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Happy Metric Week! Celebrating 100 Years of the U.S. Metric Association

October 14, 2016 Office

Guest blog post by Don Hillger, President, U.S. Metric Association This year, 2016, marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Metric Association (USMA). Our mission is to help the U.S. complete its […]

Fluke acquires eMaint Enterprises

September 23, 2016 Office

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Fluke Corporation, the world leader in electronic test tools and software, has acquired eMaint Enterprises, LLC, a global leader in computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). eMaint’s award-winning software […]

Kibble balance: Metrology community honours late Dr Bryan Kibble

July 26, 2016 Office

The global metrology community has paid tribute to the late Dr Bryan Peter Kibble, who worked at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Dr Kibble’s famous invention, the watt balance, is being renamed after him in […]

NIST-4 Watt Balance

June 24, 2016 Office

A high-tech version of an old-fashioned balance scale at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just brought scientists a critical step closer toward a new and improved definition of the kilogram. The […]

IAS Personnel Certification Body Accreditation under ISO/IEC Standard 17024 is First to be Recognized by Pacific Accreditation Cooperation

May 31, 2016 Office

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is the first accreditation body globally to have its Personnel Certification Body (commonly abbreviated as ‘PCB’ or ‘Persons’) accreditation program recognized under the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC). This is a […]

NPL News – Creator of the moving coil watt balance passes away

May 6, 2016 Office

Dr Kibble worked at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) from 1967 to 1998 as an experimental physicist. He was instrumental in reshaping the International System of Units (SI), and is best known for his conception […]

NIST’s Million-Pound Weight Stack Restoration is Complete

April 25, 2016 Office

It’s official: NIST’s 4.45-million newton (equivalent to one million pounds-force) deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is back in one piece after a colossal 16-month effort to overhaul the system for the […]

Transcat Expands Presence in Southern California with Acquisition of Excalibur Engineering, Inc.

April 4, 2016 Office

ROCHESTER, NY, April 1, 2016 – Transcat, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading provider of accredited calibration and compliance services and value-added distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instrumentation, […]