrological pact is based on agreement of a mutual trust contract. A pacified cultural context across the globe would recognize that all civilizations of the world for millennia have contributed, are contributing (and will continue to contribute) and helping to build this universal common language in order to agree on values and the ways to protect them. What is this International System4 inherited from the work of our Ancestors, dedicated “at all times, to all people”? Only the market serves as an instrument of measurement; while it does not possess the necessary qualities in the face of instability and excess in today’s world, we must return to genuine measurements. Evolution of the need for measurement The English physicist Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), renowned for his work in thermodynamics, is known to have said that a change of measurement system is not without consequences for systems of thought, unless it is rather the evolution of ideas that leads to an upheaval of measurement units.5 For thousands of years humans have been measuring the world around them with what is most readily available, their body. The foot, the hand, the palm, the capacity of one’s arms, the day’s work and the time it takes to walk are very useful references in everyday life. Today, the evolution of metrology unites with the senses, the singular. We seek more and more to measure and assign a value to perception and feelings such as human development, territorial welfare or personal happiness, and even quantify our carbon footprint6. We increasingly use measuring instruments to continuously monitor our physical and energetic state, to establish our performance using indicators (the daily number of steps we take, our heartbeat, blood pressure, etc.) and when appropriate, decide to change our behavior. “Personal Metrology”, of which I depicted the initial outline7, is a simple method: it is a vital function of human beings who learn to recognize and acknowledge themselves and their environment to survive, live and evolve. “Collective metrology” allows one to organize one’s co-responsibility in the world and to go beyond the power-based relations that overwhelm the social fabric with their excesses and their egotism. The actionresearch work in which I participate shows that the exercise of co-construction of participatory evaluation systems has positive effects on the individual and collective well-being. These support measures, where all the stakeholders co-produce solutions, improve the moral and physical health of the participants and reflect back a positive image to the actors in the field. The experience of social action campaigns in areas with fragile (or not) populations clearly shows that the co-construction of a common space where measurement tools (indicators) are rigorously and benevolently developed and transmitted also has the effect of articulating a political policy based on mutual and reciprocal trust around common practices. This change in perspective reflects a cultural change: social action and personal care services become a recognition of others through the sharing of common values of solidarity and citizenship and the ability to equip themselves to co-act. This is a way of reconnecting with a type of metrology that not only serves the technical, scientific or economic powers, but feeds into the social space of relations of trust and goodwill. Among numerous studies, impact measures, data quality and assessment schemes, the co-construction of indicators and new social values of governance are put into question. Agreeing on common values requires harmonization of methods and measuring processes in areas as diverse as social and solidarity-based economy (SSE), services, territorial social action, the metrological quality of performance indicators, etc. 6 4 5 18 http://www.bipm.org/fr/measurement-units/ Vedelago S. Isotopes, Mesure et démesure, no. 13, December 1995, p.38 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 7 See the book Terre 2100 and the article by D. Bretelle Desmazières (2009) M.A. Cotteret “Mesurez-vous ! De la métrologie à l’autonomie” (2008) evolutions Conclusion References Certain traditional metrology procedures are probably transposable to feelings and subjectivity. They allow us to agree on what is a reliable measurement result. A prerequisite is indispensable: to acquire basic rules about metrological culture and the principles underlying “good” and accurate measurement. Measurement operators, whoever they may be and whatever they measure, must be rigorous, honest, attentive, careful, methodical and patient. They must use methods and procedures that are validated and reproducible. They must check their measurement operations, repeatedly if necessary. They must assess uncertainty (an integral part of the result) and include it in the final results. They must record and report their data and how they obtained it. A measurement is not taken, it is given. Finally, measurement sets a path of truth, as understood in the context of “maât”, and establishes a path of lucidity. Marie-Ange Cotteret is currently a trainer and head of many educational and social projects. She holds a PhD in education. She is President of the Métrodiff Association2, whose goal is to share and disseminate a base culture of measurement understanding. She is a member of the Conseil Scientifique de Alliance pour l’innovation relationnelle AIR Fund8 and is a Research Associate with Laboratoire DICEN9, Paris. Lastly, she is Entrepreneur Associate in the Business and Employment Co-operative Ozon10 and Author of “Mesurez vous ! De la métrologie à l’autonomie”, 200811. 8 http://www.air-fund.net http://www.dicen-idf.org/equipe/ 10 http://www.ozon-cooperer.org/medias/webdoc 11 http://culturemath.ens.fr/node/2262 Photo: https://www.panamo.eu/ 9 Acknowledgements The author wishes to express her thanks to Anne-Marie Breuil, Thierry Gaudin, Marc Himbert, Patricia Loué, Eric Plantard and Bernard Rougié who contributed to the drafting of this paper and through an exchange of viewpoints, and also to António Cruz, Eduarda Filipe, Stephen Glasgow, Olivier Pellegrino et Kimberley Sutherland, translators. Marie-Ange Cotteret marie-ange.cotteret@metrodiff.org OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 19 evolutions HISTORY OF SCALES Weights, scales and weighing in the course of time up to digital measurement – International information on metrology and legal metrology Part 20: Time to say goodbye! WOLFGANG EULER, Hennef (Sieg), Germany Ladies and Gentlemen, Esteemed readers, To all of those who have accompanied us on the path of international legal metrology, A round five years ago in December of 2011, the city of Detmold bore happy witness to a comingtogether (via divergent paths) of several minds who were actively working in international metrology. It quickly became apparent that we shared a common goal – to pass on our knowledge to members of all generations, young and old. We had long since recognized that general education needed more and better support, but particularly so in the fields of national and international metrology. For many, metrology today has become a common resource, for which reason it is not particularly noticed, despite the fact that it is precisely these areas that have accompanied human beings on this planet ever since they abandoned nomadic life for sedentism. Since this took place around 10,000 years ago, life without measurement has become inconceivable – in trade and commerce just as much as in healthcare and many other areas of daily life. With this in mind, our team spontaneously decided to produce a series of articles (on a voluntary basis) in English and German. In the OIML Bulletin the series was entitled A History of Scales. In Mühle + Mischfutter, these articles were entitled Weights, Scales and Weighing in the Course of Time – From the Beginning 20 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 to the Modern Digital Age – and International Legal Metrology. The goal of our contributions to weighing technology was quite simply to provide readers with as much realistic and beneficial knowledge to complement their lives as possible. In doing so, we wanted to reach young people in particular, with enhancement of general education being our main concern, as reflected in our motto: To continually join together the dynamism of young people with the wisdom of their elders. To date, 19 articles have been created with the considerable and special support of the Verlag Moritz Schäfer in Detmold and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig; these articles were produced by the Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légal (OIML) in Paris and published at regular intervals in around 130 countries. Our entire team would now like to bid farewell to all of you with this, our “Article No. 20 – Time to Say Goodbye”. It is our sincere hope that you have enjoyed this series of articles and that we have been able to impart to you some things that you have found worth knowing. We would be very glad to receive your responses and/or feedback. Below is a summary of the main subjects in our series of articles: 쐍 Antiquity and the modern era; 쐍 Weights and scales; 쐍 Non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWIs) and automatic weighing instruments (AWIs from 1883 on); 쐍 Checkweighers; 쐍 Mass; 쐍 Consumer protection with and for fair competition; and 쐍 The era (from around 1955 on) of load cells in conjunction with force measurements in the digital era. We should all devote special attention to this newest technology, as it not only offers advantages but also causes difficulties and problems now and then. This is simply how things are – and how they will remain, for the time being, in the digital world. Time to say goodbye! On behalf of the entire editorial team and all of the authors and contributors, thank you for your interest in our work. Wolfgang Euler 18 September 2016 D-53773 Hennef/Sieg (Cologne/Bonn) Germany evolutions Technology moving into the future: Evolutions in mechanical and electronic non-automatic and automatic scales OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 21 update OIML PILOT TRAINING CENTER Report on the first OIML NAWI training course 17–21 July 2016 Beijing, P.R. China SU GUO OIML Advisory Group Secretary T he OIML Pilot Training Center (OPTC), located on the Changping Campus of the National Institute of Metrology, China, was officially opened on 18 July 2016. This is the first ever such OIML Training Center in the world. Over 50 participants from Cambodia, China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Rep. Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Viet Nam and the BIML participated in the first OIML Training Course on Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments. The fact that the OIML chose to set up its first OPTC in China, the world’s largest developing country, is not only an acknowledgement of China’s considerable work in the field of metrology, but also the opportunity for China to engage in a historic mission. In the future, the OPTC will become a global model for international metrology training as well as a home for metrological talents, thus enhancing both managerial and technical capacities in countries and economies with emerging metrology systems (CEEMS). The first training course focused on the test methods and procedures in OIML R 76 Non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWIs). This Recommendation was chosen because these instruments are widely used throughout the world, and OIML R 76 is also the basis for other international Recommendations. Additionally, it is one of the most comprehensive Recommendations in existence and is widely recognized and acknowledged as being authoritative and complete. NAWIs were also the first measuring instruments to become applicable under the framework of the OIML MAA, with the signing of the R 76 Declaration of Mutual Confidence (DoMC). This training course will continue to reinforce the global understanding of OIML R 76, strengthen the influence of OIML type evaluations, and also promote the development of the “one test, one certificate, global mutual recognition” concept. The NAWI training course comprised thematic lectures, on-site training and group discussions, and was led by invited experts from Germany, China and the BIML as co-trainers. Participants also visited the Changping Campus of the NMI and a Sartorius manufacturing plant. All the participants openly discussed many aspects of legal metrology, talked about key (and especially difficult) problems facing the field of NAWIs, exchanged experiences, and proposed new ideas for international training methods. Finally, each participant noted down Opening speech by Mr. Pu 22 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 update Delegates attending the first OIML OPTC NAWI training course their comments and experience of legal metrology training policies and mechanisms as well as issues relating to NAWIs according to their own roles. The Advisory Group will evaluate the assessment and will report back during the 51st CIML Meeting in October. Generally, the participants responded that they appreciated this NAWI training course because it had a modular curriculum design and because the content was good, rich and diverse. In particular, it invited senior experts to give concrete guidelines. Because all the participants came from well-known research institutes and enterprises, the course offered them both a global vision as well as a combination of specific tangible work practice, so they found it very rewarding. Secondly, participants found the training effective as it succeeded in building a high-level international platform of metrology cooperation, it addressed key issues during the discussions and it allowed those present to exchange experiences, each participant describing the situation in their own country. Participants agreed that through this training they were able to further deepen their understanding of legal metrology, of the OIML, and notably of OIML R 76. Finally, participants agreed that the Training Center is very important, especially for the CEEMS community. China, as Chair of the OIML Advisory Group, will follow the needs of everyone involved, not only to promote training on NAWIs but also to promote other legal measuring instruments. The organizers hope that the OPTC will be a model that will rapidly be used as the basis for establishing more centers as a network in the world. 쮿 OIML OPTC NAWI training course group photo OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 23 update OIML PILOT TRAINING CENTER Report on the OIML Legal Metrology Management System Seminar 9–11 August 2016, Guangzhou, P.R. China SU GUO OIML Advisory Group Secretary A n international Legal Metrology Management System Seminar, jointly organized by AQSIQ and the OIML, was held on 9–11 August 2016 in Guangzhou, P.R. China. It was attended by over 100 participants from 16 economies. Metrology, as an important part of the national quality infrastructure (QI), has a unique role in promoting scientific and technological progress, serving innovation, and promoting industrial restructuring. It also plays a unique role in promoting a more ecologically balanced world and in achieving global sustainable development. There is, especially, an urgent need to establish an effective global metrology management system in line with the requirements of current global trends. Building a sound and efficient international metrology system requires wisdom and creativity on the part of all the concerned parties, and calls for close international cooperation between the OIML, BIPM, IAF, IEC, ILAC, IMEKO, ISO, ITC, ITU, UNECE, UNIDO and other international metrology organizations at a high level, in good faith, to deal with the large number of common interests that are at stake. In order to promote metrology in Countries and Economies with Emerging Metrology Systems (CEEMS), the OIML has adapted its actions to specifically cater for the needs of its CEEMS Members, thus fully reflecting its awareness of its huge responsibility in this field. As a key OIML Member State, China attaches great importance to international cooperation in the field of metrology, and has actively been fulfilling its respective rights and obligations for many years. As an international and regional metrology organization member, AQSIQ joined forces with the OIML to organize this Seminar in order to build a platform to facilitate the exchange of legal metrology cooperation between OIML Members, with the intention of sharing its long-standing experience in the field of legal metrology, and in doing so to engage in joint efforts to constantly improve the infrastructure of the OIML community. The OIML has published over 30 International Documents, the most important of which for CEEMS is without doubt OIML D 1 Considerations for a Law on Metrology. The key themes developed in OIML D 1 are mainly the promotion of fair trade, the promotion of innovation and support of metrological supervision, and the protection of citizens’ rights; all these areas are closely related to the concept of the national quality infrastructure. Panel during the opening session of the Seminar 24 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 update Delegates attending the first OIML OPTC Seminar The Seminar was organized over three days: 쐍 on day 1, the invited guests from Germany, China and New Zealand delivered keynote speeches – each economy then presented a report on the overall situation concerning its national metrology system; 쐍 on day 2, the participants were divided into six groups, each of which discussed the following topics: 쑺 “How to optimize the legal metrology management system in OIML D 1”; 쑺 “How to raise the awareness of metrology”; and 쑺 “How to improve capacity building in your organization”. Each group then nominated one representative to speak on its behalf on stage. 쐍 On day three all the participants were taken on a technical visit to laboratories in Dongguan, Guangdong Province Institute of Metrology. In conclusion, this Seminar has served to further promote substantive cooperation among OIML Members in areas of common concern and interest. Many experts have contributed comments and strategies to promote the role of metrology which can support the foundation of sustainable growth for economic and 쮿 social development. Delegates attending the first OIML OPTC Seminar OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 25 update SAARC SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION Workshop on Best Practice in Metrology Law Development 30–31 March 2016 Kathmandu, Nepal MANFRED KOCHSIEK Former CIML Acting President / PTB Consultant HANS-DIETER VELFE PTB Consultant SAARC was founded in Dhaka in 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes the development of economic and regional integration. It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006. SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the UN as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities, including the EU. South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) SAFTA was envisaged primarily as the first step towards transition to a South Asian Free Trade Area, leading subsequently towards a Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. In 1995, the Sixteenth session of the Council of Ministers (New Delhi, 18–19 December 1995) agreed on the need to strive for the realization of SAFTA and to this end an InterGovernmental Expert Group (IGEG) was set up in 1996 to identify the necessary steps for progressing to a free trade area. Introduction to SAARC SAARC Workshop The South Asian Association for regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3 % of the world’s area, 21 % of the world’s population (1.6 billion inhabitants) and 9.12 % of the global economy, as of 2015. The two-day SAARC workshop was organized by the NBSM (Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology) in Kathmandu from 30 to 31 March 2016. It was facilitated by Prof. Manfred Kochsiek, former CIML Acting President and Vice-president of the PTB, Dr. V.T. Chitnis, India, and Dr. G.M.S. De Silva, Sri Lanka, PTB Experts. Fig. 1 SAARC members 26 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 update Fig. 2 Delegates attending the Workshop The main objective was to develop a better understanding of best practice for developing legislation for metrology. Topics discussed at the workshop were, among others: 쐍 What needs to be regulated? 쐍 How should legal metrology organizations (LMO) be set up? 쐍 Who should be the enforcement body? 쐍 Who is the lawmaker, and who is the verifier? The workshop gave a first insight into existing national legislation and its implementation in the SAARC member countries. This information was proposed to be used for representing a precondition to avoid technical barriers to trade (TBT) of measurement instruments. Further, the workshop provided a platform to trigger closer collaboration and information exchange in the region among national legal metrology organizations. A follow-up one-day workshop on legal metrology activities was also discussed and prioritized. Opening of the meeting As per standard SAARC procedure, the meeting was opened by the SAARC Secretariat Ms. L. Savithri, Director (EFT). In her opening remarks she highlighted the key points about SARSO’s (South Asian Regional Standards Organization) establishment with full responsibilities for coordination of standardization, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment activities in the SAARC region. Ms. Savithri informed delegates that during the SAARC Ministerial meeting held in March 2016 the meeting appreciated the contribution of the PTB in assisting the SAARC process by building the capacity of Member States and hoped for continuous support. She highlighted the proposed establishment of a South Asian Economic Union for better results in economic integration. Ms. Savithri concluded on the positive note that SAARC was improving in so many areas concerning economic integration and positive growth. Finally, she expressed her best wishes and looked forward to a successful session. Mr. Tashi Wagchuk, the representative from the SARSO Secretariat and Mr. Daniel Böhme, PTB Project Coordinator, welcomed participants. They expressed regrets that India and Bangladesh were unable to participate. PTB Experts Dr. V.T. Chitnis, Dr. G.M.S. Silva and Prof. Manfred Kochsiek were introduced. Mr. Böhme and Mr. Pudasaini, Director General of NBSM, stated that the workshop would provide a good platform for sharing information and planning activities. They also stated that legal metrology is an important aspect in technical barriers to trade and is important for export/import and for the benefit of consumers. OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 27 update Seminar Delegates from the Member States gave brief reports on the status of laws and legal metrology enforcement mechanisms available in their respective Member States: 쐍 ANSA, Afghanistan The Standards law is in place. The legal metrology law is at initial draft stage. 쐍 BSB, Bhutan There is no legal metrology law in particular but weights and measures are covered under the Consumer Protection Act. Fig. 3 SAARC logo 쐍 Maldives The weights and measures rules and regulations are covered under the Consumer Protection law. The legal provisions and fee structure are also covered in the regulations. Metrology is under the responsibility of the Maldives Polytechnic and legal metrology is enforced by five Metrology cells under the Ministry of Economic Development. Two more cells were yet to be established. 쐍 Nepal The Legal Metrology law is in place and implemented through nine satellite offices. 쐍 Pakistan Legal metrology (weights and measures) is enforced and monitored by the provinces and each province has its own law. The National Physical and Standards Laboratory (NPSL), Pakistan is the custodian of traceability and maintaining standards in Pakistan. Workshop 쐍 Sri Lanka The Measurement Units Standards and Services Department (MUSSD) is a government institute responsible for scientific, industrial and legal metrology in Sri Lanka. It maintains the National Standards and is responsible for the dissemination of traceability. The weights and measures law is being implemented by sixty-five inspectors at district level of legal verification. The MUSSD is involved in the verification of weights, scales, fuel pumps, weighing bridges, volumetric, prepackaging, etc. During the two-day workshop, the experts gave presentations on “Quality infrastructure” (Dr. V.T. Chitnis and Dr. G.M.S. Dec Silva). Prof. Manfred Kochsiek gave presentations on “Metrological infrastructure of a country based on international best practice - legal metrology as an important part”, 28 OIML BULLETIN “Benchmarking the Metrology laws of the 10 ASEAN countries”, and “Benchmarking the Metrology laws in SAARC Member countries”. Brief discussions were also held on the status of laws in the SAARC region and delegates from Member States gave updates on the legal metrology status. Case studies were presented by two countries: Nepal and Pakistan. Prof. Kochsiek gave an overview of the benchmarking of the legal metrology legislation in the eight member countries against international best practice, especially OIML D 1:2012 Considerations for a Law on Metrology. The outcome was that some countries have acceptable legislation and others have just started to develop legislation from scratch. V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 As a follow-up to benchmarking metrology legislations in SAARC Member States, the meeting decided that detailed feedback on the legislation would be circulated during the first week of May 2016 by the PTB. The Member States were requested to comment and send feedback to the PTB by 15 June 2016. The meeting recommended using the feedback from the Member States as a basis for all future activities; it also decided to circulate the report of the workshop to the Metrology Coordination Meeting. Prof. Kochsiek delivered a presentation on the OIML Certificate Systems. He explained the benefits of the Certificate System and the OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (OIML MAA), the requirements, and recent developments. A question and answer session was held to clarify the presentation. update Fig. 4: Outcome of the discussion on defining Legal Metrology Activities Priorities Planning session and further steps Conclusion A one-day Legal Metrology Activity Planning workshop was held on 1 April 2016; this was a roadmap workshop to discuss potential activities and develop an action plan that can be implemented within the next few months. The Member States discussed and prioritized those legal metrology activities that were intended to be implemented within the PTB project duration. Unfortunately, these actions had to be cancelled because of finances running short. The activities – short and long term – listed in Figure 4 are planned to be realized in a new project. The workshop showed the big differences in the legislation and organization of legal metrology in the SAARC countries. Some countries already have well developed legislation; others have to start from scratch. The implementation of the best practice in legal metrology is a great challenge and needs further support from international experts and donor organizations. The participants agreed on the necessity that in all their countries consultancy and training are the most important next steps. 쮿 Contact information Mr. Tashi Wangchuk, SARSO Secretary: tashisarso@gmail.com Mr. Daniel Böhme, PTB Project Leader: daniel.boehme@ptb.de OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 29 update AFRIMETS AFRIMETS General Assembly and associated meetings members until July 2017. An open session of the GA followed on Wednesday that was attended by Prof. Dr. Hazem Monsour, Assistant Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Resolutions 25–28 July 2016 Giza, Egypt The AFRIMETS GA Resolutions below are of particular interest. WYNAND LOUW, AFRIMETS Secretariat Resolution 8/2016 The AFRIMETS GA confirms the following EXCOM members for 2016–2017 and resolves that they will serve until the next GA in July 2017: Chair: Vice-Chairs: Introduction The AFRIMETS General Assembly and associated meetings were held from 25 to 28 July in Giza, Egypt. From Monday 25 July the Technical Committee meetings took place, including TC-Legal. An AFRIMETS Sustainability Workshop was coordinated by UNIDO during which strategies were discussed on how to ensure the future sustainability of the organisation. It was concluded that the organisation is sustainable at present, but that NMIs and Legal Metrology Organisations should support staff to attend meetings and a larger number of NMIs should pilot benchmarking exercises. For the time being the Secretariat will be hosted by one of the larger NMIs. Membership fees will be considered in future, but not before a comprehensive study has been performed on the pros and cons and the administrative issues have been dealt with. NMISA experts chaired four of the Technical Committee meetings and NIS experts chaired two, where comparison results and calibration and measurement capability claims (and the review process) were discussed, and new comparisons were planned. The TC-Quality System discussed the applications from six SADC NMIs for the approval of their QS as fit-forpurpose for the CIPM MRA. The approval of the QS of the Namibian Standards Institute is imminent, pending the submission of a few final documents, and the process to approve the others is well advanced. The Executive Committee (EXCO) discussed the Sustainability Plan, approved new Ordinary Members (The Gambia and Liberia) and endorsed the EXCO 30 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 Mr Dennis Moturi from EAMET Mr Wondwosen Fisseha from NEWMET as Vice-Chair, Scientific and Mr Jaco Marneweck from SADCMET/MEL as Vice-Chair, Legal. The following individuals as SRMO representatives: Scientific CEMACMET: EAMET: MAGMET: NEWMET: SADCMET/MEL: SOAMET: Mr Aristide Gabin Nguedeu Mr Eric Karamuzi Mr Dyane Salah Dr Mohamed Amer Mr Donald Masuku Mr KY Oumarou Legal Dr Silla Semballa Mr John-Paul Musimami Mr Samir Drissi Mr Paul Date Mr Jaco Marneweck Mr Salifou Issoufou Resolution 9/2016 The AFRIMETS GA acknowledges the election of Chairs and Vice-Chairs by its TCs and reconfirms its decision that Chairs of the scientific TCs must be from NMI members or at least observers of the relevant CC or CCWG, and decides that Chairs elected by a TC that do not fulfil this condition will be Vice-Chairs until the NMI obtains at least the status of observer of the relevant CC or CC-WG. update The following TC-Chairs and Vice-Chairs will serve in 2016–2018: TC/SC Chair Vice-Chair(s) TC-QS: Dr Noha Khaled Mr Peter Kahihia (QS review - English) Dr Wynand Louw (CMC Submission and Review) Colonel Abene Lassaad (CMC and QS Review - French) TC-M & RQ: Sub-WG Mass Sub-WG Pressure Sub-WG Viscosity Sub-WG Force Sub-WG Fluid flow Dr Alaa Eltaweel Thomas Mautjana Brian Yalisi Dr Mostafa Mikawy Dr Seif Osman TBC Mr Dominic Ondoro TBC TBC TBC TBC Ali Zahran TC-Length: Oelof Kruger Dr Osama Terra TC-EM: Alexander Matlejoane Dr Mohammed Abd El-Raouf TC-T: Dr Efrem Ejigu Victor Mundembe Victor Mwazi Richard Odak Dr. Mohamed Gamal Ahmed TC-RI: Me Zakithi Msimang Markos Fikreab (Dosimetry Radiation Protection) Dr Noha Khaled (Dosimetry Radiation Therapy) Martin van Staden (Radioactivity Measurements) Dr Ahmed El Sersy (Neutron dosimetry) Resolution 11/2016 The AFRIMETS GA accepts with appreciation the offer from South Africa to host the GA 2017 in conjunction with its 10 year (NMISA) and 70 year (metrology in South Africa) celebrations and encourages members to attend the celebrations and GA. 쮿 Left to right: Dr Wynand Louw, Mr Dennis Moturi and Mr Wondwosen Fisseha OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 31 32 update OIML OIML CERTIFICATE SYSTEM BULLETIN List of OIML Issuing Authorities V O L U M E LV I I The list of OIML Issuing Authorities is published in each issue of the OIML Bulletin. For more details, please refer to our web site: www.oiml.org The change since the last issue of the Bulletin is marked in red. IT1 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ R 139 R 134 R 133 R 129 R 128 R 126 Ŷ R 122 Ŷ R 117/118 R 115 Ŷ R 114 Ŷ Ŷ R 113 R 110 Ŷ Ŷ R 112 R 107 Ŷ R 106 R 104 Ŷ R 105 R 102 R 98 Ŷ R 99 R 97 R 93 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ All activities and responsibilities were transferred to FR2 in 2003 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Measurement and Product Safety Service (MAPSS Wellington) Ŷ PL1 RO1 Central Office of Measures (GUM) Bureau Roumain de Métrologie Légale (B.R.M.L.) Ŷ RU1 Russian Research Institute for Metrological Service (VNIIMS) Swedish National Testing and Research Institute AB (S.P.) Ŷ Ŷ NZ1 Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (MIRS) Slovak Legal Metrology NCWM, Inc. Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ) Ŷ Ŷ KR1 NL1 NL2 NO1 SE1 Ŷ Ŷ Ministero dello sviluppo economico - Direzione generale mercato, concorrenza, consumatori, vigilanza e normativa tecnica SI1 SK1 US1 VN1 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ National Metrology Institute of Japan / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NMIJ / AIST) Metrology and Measurement Division (KATS) NMi Certin B.V. KIWA Nederland B.V. Norwegian Metrology Service (Justervesenet) JP1 R 81 R 76 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ R 88 Ŷ R 85 Ŷ R 75 R 58 Ŷ R 61 R 51 Ŷ Ŷ R 60 R 50 R 46 R 35 Ŷ Ŷ R 137 CZ1 DE1 DK1 DK2 DK3 ES1 FI1 FR1 FR2 GB1 HU1 Ŷ R 136 CN1 R 49 OCTOBER 2016 CH1 R 31 • R 16 NUMBER 4 BG1 BR1 Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV) National Measurement Institute (NMI) SPF Economie, PME, Classes Moyennes et Energie State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO) Institut fédéral de métrologie METAS General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of P. R. China (AQSIQ) Czech Metrology Institute (CMI) Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) The Danish Accreditation and Metrology Fund (DANAK) FORCE Certification A/S Dansk Elektronik, Lys & Akustik (DELTA) Centro Español de Metrología (CEM) Inspecta Oy Ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi (MEIE) Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) NMRO Certification Services (NMRO) Hungarian Trade Licensing Office (MKEH) R 21 • AT1 AU1 BE1 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ update OIML Systems Basic and MAA Certificates registered 2016.06–2016.08 Information: www.oiml.org section “OIML Systems” The OIML Basic Certificate System The OIML MAA The OIML Basic Certificate System for Measuring Instruments was introduced in 1991 to facilitate administrative procedures and lower the costs associated with the international trade of measuring instruments subject to legal requirements. The System, which was initially called “OIML Certificate System”, is now called the “OIML Basic Certificate System”. The aim is for “OIML Basic Certificates of Conformity” to be clearly distinguished from “OIML MAA Certificates”. In addition to the Basic System, the OIML has developed a Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (MAA) which is related to OIML Type Evaluations. This Arrangement - and its framework - are defined in OIML B 10 (Edition 2011) Framework for a Mutual Acceptance Arrangement on OIML Type Evaluations. The System provides the possibility for manufacturers to obtain an OIML Basic Certificate and an OIML Basic Evaluation Report (called “Test Report” in the appropriate OIML Recommendations) indicating that a given instrument type complies with the requirements of the relevant OIML International Recommendation. An OIML Recommendation can automatically be included within the System as soon as all the parts - including the Evaluation Report Format have been published. Consequently, OIML Issuing Authorities may issue OIML Certificates for the relevant category from the date on which the Evaluation Report Format was published; this date is now given in the column entitled “Uploaded” on the Publications Page. Other information on the System, particularly concerning the rules and conditions for the application, issue, and use of OIML Certificates, may be found in OIML Publication B 3 OIML Basic Certificate System for OIML Type Evaluation of Measuring Instruments (Edition 2011) which may be 쮿 downloaded from the Publications page of the OIML web site. This list is classified by Issuing Authority Year of publication 왘 The OIML MAA is an additional tool to the OIML Basic Certificate System in particular to increase the existing mutual confidence through the System. It is still a voluntary system but with the following specific aspects: 쐍 increase in confidence by setting up an evaluation of the Testing Laboratories involved in type testing, 쐍 assistance to Member States who do not have their own test facilities, 쐍 possibility to take into account (in a Declaration of Mutual Confidence, or DoMC) additional national requirements (to those of the relevant OIML Recommendation). The aim of the MAA is for the participants to accept and utilize MAA Evaluation Reports validated by an OIML MAA Certificate of Conformity. To this end, participants in the MAA are either Issuing Participants or Utilizing Participants. For manufacturers, it avoids duplication of tests for type approval in different countries. Participants (Issuing and Utilizing) declare their participation by signing a 쮿 Declaration of Mutual Confidence (Signed DoMCs). Year of issue (in this case 2009) Issuing Authority Institut fédéral de métrologie METAS, Switzerland Note: If the Recommendation is published in separate parts, the year of Publication relates to the part which defines the requirements (in this case R 76-1, published in 2006) R76/2006-CH1-09.01 Type NewClassic MF Mettler-Toledo AG, Im Langacher, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland Generic number of the Recommendation (without indication of the parts) Signifies that the Certificate is issued by the first Issuing Authority of the OIML Member State (in this case Switzerland) with the ISO code “CH” For each instrument category, certificates are numbered in the order of their issue (renumbered annually). In this case, the first Certificate issued in 2009 on the basis of R 76-1:2006 and R 76-2:2007 Applicant Certified type(s) OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 33 update R049/2006-NL1-2012.01 Rev. 9 Water meter - Type: WATERFLUX 3070 Krohne Altometer, Kerkeplaat 12, NL-3313 LC Dordrecht, Netherlands INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Taximeters Taximètres R 21 (2007) 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMRO Certification Services (NMRO), United Kingdom R021/2007-GB1-2016.01 Type: MDT 900A UCAST Pte Ltd., 1091 Lower Delta Road #04-02, 169202 Singapore R021/2007-GB1-2016.02 Type: M1 Plus Italtax S.r.l., Via dell’Industria, 16, IT-62017 Porto Recanati (MC), Italy Water meters intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water Compteurs d’eau pour le mesurage de l’eau potable froide et de l’eau chaude R 49 (2006) Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais, Certification Instruments de Mesure, France R049/2006-FR2-2014.03 Rev. 2 Water meter ITRON - Type: NEVOS / VCI Itron France, 9 rue Ampère, FR-71031 Macon, France Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMi Certin B.V., The Netherlands OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), Czech Republic • R049/2013-CZ1-2016.02 Water meter - Type: ISOFLO Itron France, 11, Boulevard Pasteur, FR-67500 Haguenau, France R049/2013-CZ1-2016.03 Water meter - Type: MAGB1 Arkon Flow Systems, s.r.o., Berkova 534/92, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais, Certification Instruments de Mesure, France R049/2013-FR2-2014.03 Rev. 2 Water meter ITRON - Type: NEVOS / VCI Itron France, 9 rue Ampère, FR-71031 Macon, France R049/2013-FR2-2015.01 Rev. 1 Water meter ITRON - Type: WOLTEX (WE) Itron France, 11, Boulevard Pasteur, FR-67500 Haguenau, France R049/2006-NL1-2012.01 Rev. 8 Water meter - Type: WATERFLUX 3070 Krohne Altometer, Kerkeplaat 12, NL-3313 LC Dordrecht, Netherlands 34 Water meters for cold potable water and hot water Compteurs d’eau potable froide et d’eau chaude R049/2013-CZ1-2016.01 Water meter - Type: MUT2200EL/MC608A Euromag International S.r.l., Via Torino 3, IT-35035 Mestrino (PD), Italy INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT 왘 INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT R 49 (2013) R021/2007-GB1-2016.03 Type: MDT900A ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd., 100 Jurong East Street 21, ST Electronics Jurong East Building, 609602, Singapore 왘 R049/2006-NL1-2013.01 Rev. 7 Water meter intended for metering of cold potable water, model “OPTIFLUX x300C; OPTIFLUX x000F + IFC300y”, class 1 and 2 Krohne Altometer, Kerkeplaat 12, NL-3313 LC Dordrecht, Netherlands OCTOBER 2016 update R049/2013-FR2-2015.02 Water meter ITRON - Type: P290+ Itron France, 11, Boulevard Pasteur, FR-67500 Haguenau, France R049/2013-FR2-2016.03 Water meter ITRON - Type: X 61 Itron France, 9 rue Ampère, FR-71031 Macon, France 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany R049/2013-DE1-2016.03 Water meter intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water. Rotary piston meter with mechanical indicating device 8R MD or 7R MD Type: RTKD Zenner International GmbH & Co. KG, Römerstadt 4, DE-66121 Saarbrücken, Germany 왘 R051/2006-SE1-2016.01 Graduated, self-indicating, electronic, automatic weighing instrument - Type: Load Sensing System version 1 Cargotec CHS PTE LTD Bromma, 15, Tukang Innovation Drive, 618299 Singapore INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Metrological regulation for load cells (applicable to analog and/or digital load cells) Réglementation métrologique des cellules de pesée (applicable aux cellules de pesée à affichage analogique et/ou numérique) R 60 (2000) 왘 INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Automatic catchweighing instruments Instruments de pesage trieurs-étiqueteurs à fonctionnement automatique R 51 (2006) 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMRO Certification Services (NMRO), United Kingdom R051/2006-GB1-2013.01 Rev. 3 Type: L-Series 2180 Trimble Loadrite Auckland Ltd., 45 Patiki Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand R051/2006-GB1-2014.04 Rev. 2 DACS-G-S015 and DACS-G-S060 Series Ishida Europe Ltd., 11 Kettles Wood Drive, Woodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB, United Kingdom Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMi Certin B.V., The Netherlands R060/2000-NL1-2016.01 (MAA) Bending beam load cell, with strain gauges Type: 280 and 380W Vishay Precision Group - Transducers, 26 Harokmim St., 5885849 Holon, Israel R060/2000-NL1-2016.05 (MAA) Single point load cell - Type: BX6 TScale Electronics Mfg (Kunshan). Co. Ltd., No. 99 Shunchang Road, Zhoushi Town, Kunshan City, CN-215300 Suzhou Jiangsu Province, P.R. China R060/2000-NL1-2016.07 (MAA) Single point load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with electronics - Type: PW15 AHI, PW15IA Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Im Tiefen See 45, DE-64293 Darmstadt, Germany R060/2000-NL1-2016.08 (MAA) Bending beam load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with electronics - Type: FIT/5. . .,FIT5 Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Im Tiefen See 45, DE-64293 Darmstadt, Germany R060/2000-NL1-2016.14 Rev. 1 (MAA) Compression load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with electronics - Type: SLC820 . . . Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd., 5, Middle HuaShan Road, Xinbei District, CN213022 ChangZhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 왘왘 35 update R060/2000-NL1-2016.15 (MAA) Compression load cell, with strain gauges - Type: IN-ZS Ningbo ETDZ AIEN Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 66, Xian Tan road, LandXia Street, 315480 YuYao City, Ningbo, P.R. China R060/2000-NL1-2016.16 (MAA) Tension load cell, with strain gauges - Type: SLS520 Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd., 5, Middle HuaShan Road, Xinbei District, CN-213022 ChangZhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China R060/2000-NL1-2016.18 (MAA) Compression load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with electronics - Type: RPWB Curiotec Co. Ltd., 79 Myeong-bong-san-ro, 352, beon-gil, Goantang-mueon, 413-855, Paju-si, Gyeongii-do, Korea (R.) R060/2000-NL1-2016.19 (MAA) Bending beam load cell, with strain gauges Type: DEBB-220 or DEBB-300 Shekel Scales Ltd., Kibbutz Beit Keshet, M.P. Lower Galilee, 1524700 Afula, Israel R060/2000-NL1-2016.20 (MAA) Compression load cell, with strain gauges - Type: CPX Dini Argeo Srl, Via Della Fisica, 20, IT-41042 Spezzano di Fiorano (MO), Italy R060/2000-NL1-2016.21 (MAA) Single point load cell, with strain gauges - Type: PC6H Flintec UK Ltd., W4/5 Capital Point, Capital Business Park, Wentloog Avenue, Cardiff CF3 2PW, United Kingdom R060/2000-NL1-2016.22 (MAA) Bending beam load cell, with strain gauges Type: CZL638 Guangdong South China Sea Electronic Measuring Technology Co. Ltd., Dasheng Industrial Park, Machong, Dongguan, 523136 Guangdong Province, P.R. China 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMRO Certification Services (NMRO), United Kingdom R060/2000-GB1-2016.05 Type: T66 Thames Side Sensors Ltd., Unit 10 - io Trade Center, Deacon Way, Reading RG30 6AZ, United Kingdom 36 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Non-automatic weighing instruments Instruments de pesage à fonctionnement non automatique R 76-1 (2006), R 76-2 (2007) 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), Czech Republic R076/2006-CZ1-2016.01 Indicator, tested as a part of a weighing instrument (for non-automatic weighing instrument) Type: PUE HY10 Radwag Wagi Elektroniczne Witold Lewandowski, ul. Bracka 28, 26-600 Radom, Poland 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Dansk Elektronik, Lys & Akustik (DELTA), Denmark R076/2006-DK3-2016.07 Non-automatic price computing weighing instrument Type: LWN / LWNT / AIPI-SS / AIPI-SS2 / LCN - LCNT - HWN - HWNT - LHW-SZ / LHWT-SZ GSS Scale (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., No.1, Jinrui Road, Taiping Industrial Park, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, P.R. China 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Institut fédéral de métrologie METAS, Switzerland R076/2006-CH1-2016.01 (MAA) Non-automatic analytical precision weighing instrument - Type: ME. . . T Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland R076/2006-CH1-2016.01 Rev. 1 (MAA) Non-automatic analytical precision weighing instrument Mettler-Toledo AG, Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland R076/2006-CH1-2016.02 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: XPR. . . Mettler-Toledo AG, Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland update 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMi Certin B.V., The Netherlands R076/2006-NL1-2016.10 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument Type: FreshBase or FB . . . Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland R076/2006-NL1-2016.24 (MAA) Indicator - Type: AD-4401A A&D Instruments Ltd., 24 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon OX14 1DY, United Kingdom R076/2006-NL1-2016.27 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type bCom Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd., N° 111, West TaiHu Road, ChangZhou XinBei District, CN-213125 Jiangsu, P.R. China R076/2006-NL1-2016.34 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: bPlus Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland R076/2006-NL1-2016.35 (MAA) Analog data processing device (ADPD) Type: PAD-400xA Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Im Tiefen See 45, DE-64293 Darmstadt, Germany R076/2006-NL1-2016.36 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument Type: Hill-Rom 900 series hospital beds Hill-Rom S.A.S., ZI de Talhouet, FR-56330 Pluvigner, France R076/2006-NL1-2016.37 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: RU-series Ohaus Corporation, 7, Campus Drive, Suite 310, 07054 Parsippany - NJ, United States R076/2006-NL1-2016.39 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: SM-5600 Teraoka Weigh-System PTE Ltd., 4 Leng Kee Road, #05-03/04/05 & 11, SIS Building, SG-159088 Singapore R076/2006-NL1-2016.41 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: PFD series Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd., N° 111, West TaiHu Road, ChangZhou XinBei District, CN-213125 Jiangsu, P.R. China R076/2006-NL1-2016.43 (MAA) Indicator - Type: IND570 Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd., N° 111, West TaiHu Road, ChangZhou XinBei District, CN-213125 Jiangsu, P.R. China R076/2006-NL1-2016.44 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: DPS-560 Teraoka Seiko Co. Ltd., 13-12 Kugahara, 5-Chome, Ohta-ku, JP-146-8580 Tokyo, Japan 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMRO Certification Services (NMRO), United Kingdom R076/2006-GB1-2015.06 Rev. 1 (MAA) Checkmaster and Linemaster V Ian Fellows Ltd., 3D/E Centurion Way, Crusader Park, Warminster BA12 8BT, United Kingdom R076/2006-GB1-2015.09 (MAA) Type: MS-xxxx Series Charder Electronic Co. Ltd., No. 103, Guozhong Road, Dali Dist, 412 Taichung, Chinese Taipei R076/2006-GB1-2016.01 (MAA) Type: MATAS PB Kemek Engineering, Mokslininku str, 62, Vilnius, LT-08412 Lithuania R076/2006-GB1-2016.03 (MAA) Type: ZM510-SD4 Avery Weigh-Tronix, Foundry Lane, Smethwick B66 2LP, United Kingdom R076/2006-GB1-2016.04 (MAA) Type: MS-6110 Charder Electronic Co. Ltd., No. 103, Guozhong Road, Dali Dist, 412 Taichung, Chinese Taipei R076/2006-GB1-2016.07 Rev. 1 Type: Xti or XTs family of instruments Avery Berkel, Foundry Lane, Smethwick B66 2LP, United Kingdom 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany R076/2006-DE1-2009.02 Rev. 1 Non-automatic electromechanical weighing instrument with or without lever system - Type: WM . . . Bizerba GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelm-Kraut-Strasse 65, DE-72336 Balingen, Germany OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 왘왘 37 update R076/2006-DE1-2012.03 Rev. 4 Non-automatic electromechanical weighing instrument - Type: SQP . . . Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG, Weender Landstr. 94-108, DE-37075 Gottingen, Germany R076/2006-DE1-2015.03 Rev. 1 Non-automatic electromechanical weighing instrument without lever works - Type: SARTOCOWAT Sartorius Industrial Scales GmbH & Co. KG, Leinetal 2, DE-37120 Bovenden, Germany INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Fuel dispensers for motor vehicles Distributeurs de carburant pour véhicules à moteur INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than water Ensembles de mesurage dynamique de liquides autres que l'eau R 117 (2007) + R 118 (1995) 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Russian Research Institute for Metrological Service (VNIIMS) R117/2007-RU1-2016.02 Fuel Dispensers Advantage Series Gilbarco-China, Binhe Industrial Zone, No. 15 Jianshe Jie Road West Binhe, Pinggu District, CN-101200 Beijing, P.R. China R 117 (1995) + R 118 (1995) 왘 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Russian Research Institute for Metrological Service (VNIIMS) R117/1995-RU1-2016.01 Rev. 1 MIDCO Fuel Dispensing Units SureFill/AccueFill Series Suction type and Remote type Midco Ltd., Metro Estate, Vidyanagari Marg, Kalina, IN-400 098 Mumbai, India Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMi Certin B.V., The Netherlands R117/2007-NL1-2015.01 Rev. 2 Density sensor (a sensor as a part of a densitometer) Type : CDM100M, CDM 100P Emerson Process Management Micro Motion Inc., 7070 Winchester Circle, CO 80301 Boulder, Colorado, United States R117/2007-NL1-2016.01 Fuel dispenser - Type: Quantium XXXX Tokheim Sofitam Applications S.A.S., Immeuble Le Cezanne, Paris Nord 31-35, Allee des Impressionnistes, BP 45027 Villepinte, FR-95912 Roissy Ch de Gaulle Cedex, France 38 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 update INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT Gas meters Compteurs de gaz Gas measuring systems Ensembles de mesurage de gaz R 137 (2012) R 139 (2014) 왘 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NMi Certin B.V., The Netherlands R137/2012-NL1-2016.06 Diaphragm Gas Meter - Type: RS/ 2001 LA, RS/ 2001 AL, RS/ 2,4, RSV/ 2001 LA, RSV/ 2,4, RSE/ 2001 LA, RSE/ 2,4 Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A., Via E. Fermi 8/10, IT-36057 Arcugnano (VI), Italy Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), Czech Republic R139/2014-CZ1-2016.01 Dispenser for compressed natural gas type OCEAN BMO 40xx.Oxx/CNG Tatsuno Europe a.s., VAT No. CZ26221454, Prazska 2325/68, CZ-67801 Blansko, Czech Republic Database of all OIML Certificates: www.oiml.org/en/certificates/registered-certificates OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 39 update info The OIML is pleased to welcome the following new 쮿 OIML meeting October 2016 쮿 Corresponding Member readmissions 15th International Conference, 51st CIML Meeting and associated events Week of 17 October 2016 Strasbourg, France 쮿 Sudan 쮿 Syrian Arab Republic Bulletin online Download the OIML Bulletin free of charge 쮿 CIML Members oiml.org/en/publications/bulletin 쮿 Australia: Mr. Bill Loizides www.oiml.org Stay informed 쮿 Norway: Mr. Hans Arne Frøystein www.metrologyinfo.org 쮿 Poland: Mr. Maciej Dobieszewski Joint BIPM-BIML Web Portal 쮿 Spain: Mr. Jose Manuel Bernabe Sanchez 쮿 Committee Draft Revision of OIML R 61 Automatic gravimetric filling instruments 40 OIML BULLETIN V O L U M E LV I I • NUMBER 4 • OCTOBER 2016 www.worldmetrologyday.org World Metrology Day Website Received by the BIML, 2016.06 – 2016.08 5 CD TC 9/SC 2/p 8 UK 2016-07-01 Call for papers OIML BULLETIN V OLUME LVII • N UMBER 4 O CTOBER 2016 Quarterly Journal Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale ISSN 0473-2812 OIML Members RLMOs Liaison Institutions Manufacturers’ Associations Consumers’ & Users’ Groups, etc. Mr. Zhi Shuping, Minister of AQSIQ and Mr. Stephen Patoray, BIML Director open the first OIML Pilot Training Center in P.R. 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